A delegation from Thailand's Office of Mental Health paid a visit to Shanxi province on July 31, seeking opportunities to cooperate on the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat mental diseases.
A group of teenagers living overseas attended a summer camp on Aug 3, where they took part in traditional activities which traced back to their ancestors in Shanxi province.
About 2,000 people, more than half of them from Taiwan, attended an annual memorial ceremony on Saturday for the Yan Emperor in what is thought to have been his hometown in Gaoping, Shanxi province.
Posthumous marriage is an ancient and popular custom in rural Shanxi, where the practice is often dictated by tradition, and many locals consult fortune tellers who say the family will be cursed if a family member dies unmarried.