Pingyao Ancient City is located in the middle of Shaanxi Province in the north of China. It was built in the period of West Zhou Xuanwang (827-782 BC) and expanded in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1370), with a history of more than 2,700 years. So far, it has preserved the basic features of the county town in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (A.D.1368 ~191), and it is the most complete existing ancient city in the Han area of China. The vicissitudes of traffic in Pingyao ancient city are criss-crossed by four streets, eight small streets and seventy-two dragon lanes, which naturally form a gossip map. The aerial view of the ancient city looks like a turtle. There are six gates in the ancient city wall, one in the north and one in the south, one in the north and one in the east and one in the west, which are turtle limbs. The whole ancient city presents a quaint style, which is the cultural development of our visit to the ancient Han nationality.
[ticket]
Pingyao ancient city implemented a one-vote system, commonly known as "communication". You don't need tickets to enter the ancient city. The so-called tickets are tickets for many scenic spots and attractions in the ancient city, as well as tickets for the ancient city wall. Pass * * * contains 22 scenic spots and is valid for 3 days.
The scenic spots included in the pass are: Pingyao City Wall, Rishengchang, Pingyao County Ya, Pingyao Confucian Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Leilutai's former residence, Baichuantong, Tongxinggong Escort Agency, Qingxuguan, China Escort Agency Museum, China Qianzhuang Escort Agency Museum, Tianjiangxiang Museum, North China No.1 Escort Agency, Weishengchang Collection, China Chamber of Commerce Museum and Weiempress Dowager Agency Museum.
Fares:
1, Pingyao Ancient City
Full price ticket 130 yuan/person discount ticket (half price) 65 yuan/person.
2. Shuanglin Temple
Full price ticket 35 yuan/person discount ticket (half price) 15 yuan/person.
3. Zhenguo Temple
Full price ticket 25 yuan/person discount ticket (half price) 10 yuan/person.
Preferential policies:1.2m children, servicemen, disabled people and elderly people over 70 years old are free with valid certificates. /kloc-Teenagers, students and the elderly under 0/8 years old (including 18 years old) or over 60 years old can buy half-price tickets.
[Main attractions]
Pingyao ancient city is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, and the most important tourist attraction in Pingyao is Pingyao ancient city. The whole ancient city is turtle-shaped, with criss-crossing streets and alleys. The famous "China Ancient Great Wall" is located in the center of the ancient city. Along the Ming and Qing Street, you can enjoy the houses, escort agencies and museums of many ancient wealthy businessmen. Walk slowly, and enjoy this Millennium-old city alone or with your family. If there is no hawking on both sides of the street,
1 Pingyao Ancient City Wall
Travel tips
No matter which direction you visit Pingyao ancient city, the ancient city wall is usually at the north or south gate of the ancient city, because these two doors can see the panoramic view of Pingyao ancient city, especially the south gate, remember!
Pingyao City Wall, located in Pingyao County in the middle of Shanxi Province, is one of the four most intact ancient city walls in China. 1988, Pingyao city wall was announced by China people and the State Council as one of the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units. 1997, Pingyao ancient city, including Pingyao city wall, was included in the World Heritage List.
Pingyao city wall is turtle-shaped, with a total length of 6 163 meters. There are six doors around the city wall, two in the east and two in the west, with two doors above and below. One north and one south. The doors are staggered, with urns built outside and stones laid inside and outside. There is a tower on the door. There are platforms at the four corners of the city wall. A turret was originally built, but now the turret of the city gate building is lost. There are Kuixing Tower and Wenchang Pavilion in the southeast corner of the city wall, which are also abandoned. There is still a Yin Jifu desk on the east gate. Build a horse path within the city wall. On the outer wall of the city wall, 7 1 block is built on the horse face, one on the enemy tower and the other on the middle shelf, and there is an arrow hole on the outside. The female wall on the city wall is 0.6 meters high and the mouth is 2 meters high.
The wall is about12m high, with an average width of 3.5m and a circumference of 6.4km.. There is a moat outside the wall, 4 meters wide and deep. This wall is made of mud. There are six gates and gatehouses on the city wall, and each corner has a 1 turret. Every 50 meters, 1 enemy tower, 72 * *, more than 3000 battlements. It is said that Confucius has 3,000 disciples and 72 sages. However, except for the gate and the crib, most of them have been damaged. Among the six gates, there is one in the north and one in the south, and two in the east and west. Outside the east and west gates, there is an attached urn, which looks like the head, tail and four legs of a turtle. The street layout in the city is quite like the back of a turtle, so it is called "Turtle City".
The next day shengchang ticket office
Travel tips
Rishengchang Bank is an important scenic spot that we can't see in Pingyao. Rishengchang Bank is the originator of the banking industry in China. The draft created at that time had very advanced anti-counterfeiting identification technology. It's best to ask a tour guide to explain when visiting.
