Siam Society is holding a study trip to Shanxi, one of China's most historically significant regions, from April 6-15. Owing to its strategic position between China's northern frontiers and the Central Plains, Shanxi province has played a crucial role in Chinese history for more than two millennia. It continues to Mount Wutai (Wutaishan), one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains, where participants will study major monasteries, including Foguang Temple and Nanchan Temple, where the earliest surviving Tang-Dynasty wooden temples in China are preserved. The programme then proceeds to Pingyao, a Unesco-listed Ming–Qing city illustrating late-imperial urban planning and the origins of China's early banking system and concludes in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, with visits to Jinci Temple, Shanxi Museum and other key monuments synthesising Shanxi's political, religious and artistic development. The fee is 101,000 baht (96,000 baht for members) excluding air tickets.

Source: Bangkok Post January 07, 2026 06:30 UTC