Shanxi announces 6 important new archaeological discoveries in 2023 including Huozhou Kiln. The ruins include the Eastern Zhou Dynasty ruins at Wenxi Shangguo-Qiujiazhuang in Yuncheng.

The Jin, Yuan and Ming porcelain kiln sites in Chencun,Huozhou, Linfen have been shortlisted for the final evaluation of the top ten new discoveries in the country in 2024. The large number of Buddhist clay statues unearthed from the Tieniuli site in Datong have added new physical data to the study of Buddhist art in Pingcheng and are important discoveries in Buddhist archaeology.