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With 45 major caves and more than 51,000 statues, the 1,500-year-old Yungang Grottoes were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

The inspection tour, which concluded on Thursday, took him to visit villagers, workers engaged in cultural relics protection and energy supply, and officials working at the grassroots level in southern and central parts of the province.

The ancient county of Taiyuan is part of the Jinyang ancient city relics, which is dubbed the "County of Phoenix" due to its overall layout resembling a soaring phoenix.

The province will make all out efforts to resume the basic order of life and work in the disaster areas by Wednesday and finish the reinforcement of school buildings by the end of November, ensuring all the students can go back to school.

People's basic needs are being guaranteed and daily production and order are being restored quickly, officials said at the news conference.