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1. Pingyao Ancient City Wall
Introduction
The overall presentation of the city wall Square in shape, it is slightly winding because the south wall was built along the river.
It maintains the shape and structure of the early Ming Dynasty and is the most complete existing county wall in China.
Two carriages can run parallel on the city wall, and there are also facilities to defend against enemies.
There was originally a turret at each of the four corners, but now the city gate turret no longer exists.
Telephone
0354-5609577;0354-5680205
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
Bus: Take Pingyao No. 1 and get off at Beimen. It is within walking distance.
Tickets
Free
tips:
Included in Pingyao Ancient City tickets, you need to purchase an Ancient City Pass.
Opening hours
08:00-18:00; last admission time: 17:30 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
Attraction location
Near the intersection of West Street and Ximadao Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
2. Shuanglin Temple
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Shuanglin Temple, formerly known as Zhongdu Temple, looks like a castle-like building from the outside. There are rammed earth walls around the temple and the temple is in the middle.
The layout of the whole temple is complete. There are ten halls and three courtyards. The temple is in the west, the sutra room, Zen courtyard and monks' residence are in the east. On the central axis are the Tianwang Hall and Sakyamuni Hall. , Mahavira Hall and Buddha Mother Hall.
The Sakyamuni Hall in Shuanglin Temple is simple in shape. The four walls of the temple show the process of Sakyamuni becoming a Buddha in the form of murals. It lives up to the name of "Treasure House of Oriental Painted Sculpture Art" and is also the "Museum of Ancient Sculptures" reputation. The 18 Arhat statues in the Arhat Hall are the essence of the colorful sculptures in the temple.
Tel
0354-5779023;0354-5673200
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
Take Pingyao No. 108 North Line or Pingyao No. 108 South Line and get off at Shuanglin Temple (bus station), which is within walking distance.
Tickets
Tickets to Shuanglin Temple: Full price 35 RMB (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Opening hours
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08:00-18:00 (all day); last admission time: 17:45 (Monday to Sunday, April 1st to October 31st)
08:00 -17:30 (all day); last admission time: 17:15 (November 1 - December 31, Monday - Sunday)
Attraction location
Shanxi Province No. 28, Shuanglin Zheng Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City
3. Synergy Qing Bank Museum
Introduction
The Synergy Qing bank account was established in the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856) Founded on Pingyao South Street, the number is owned by the Wang family in Niedian, Yuci, and the Mi family in Wangzhi Village, Pingyao County. Synergy Qing Bank Museum is now the largest bank courtyard in Pingyao, with five courtyards in total. The first hospital is divided into: reception room, general ledger room, and port account room; the second hospital is divided into business hall, port letter room; the third hospital is divided into: assistant room, sacrificial room, and manager room; the fourth hospital is the living area for employees; The Fifth Courtyard is where the treasury is located. It is the largest underground treasury in Pingyao. It stored a large amount of gold and silver back then.
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
Bus: Take Pingyao No. 108 North Line and get off at Beimenkou and walk. Da.
Tickets
Please consult the scenic spot for specific details
Opening hours
08:00-18:00 (all day); no entry Opening time: 17:45 (June 1st - August 31st, Monday - Sunday)
08:00-17:30 (all day); closing time: 17:15 (3 Monday - Sunday, May 1st - May 31st)
tips:
Supplementary instructions:: The following preferential policies are subject to the actual situation of the scenic spot
Attraction location
No. 45, Pingyao Gucheng South Street, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
4. Qiao Family Courtyard
Introduction
Qiao Family Courtyard The compound is located in Qiaojiabao Village, Qi County. It was originally called "Zai Zhongtang" and was the residence of Qiao Zhiyong, a famous commercial and financial capitalist in the Qing Dynasty.
The architecture here is majestic. Viewed from a high altitude, the entire courtyard is laid out in a double "xi" shape. There is a saying that "the royal family looks at the Forbidden City, and the private houses look at the Qiao family".
On the brick wall opposite the gate, there is a picture of "One life turns into a hundred years" composed of 100 different styles of the character "Shou", which is a rare work of art.
On the top floor of the courtyard, there is a plaque with the words "Blessed Plants Lang缳", which was given by the governor of Shanxi Province to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
After arriving at Qixian Railway Station, you can take bus Qixian No. 29 to Get off at Qiaojia Courtyard (bus stop), within walking distance.
