Pingyao old town

This is the second time i went to Pingyao. I learned more about it.

Listed as a World Heritage site, Pingyao, dates from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and is one of China’s finest old cities. The tour package will ensure that you savor this historic place with its ancient city wall and unique Ming architecture to the full. Your Pingyao travel will include a visit to the Qiao Family’s compound, Ming – Qing Street, the Chenghuang Temple, the Ri Sheng Chang Financial House, Shuanglin Monastery, etc., while your visit will be enriched by a trip to nearby Taiyuan city.

Here are some reasons for going to Pingyao:
The time-locked Pingyao is a world heritage site in 14th-century Chinese houses style mixed with red lanterns. Walking around on the awesome City Wall, one of the most intact ancient city walls in China,visitors will get interesting views over the inner city.

Exploring the “Civilian Forbidden City” – Family Wang’s Residence, which is an ancient residence compound of government official with grand scale. Visiting the appealing dwelling houses of Qiao Family Manor, which is a famous merchant’s house where the movie “Raise the Red Lanterns” is filmed.

The Ri Sheng Chang remittance bank was the first draft bank in China and the beginning of a nation wide financial system.

Climbing up the steep and narrow stairs to the wooden City Tower which is the landmark of Pingyao, tourists can get a great view from atop.

Come across the Ancient Parade Performance, in which people are dressed in Ming Dynasty costume and enjoy free lantern shows at night. Riding around the city to discover the back alleys, travellers can visit an ordinary family and see the details of the superb Ming dynasty architecture. The Ming and Qing street is an old street lined with completely traditional Chinese-style restaurants and tourist shops.

Trying to experience and stay in an old-style hotel, cozy, warm and amiable, everything Chinese, an exotic experience.