Stories from Shanxi · China

The 'Great Migration' of the Da Huai Shu period, a state-guided movement, is described as a event that partially reconstructed China's gender map. Shanghai faced a youth employment challenge, with over 100,000 young people turning 16 and needing to join the workforce each year during the Third Five-Year Plan period. The Shanxi Hongtong Dahuaishu migration is described as a state-led population movement that reshaped regional demographics. This migration allowed common citizens to establish genealogical records and cultural identities previously reserved for elite families. Lu Pingqin noted that organizing national clan cultural exchange meetings helps foster kinship identity across generations.

Shanxi merchants, through the 'Ten Thousand Mile Tea Road,' facilitated commercial and cultural exchange between China, Russia, and Europe. In the 1960s, nearly 100,000 educated youths from Shanghai left the Huangpu River to develop Xinjiang, working in the wilderness.

The worship of Guan Yu in Shanxi reflects his qualities of loyalty, courage, and integrity.

The eastern wall of the Yongle Palace contains a mural painted by Ma Qi, grandson of Ma Jun, and his disciples.

A water vessel from the Five Dynasties period, described as a 'Dao Zhuang Hu', is a national treasure housed in the Shanxi History Museum. The vessel lacks a lid, and water is dispensed through a plum blossom-shaped hole.

Shanxi province is known for its spicy chili oil noodles, a dish that is a staple for many locals.

Archaeologists in Shanxi province have discovered a high-ranking Xia Dynasty noble wooden burial at the Xiyangzhongcun site. Archaeologists in Shanxi have discovered a high-ranking noble wood burial dating to the Xia Dynasty, approximately 5,000 years ago.