Tickets
Tickets: Adult ticket 115 RMB / Discount ticket (child/elderly/student) 58 RMB (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
tips:
Applicable objects for preferential tickets (children/seniors/students): children or teenagers aged 6 (exclusive) to 18 years old (inclusive); seniors aged 60 (inclusive) - 65 years old (not included); students studying full-time at undergraduate level or below.
Opening hours
08:30-17:30 (all day); closing time: 17:00 (January 1st - January 31st, Monday - Sunday )
08:30-21:00 (all day); last admission time: 21:00 (February 1st - February 15th, Monday - Sunday)
08:30-18:30 (all day); last admission time: 17:45 (Monday-Sunday, February 16th-December 31st)
Attraction location
Qiaojiabao Village, Dongguan Town, Qi County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
5. China Escort Bureau Museum
Introduction
The China Escort Bureau Museum has 10 exhibition rooms , with detailed and rich physical materials, comprehensively tells the history of the emergence, management and organizational operation of the escort agency as a special industry, and reveals the contribution the escort agency made to the field of commodity circulation in the late feudal society of China. It also introduces the evil stars of escort agencies and bodyguards, as well as the top ten famous escort agencies and top ten escort masters in China.
Telephone
0354-5686648
Time reference
Less than 1 hour
Transportation
< p>Bus: Take Pingyao No. 102 or Pingyao No. 108 North Line and get off at Dayanmen. It is within walking distance.Tickets
Please consult the scenic spot for specific details
Opening hours
08:00-18:00 (all day); no entry Opening time: 17:45 (Monday to Sunday, March 1st - May 31st)
08:00-17:30 (all day); closing time: 17:15 (9 Monday - Sunday, November 1st - November 30th)
Attraction location
No. 61, South Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
6. Confucian Temple
Introduction
Pingyao Confucian Temple is located in the southeast corner of Pingyao County, Shanxi Province. It was built in the early years of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. Its Dacheng Hall was rebuilt in the third year of Dading of the Jin Dynasty (1163), and it remains today. Maintaining its original appearance, it is the oldest existing Confucian temple at all levels in my country and the only remaining Jin Dynasty building among Confucian temples in the country.
Telephone
0354-5690000
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
Bus: Take Pingyao No. 102 or Pingyao No. 108 North Line and get off at Dayanmen. It is within walking distance.
Tickets
Please consult the scenic spot for specific details
Opening hours
08:00-18:30 (peak season), 08:00 -17:30 (off season) (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Attraction location
No. 67, Chenghuangmiao Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province< /p>
7. See Pingyao Theater Again
Introduction
"See Pingyao Again" tells a story about blood inheritance and endless life: at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao City Zhao Yishuo, the owner of the bank account, paid off all his family property and used the lives of himself and 232 bodyguards to save a bloodline of the branch manager Wang from Tsarist Russia.
"Seeing Pingyao Again" uses a lot of artistic vocabulary, drama, dance, video, music... to create a strange space, hoping that the audience can have hallucinations and travel back a hundred years ago. In one unrelated scene after another, we pick up fragments of our ancestors' lives: Pingyao City in the late Qing Dynasty, the Escort Bureau, the Zhao Family Courtyard, the market, the South Gate Square... From the numerous fragments, we can glimpse the beginning of the story.
Telephone
0354-5600088
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
Bus: You can take Pingyao No. 18, Pingyao No. 1, Pingyao No. 203, or Pingyao No. 204 and get off at Youjian Pingyao Station, which is within walking distance.
Tickets
General tickets: 238 RMB (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
tips:
* The above information is for reference only, please refer to the actual official disclosure on that day.
Opening hours
(January 1st - December 31st, Tuesday - Sunday) All day (all day)
(January 1st - Monday, December 31)
Attraction location
No. 154 Shuncheng Road, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
8. Ancient County Government
Introduction
The ancient county government office of Pingyao is hidden next to the Tingyu Tower in the south of the city. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and is the best-preserved ancient government office in China.
The county government office is divided into three roads, left, middle and right. On the central axis from south to north are the government office, Yimen, archway, lobby, house gate, second hall, inner house, etc., and extend outward to Nanheng Street. superior. The ancient county government office can be called the epitome of an imperial palace in terms of architectural layout and functional settings. Here you can see various ancient documents and a large number of ancient torture instruments, which basically preserve the characteristics of the Ming and Qing yamen and are solemn. There is also the Guanyun Tower behind the county government office, where the county magistrate used to observe the weather in the four townships after tea and meals every day, reflecting the status of ancient Pingyao agriculture in the feudal economy.
