35,000 unmovable cultural relics in Shanxi

Chinanews, Taiyuan, Jul. 13 – According to Shanxi Bureau of Cultural Protection, there are 35 thousand unmovable relic sites, many of them having been designated cultural heritage sites under national protection.
Shanxi has an abundance of human fossils and cultural heritage sites of the Paleolithic period. There are also plenty of ancient buildings in Shanxi, including 106 wooden buildings erected before the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), accounting for 72% of the ancient buildings in China.
Painted sculptures also attract many tourists to visit Shanxi, and according to latest statistics, there are 12 thousand painted sculptures made since the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The Great Wall in Shanxi boasts a total length of 2,500 km, being built mainly in 960-1644.
It is also reported that among 35 thousand unmovable relic sites in Shanxi, there are 271 national-protected cultural heritage sites, 2 world cultural heritage sites and 5 nationally renowned cultural cities. Shanxi also has 88 museums, with a total collection of 1.21 million artifacts.