Ancient City of Pingyao
Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a settlement in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history… Read more…
Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a settlement in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. Administratively, it comprises the town of Gutao in Pingyao County in Jinzhong Prefecture. It has a population of about 50,000.
The town is first recorded c. 800 BC and has been the seat of local government since at least the Qin. By the 16th century, it was a regional financial hub; some consider it to have been the financial centre of the Qing Empire in the late 19th century. It is a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, and the settlement and the outlying Zhenguo Temple and Shuanglin Temple became a World Heritage Site in 1997.
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Tours & Activities
5.0 (6) Pingyao Ancient City Full-Day Walking Tour
5.0 (1) Pingyao: Half-day Walking Tour of Pingyao Ancient City
From Xi'an: Pingyao Ancient City Day Trip by Bullet Train
From Taiyuan: UNESCO Pingyao Ancient City Heritage Day Tour
From Beijing: Pingyao Ancient City Day Trip by Bullet Train
From Xi'an: Pingyao Ancient Town Day Trip by Bullet Train
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