Rishengchang, the first bank in China, is located in the bustling area of Pingyao Gucheng West Street, the first financial street in Daqing. Is the originator of Hyundai Bank in China. It took more than 100 years from the establishment to the bankruptcy of the draft bank in the early years of Qing Daoguang, which was once the "bull's ear" of China finance. Semicolons are distributed in 35 large and medium-sized cities all over the country, and their business is as far away as Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other countries. It is famous for "connecting the world" and is praised by Yu Xiansheng as the "country grandfather" of banks in China. (Yu's Shame on Shanxi) It is such a small courtyard, which pioneered the national bank in China and once manipulated the economic lifeline of the whole Qing Dynasty in the19th century.
In the Qing Dynasty, with the development of commercial economy, some large firms of Shanxi merchants gradually formed a commercial system with general numbers in Shanxi and semicolons in other places, operating across regions. In this case, large-scale wholesale, transportation and sales bring huge cash transportation business, so a new payment and settlement method-bank number exchange came into being. In the fourth year of Daoguang (AD 1824), the first Rishengchang bank in China was established on the basis of Pingyao West Street and Xiyucheng Pigment Store. Three years later, we set up branches in Shandong, Henan, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other provinces, and further expanded our business to Japan, Singapore and the 1940s. At that time, driven by Rishengchang Bank, Pingyao banking developed rapidly. At its peak, there were as many as 22 banks here, which once became the center of China's financial industry. It can be seen that Pingyao occupies a very important position in the modern financial history of China.
No.3 Pingyao county ya
Travel tips
Pingyao Guxian yamen is located next to Yuting Building, which is a well-preserved yamen for the whole county. It is also the most special place among the national AAAA scenic spots. Every day, there is a performance in which the county grandfather is pushed into court for trial. We can participate in it, which is very enjoyable and interesting, so we must go to the scenic spot. Be careful not to miss the performance time!
Tang Sheng Performance Time:
Monday to Sunday: 9: 3011:0015: 00.
Pingyao County Ya is the official office of the ancient county magistrate, and the earliest preserved building has a history of more than 600 years. The whole yamen has a huge scale, including the lobby, the second hall, the inner hall, the flower hall, the Zanhou Temple in Changpingcang, the land public temple, the prison, the public hall, the Ten Kings Temple and the Hongshan Post Office.
Now the official's son in the county has opened several exhibition halls, displaying all kinds of ancient documents and a large number of instruments of torture, and also showing people the harshness of the ancient criminal system. In addition, there will be a performance of "entering the room from the county government" in the county government, and tourists can also participate.
No.4 Pingyao stone building
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The tower is the central building and the tallest building in Pingyao in ancient times. Here you can see the whole Ming and Qing Dynasties Street, and even the panoramic view of Pingyao City in the middle of the ancient street of Ming and Qing Dynasties.
There is a tower in the south street of Pingyao ancient city, which stands across the street and is located in the center of the city. Tall buildings stand overlooking the city. There is a well in the south of the building, and the water is as golden as gold, so the building is also called Jinjinglou. The tower is three stories high, with a height of 15.5 meters. Wood structure is a typical building in Qing Dynasty. It spans South Street, and there is a passage under it, which connects the houses from east to west. On the southeast side of the building, there is a brick staircase that can climb to the second floor. There is a Buddha statue inside, and there are colored paintings on both walls. This is the story of Guan Gong.
No.5 Pingyao Confucian Temple
Travel tips
Pingyao Confucian Temple is located in the southeast corner of Pingyao Ancient City. The most important thing to visit Pingyao Confucian Temple is to worship Confucius. For ordinary family travel, people with children will come here to pray. Pingyao Confucian Temple is also open free of charge during the college entrance examination every year, and students flock here to worship, hoping to have a good performance. In addition, during the Spring Festival every year, there will be a large-scale hole worship activity here. If you want to feel it, there is a "Pingyao China Year" in Pingyao Gu Chenghui.
No.6 Pingyao Chenghuang Temple
Travel tips
The middle section of Chenghuangmiao Street in Pingyao ancient city has a history of 1 100 years. Large-scale repairs were carried out in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, it retains all the architectural features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, covering an area of 7,302 square meters. The gorgeous colors on the building are the classics of Chenghuang Temple. At the same time, the biggest feature is that there are temples in the temple, and the Town God Temple, Kitchen God Temple and God of Wealth Temple are closely linked. Temple fairs are held every year from May 27th of the lunar calendar for one month, which is also a good season for tourism in Pingyao ancient city.
residence
In Pingyao, it is best to stay in those antique inns: square quadrangles, wooden lintels and floors ... Only living in such places can we better appreciate the charm of the ancient city. It is recommended to go to Pingyao Jintaisheng Inn, a 400-year-old compound with thoughtful and enthusiastic service and high online praise. Suitable for students, and some hotels, such as Yunjincheng, are also good.
