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Although Pingyao is only a small county in Shanxi Province, it is really a famous tourist destination in China, because it is one of the top four undamaged ancient towns in China. Below are the main Pingyao’s attractions which enjoy high popularity. Mian Shan (Mian Mountain) is noted for its natural scenery and cultural and religious relics. The rest attractions are all in the ancient town, including family courtyard, ancient castle, Mingqing Ancient Street, ancient bank, ancient city wall and temple.
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Tourist Attractions in Pingyao
Changjiazhuang Park 5/5
Characteristic It is recorded that the grand courtyard of the Chang family it the largest folk buildings in Shanxi Province. Some people who had the surname of Chang built the courtyard. Among those people, there were rich merchants, Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial exams), Juren (a suc... more about Changjiazhuang Park
Mianshan Mountain 4.75/5
Summary Mian Shan (绵山 /Myen Shan/ ‘Silky’ Mountain) is noted for its natural scenery, especially for its cultural and religious relics. It is also the birthplace of Qingming Festival (Grave Cleaning Day), which is one of China’s most important traditional festivals and items of intangible cu... more about Mian Shan (Mian Mountain)
Wang Family Courtyard 4.70/5
Wang family courtyard is an example in handing down and inheriting the five thousand years' old Chinese civilization and a peak-usurping masterpiece of Chinese civil residence architecture of Qing Dynasty. It was built by the Wang family in Jingsheng, the posterities of Taiyuan Wang family, which in history h... more about Wang's Courtyard
Zhangbi Ancient Village 4.55/5
Summary Zhangbi Ancient Village (张壁古堡), also known as Zhangbi Ancient Castle, is an ancient multi-functional castle, integrating military, residential, productive and religious functions into a little-known small-scale locale. View Mia's travel story with pictures Overview The castle was built... more about Zhangbi Ancient Village
The Mingqing Street 4.49/5
The three-storey Market Tower is the center and joint point of the city streets. The buildings such as Ancient City Government seat, Town God's Temple, Confucius Temple, Military God Temple, Wealth God Temple and Lucky Fortune Temple are arranged symmetrically. With its main streets forming a "干"sha... more about Streets and Markets
Ancient City Wall 4.42/5
Built with rammed earth inside and brick and stone outside, the ancient city walls measure 10 meters high and 6162.7 meters long with 3-5 meters wide tops. Except the southern wall, which zigzags a bit according to the land contour, the other three walls all go straight, making the city area a square one. One... more about Ancient City Wall
The Rishengchang Draft Bank 4.38/5
Pingyao is one of the birth places of Shanxi's banking and commercial businesses. As early as in 1824, Bank of Ri Sheng Chang (Sunrise Prosperity) initiated by Mr. Lei Lutai had begun its banking business. Probably it was the earliest bank in China and beginning of Chinese finance business in the modern era. ... more about Banks and Shops
Qiao Family Compound 4.33/5
Summary The ornate Qiao Family’s Compound displays the special characteristics of North China residences of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911). It was first built in 1756 in the Qing Dynasty and was renovated several times and enlarged once before the large and magnificent compound finally came into being. ... more about Qiao Family's Compound
Shuanglin Temple 4.28/5
Summary Shuanglin Temple (Double-Grove Temple) is one of the most important historical sites in Pingyao County, a famous historic and cultural county in China. The highlights in the temple are those thousands of spectacular painted sculptures. Overview Located in Zhongdu Town, a town in southwest Pingya... more about Shuanglin Temple
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