ON Feb. 5--12, 1997, Shanxi's Drum Dance Troupe organized by Shanxi's Foreign Cultural Exchange association was invited by
Macao Government and took part in Spring Festival Celebration of Ox Year in Macao with friendship of Shanxi's people, giving Macao people 16 wonderful
performances which received a warm welcome and gave the audience a deep impression.The performances which the troupe played in Macao included four shows such as Saiwai Waist Drum, Shuozhou Fan Drum, Jinnan Flower Drum and Taiyuan Gong & Drum, which displayed Shanxi's ancient and traditional art and brought a cheerful and happy atmosphere to the festival. People from all walks of life in Macao including senior officials and common people watched the performances with great interest, which caused a sensation throughout Macao.Taiyuan--Belarus Freight Airline Has Been Open to Air Traffic RATIFIED by the State Trading Port Office, on Jan. 11, 1997 Taiyuan--Belarus Freight Through Airline has been open to air traffic. Following Taiyuan--Hongkong Travel Non-Stop Airline, this is another airline open to
foreign countries, which not only supplies a huge amount of trade information for the enterprises of Shanxi's foreign trade, light and textile industries, but also facilitates greatly trading between Shanxi, an inland province and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and creates a good opportunity to refresh Shanxi's economy.