Pingyao Ancient City is the best preserved ancient county seat of Han nationality in China, and it is an outstanding model of Han nationality cities in China in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the historical development of China, it shows people a complete picture of extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development. The following is my collection of scenic spots in Pingyao ancient city, hoping to help you.

Introduction of Pingyao Ancient City Attractions 1 Introduction of Pingyao Ancient City Attractions

Pingyao ancient city is located in the middle of Jinzhong area. Built in Zhou Xuanwang period (827-782 in front of the park), the existing ancient city wall was expanded in the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1376).

Pingyao was called ancient pottery in ancient times, and it was renamed Pingyao in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 424) to avoid being too martial.

The ancient city of Pingyao is black, which means longevity and good luck, and the golden soup lasts forever. The south gate of the city is the head, the north gate is the tail, the four doors on the east and west sides are like four legs, there is a well outside the south gate, like a black eye, and the streets in the city cross like a back.

There are 3000 battlements, 7 1 watchtower and 1 kuixing tower on the city wall, symbolizing 72 sages among 3000 disciples of Confucius. The perimeter of the city wall is 6 166.8m, the height is above 12m, the bottom width is 8- 12m, and the top width is 3-6m. There are six gates outside the city wall, one in the north, one in the south and two in the east and west.

There are six streets, eight small streets and seventy-two alleys in Pingyao ancient city, criss-crossing. Their functions are clear and their layout is orderly.

Entering from the south gate and heading north, there is a South Street, also called Ming and Qing Street, which is the most prosperous street in Pingyao ancient city. On both sides of the street are Xie Tongqing's ticket number, North China No.1 Escort Agency, China Escort Agency, Tongxing Escort Agency and Baichuan Pass number. There is also a arcade-style tower in South Street.

From the East Gate to the South Gate, there is a Town God Temple Street, with the Town God Temple in the north and the Confucian Temple in the south. There is Chenghuangmiao Street opposite South Street, which is Yamen Street, and the ancient Yamen in Pingyao County is in the north of Yamen Street. Start from the lower east gate, go west and cross South Street, which is called East Street. There is Qingxuguan in the north of East Street near Xiadongmen, next to the Northeast Escort Agency. Cross South Street until you get to the next west gate, which is West Street. Next to West Street are Rishengchang Bank, Weishengchang Bank and Weitaihou Bank. There is a north street to the north of Rishengchang Bank.

Pingyao ancient dwellings are mostly combined quadrangles with four rivers returning to the hall. The courtyard structure has two entrances, three entrances and four entrances. Each entrance is separated by beautiful hanging doors, and some have side yards and gardens next to the main courtyard. These buildings are decorated with brick carvings, wood carvings, stone carvings, ethnic paintings and paper-cut window grilles, which are very beautiful.

The flavor snacks in Pingyao ancient city are very distinctive. Mainly pasta. It is said that there are more than 300 kinds, such as bowl saucers, noodles with dregs, and beef is also famous.

Pingyao in Qing Dynasty was the birthplace of draft banks, with prosperous economy and developed trade. When bulk goods are traded in different places, businessmen need security and the escort of martial arts experts, so escort agencies have emerged. Therefore, Wushu is widely spread in Pingyao. There are about 20 kinds of boxing, among which Changquan is the most influential, as well as Tongbi Boxing, Tai Ji Chuan, Bagua Boxing, Baji Boxing and Wang Ba Boxing.

We visited Pingyao ancient city wall, saw Rishengchang draft bank and Pingyao ancient yamen, and ate many snacks, including beef and Daoxiao Noodles. I have learned that the ancient ticket number is now a ticket number, and I have heard a lot of martial arts legends in Pingyao. I gained a lot of knowledge. I'm so happy!

The development of history

Pingyao Ancient City was built during the Zhou Xuanwang period from 827 BC to 782 BC, and was the residence of Yin Jifu, the general of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belonged to the State of Jin, and in the Warring States Period, it belonged to the State of Zhao. Tao Ping County, located in Zhongdu County in Qin and Han Dynasties, is the capital of clan acting as king. The Northern Wei Dynasty was renamed Pingyao County.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the city wall was built to resist foreign interference from the south.

In the third year of Hongwu (AD 1370), the old wall was rebuilt and expanded, and it was all brick. Since then, Jingtai, Zhengde, Jiajing, Qin Long, Wanli, etc. have been repaired ten times, and the towers have been updated and enemy stations have been added.

In the 43rd year of Kangxi (AD 1703), the emperor visited Pingyao on the way to the west, and four towers were built, which made the city more spectacular. The total circumference of Pingyao city wall is 6 163 meters, and the height of the wall is about 12 meters, which divides Pingyao county with an area of about 2.25 square kilometers into two different worlds.

