Plan your Pingyao Tour? Located in central Shanxi Province, about 100 km south of Taiyuan, Pingyao is a tiny ancient city built in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It boasts a history of over 2,700 years. There is no charming landscape. No green mountain or clear water. What is unique in Pingyao is the well-preserved ancient…
Plan your Pingyao tour? If you are not pressed for time when visit Pingyao, a glimpse of Shuanglin Temple (双林寺) is highly recommended. Shuangling Temple was a UNESCO World Heritage site along with the Ancient City of Ping Yao and Zhen Guo Temple listed in 1997. How to get to Shuanglin Temple Shuanglin Temple is…
Plan your Pingyao tour? A side trip to Zhangbi Ancient Castle (张壁古堡) is highly recommended. Unlike the touristy Pingyao ancient city, Zhangbi Ancient Village still remains untouched, residential and unimproved. You will see a series of military defence network above the ground and the fascinating series of the tunnels underneath. The three layers tunnels with a…
Plan your Pingyao tour? One day side trip to Wang Family Compound ( 王家大院) and Zhangbi Ancient Castle is high recommended. Wang Family Compound in Shanxi is actually a cluster of courtyards and castles. The huge Wang family compound used to have five castles, five lanes and five ancestral temples with an area of 250,000…
Plan your Pingyao tour? A short stay in the ancient city of Pingyao offers you a tentative escape from the ever revolving urbanized big cities and immerses yourself in the old charming of China’s past. Best Time to Visit Pingyao (Sep & Nov) For visitors, basically the change of the four season doesn’t much difference…
Plan your Pingyao tour? The Ancient City of Ping Yao with its associated temples of Shuanglin and Zhenguo has preserved authentically the elements and features that reflect the Han cities from the 14th to 20th century, including the overall layout, architectural style, building materials, construction craftsmanship and traditional technology, as well as the internal relations…
Plan your Pingyao Tour? At the time of my writing, there are 3 taxi companies operating in the city of Pingyao ( not operating inside the old town) and 195 taxis in operation, including 99 oil and gas vehicles, 96 electric vehicles and 346 drivers. Basically it is a breeze to hail a taxi at…
Plan your Pingyao tour? Pingyao is now easily accessible by high speed trains (apart from the regular trains) coming from Taiyuan, Datong, Beijing, Xian, Luoyang and other cities in China, making it an even hotter travel destination. There are two railway stations in Pingyao. If you take the high speed train, you will arrive at…