Telephone
0354-5682909
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
The scenic spot is located in the ancient city of Pingyao. You need to arrive in the ancient city first and then walk there:
The ancient city is not too big and can be visited on foot. There are many electric bicycles soliciting customers in the city, ranging from 10 to 30 yuan. If you have elderly or children, you can consider taking a bicycle;
In addition, you can also rent a bicycle to travel around the ancient city and its surroundings. It has a unique flavor and costs about 10 yuan. Yuan Half Day
Tickets
Please consult the scenic spot for details
Opening hours
08:00-18:30 (spring and summer) ; Last admission time: 18:15 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
08:00-18:00 (Autumn); Last admission time: 17:45 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
08:00-17:30 (winter); last admission time: 17:15 (January 1st - December 31st Monday to Sunday)
Attraction location
In Pingyao Ancient City, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
9. Pingyao Ancient City
Introduction
A famous historical and cultural city of nearly three thousand years, it is one of the four best-preserved ancient cities in my country.
As China’s financial center in the late Qing Dynasty, the atmosphere of Shanxi merchant culture can be felt everywhere in the ancient city.
The streets of the ancient city are in the shape of "earth". Climbing up the ancient city wall of Pingyao, you can overlook the entire ancient city.
At Rishengchang Bank, you might as well ask the old shopkeeper in a long robe and mandarin jacket to write you a money order using the earliest money order method.
Time reference
More than 3 hours
Transportation
Bus: Take Pingyao 1 Road/Pingyao 15 Road and get off at Beimen Bus Station , you can reach it by walking about 1032 meters
Tickets
Tickets for attractions in the scenic area: Pass 125 RMB/Shuanglin Temple 33 RMB/Zhenguo Temple 23 RMB (January 01-December Monday - Sunday, 31st)
Free admission: children 6 years old and below or 1.2 meters tall and below, active military personnel, revolutionary disabled soldiers, police officers, journalists, seniors 60 years old and above
tips:
It is free to enter the ancient city, but you need to purchase an ancient city pass to climb the city wall, visit ticket numbers and other attractions.
Opening hours
08:00-17:30 (all day); closing time: 17:15 (December 1st - Monday, February 28th of the following year - Sunday)
08:00-18:00 (all day); last admission time: 17:45 (Monday to Sunday, June 1st to August 31st)
< p>Attraction locationNo. 58, Zhaobi South Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
10. Zhenguo Temple
Introduction
Zhenguo Temple, which has conquered the world with its architecture, does not have a single nail in the whole temple. All the structures are made of wood and wood, making it a treasure of ancient Chinese architecture. This temple, formerly known as Jingcheng Temple, was first founded in the Five Dynasties and has a history of more than a thousand years. The temple is divided into two parts, the front and back. From south to north there are the Tianwang Hall, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall, the Three Buddhas Tower, etc. The Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas is the main building in the front yard. It is one of the oldest existing wooden structures in China. Although it is not large in scale, it is majestic in shape and extraordinary in momentum. The Three Buddha Tower is the main building in the backyard. The most famous thing in this hall is the Ming Dynasty murals on the surrounding walls. The life of Buddha Sakyamuni is the main content. The composition is complete and smooth. It is a treasure of the Ming Dynasty murals.
Telephone
0514-84583827;0514-84642558
Time reference
1-3 hours
Transportation
1. Self-driving: Exit the Pingyao exit of Dayun Expressway and follow the road signs to the scenic spot; after visiting Pingyao Ancient City, go northeast along 108 National Highway for 11km. When you see the road signs, turn right and go east for 1km to cross the railway and expressway. The highway culvert leads to Zhenguo Temple, a 15-minute drive.
If you connect Shuanglin Temple, you can find National Highway 108 after exiting. Drive along National Highway 108 for about 16 kilometers, turn into County Road 411, and drive about 3 kilometers to Zhenguo Temple.
2. Bus: From the north gate of Pingyao Ancient City, you can take bus No. 209 (the signboard is 9) (departing from the train station) to the entrance of Zhenguo Temple. 4 yuan/time, one bus every 40 minutes (the bus time at noon is doubled).
3. Transfer: You can take the shuttle bus from Qixian to Pingyao or Pingyao to Yuci to Hongshan Town for 4 yuan; rent a tricycle from Hongshan Town for about 10 yuan for a round trip
Tickets
25 yuan/person
Opening hours
06:00-17:00 (all day); last admission time: 17:00 (January 1st - Monday - Sunday, December 31st)
Attraction location
Haodong Village, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province