Pingyao catering
Pingyao has 108 kinds of special snacks, mainly pasta. It is said that there are more than 300 kinds of pasta in Shanxi! But for most people, this is just a difference in appearance.
Pingyao beef: Pingyao's famous specialty, a specially processed sauce beef, is available in almost every restaurant in Pingyao and can also be bought at roadside stalls. Pingyao beef is light in color and tender and smooth in taste.
Dried bean curd: Dried bean curd in Pingyao is delicious. Just try it.
Pingyao Bowl Tray: a traditional snack in Pingyao County, it is also a good wine companion with strong local characteristics. The bowl tray was created by Dong Xuan, a famous chef in Chengnanbao, Pingyao County, in the early years of Guangxu, with a history of 65,438+000 years.
Cao Jiaxun elbow: a traditional famous food with the same name as Pingyao beef, was elected to the court in the Qing Dynasty and praised by the tricky Empress Dowager Cixi.
Long yam: In Pingyao, the hometown of Changbai medicine, there are naturally many ways to eat long yam, such as frying, frying, steaming and boiling, but yam with honey juice is the most unique.
connect
Pingyao Ancient City, which belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is about 100km away from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, and the traffic is very convenient. Railways run through and expressway crisscross, closely connecting Pingyao ancient city with major cities. So no matter where we come from, it is more convenient. We can get to Pingyao by plane, train and bus in any way.
There is no airport in Pingyao ancient city, but Taiyuan Wusu Airport is very close to Pingyao ancient city. Taiyuan Wusu Airport has opened nearly 50 domestic routes. Visitors who are convenient, quick and pressed for time can choose to fly to Taiyuan and then from Taiyuan to Pingyao. There is a shuttle bus from Taiyuan Airport to downtown Taiyuan, and it takes about 2 hours from Jiannan Bus Station to Pingyao Bus Station. It takes about half an hour from Taiyuan South Railway Station to Pingyao Ancient City Station by train. High-speed railway station is far from the ancient city. After getting off the bus, you can take a bus or take a taxi to Pingyao ancient city, which takes about 20 minutes. It takes about one and a half hours from Taiyuan Station to Pingyao Station, and it is very close to the ancient city after getting off. When you arrive in Pingyao, you can choose to walk, rent a bicycle or take a tour bus.
[tourist route]
There are more than 20 scenic spots in Pingyao ancient city. It usually takes 2 days to visit all the scenic spots. However, many tourists are short of time and will choose a day trip. If time permits, I suggest you stay in Pingyao ancient city for one night and experience the beautiful night view of Pingyao ancient city.
Classic one-day tour
Route: Pingyao Ancient City Wall → Guxian Cliff → Confucian Temple → Escort Agency → Rishengchang Bank → Gushi Tower.
Panoramic two-day tour
Line road:
Di: Pingyao Ancient City Wall → Rishengchang Draft Bank → Escort Agency → Guxian Cliff → Confucian Temple → Qingxuguan → Chenghuang Temple → Gushi Tower.
D2: Wang Family Courtyard/Qiao Family Courtyard → Shuanglin Temple
[Surrounding attractions]
1, Wang Jia compound: known as "the first house in China". The Wang Family Courtyard here refers to Gaojiaya and Hongmenbao, the two most distinctive properties of the Wang family in Lingshi County, with a total construction area of more than 30,000 square meters. Gaojiaya is a closed castle-like building, which can be called the architectural art museum.
2. Zhangbi Fort: It is inferred that Zhangbi Fort was built in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, and it should actually be a military fortress. There is a huge tunnel inside. If the locations of the holes mentioned by the villagers are connected, the total length of the tunnel is nearly 10,000 meters. There are many villages with tunnels all over Shanxi, but there is no second tunnel as complicated and huge as Zhangbi.
See Pingyao again.
You must watch Pingyao again when you come to Pingyao. You can buy group tickets online. This is the first large-scale situational experience drama in China. The film was directed by Wang Chaoge and invested 200 million yuan. Fixed two sections every day: 14:00 and 20:00, saving 90 minutes each (closed on Mondays, except legal holidays). "Looking at Pingyao again" is more like a museum, or more like a crossing. Sometimes we are like bystanders, and sometimes we are like witnesses. In one unrelated scene after another, we picked up the fragments of our ancestors' life: Pingyao City, Escort Agency, Zhao Family Courtyard, Market, South Gate Square in the late Qing Dynasty ... We got a glimpse of the story from many fragments.
The ancient city is not very big, even if it takes half a day to measure on foot, but self-help tourists usually choose to stay in the ancient city for one night. After turning to those already crowded scenic spots, looking at the old city walls and old houses with red lanterns in the sunset, listening to the dogs barking of ordinary people in the alley, everything will be quiet as a dream. Get up in the morning and flock to the breakfast stall with the locals to eat a steamed stuffed bun and drink a bowl of millet porridge. Out of the city gate, looking back at this dusty ancient city, I remembered another day.