Venue

 

• Taiyuan, as an over 2500 years old city, is the capital and largest city of Shanxi province in North China. Its strategic location and rich history make Taiyuan one of the economic, political, military, and cultural centers of Northern China, located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in North China and surrounded by hills in its west, north and east. Taiyuan benefits from convenient public transport systems as the city is the province's transportation hub. Rich history endowed Taiyuan with an abundance of historical relics, such as Jinci Temple built in North Wei Dynasty which includes Zhou cypresses, Never Aging Spring, and the Lady's-maid Statue of Song Dynasty; Tianlongshan Grottoes, a good place to appreciate the artistic charm of the Chinese grottos; Longshan Grotto, the biggest and best well-preserved Taoism grotto complex in Yuan Dynasty; the symbols of Taiyuan, Twin Pagoda Temple; Chongshan Temple, which houses a eleven-face Kwan-yin with thousands of hands and eyes, and Shanxi Museum, which exhibits the rare bronze goblets of the Yin Dynasty.
•