1997 12.3 The 2nd1session of the World Heritage Committee convened by UNESCO in Naples, Italy, decided to include Pingyao ancient city as a whole in the World Heritage List, which is a physical specimen for studying the political, economic, cultural, artistic and religious development of China.

geographical position

Pingyao County, Jinzhong City (1 12. 19 E, 37.2 1 N) is located in the middle of Shanxi Province in northern China, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and in the southwest of Taiyuan Basin in the east of the Loess Plateau. The county is 6 16 kilometers northeast of Beijing, 90 kilometers north of Taiyuan, the provincial capital, 543 kilometers west of Xi, 758 kilometers east of Tianjin Port and 2390 kilometers south of Guangzhou coast. The total area of Pingyao County 1260 square kilometers.

Climatic characteristics

The ancient city of Pingyao has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and abundant sunshine. Summer is hot and rainy, and winter is cold and dry. It is the hottest in July and the coldest in January. The precipitation varies greatly during the year, with uneven distribution, mainly in June, July, August and September.

folk-custom activities

Land ship

The colorful boat is made of bamboo strips, wooden strips and colored silk, surrounded by satin, covered with wooden strips and satin. During the performance, accompanied by drum music, one person plays a woman in a boat, with ribbons tied on her shoulders, sitting on the "boat" with her fake feet and walking like a boat. The other man dressed as a boatman and paddled in front.

stilts

Made of two wooden sticks, stilts are generally 6 feet up and down, and the height is 1.2 feet. The upper end of the wooden stick is horizontally provided with a pedal. During the performance, the actor's calf was tied to the top of the wooden stick, stepped on the board and walked around according to various dance steps. Skilled people can jump over obstacles such as benches and tables, or they can fall eight forks and bend over. Traditional contents include the legend of the white snake, the celebration of fixing pearls, the fox's unjust imprisonment, and the Tang Priest's scriptures. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), China increased the contents reflecting the real life, such as sending children to join the army, family planning, the story of the red lantern, and the relocation of Tiger Prison Mountain. The stilt performances in Beicheng Village and Gankeng Village of this county are very famous.

Lift the pavilion

Fix the iron bar on the upper end of the lifting rod, decorate the surrounding of the lifting rod with various props such as lotus flowers and colorful clouds, and then fix three or four boys and girls who play various drama characters and fairy tales on the iron bar, and perform on the back of adult men. There are more than 50 kinds of contents, including Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon, Fu Guitu, Huoju, Broken Bridge, Rainbow Pass, Interpretation, Baihua Pavilion, Stealing Ganoderma lucidum, Xiahedong, Picking firewood, Sue accompanying maid, Double Mourning and Yellow River Array.

dragon lantern

Use bamboo, wood, cloth and other materials to make refined faucets, and then use bamboo rings to make a number of dragon joints. Use cloth to enclose the dragon body and tail which are more than 20 meters long, and draw the dragon forest and claws on them. During the performance, one person supported the dragon head with a wooden pole, and a dozen people supported the dragon body and the dragon tail with wooden poles in sections. In front of him, a person plays with colored beads and fireballs to lead the way. Accompanied by percussion and dancing the tap, the dragon body rolls and swings with the tap. The performance forms include "playing with pearls with two dragons", "adjusting the four corners", "eight tunes", "snake shedding its skin" and "setting pearls". The faucet has a built-in candle, which can be performed day and night. When performing at night, the dragon lanterns are brightly lit and magnificent.

bamboo horse

It is made of bamboo skin or bamboo strips, covered with silk yarn and coated with pigment. The bamboo horse is divided into two parts, the front part and the back part, which are respectively fixed on the front chest and the back waist of a boy aged 12. Wearing many small copper bells. Generally, bamboo and horse teams are played by 14 children, and 12 horses represent the Chinese zodiac. The first one is called the horse's head, which is conducted by Buddha dust in the drama performance, and the last one is the ponytail. The rest of the performers held whips and ran like horses. With the bell ringing, only Malik Pentium was there. At night, lanterns and candles are placed on bamboo horses, which is especially beautiful to perform. The performance forms include snake molting, turning over, double octave, single octave, scissors, octave, Ma Zhu, headless, three-ring ear and so on.

Jiejiegao

On the surface, it is similar to a back stick, and the actual performance is more difficult. The performers are mostly boys and girls around 7 years old. They dress up as all kinds of dramatic figures, stand on the shoulders of adult performers without any ties, lean on the children's knees on the back of the adults' heads, and stand hard, similar to acrobatic performances. Adults perform to the rhythm of the music, and the children on their shoulders dance with them. It's really beautiful. Journey to the west and crossing the sea by the Eight Immortals are the most popular dramas.

Diyangge

Yangko dances and sings. Musical instruments have two sides of waist and drum, a pair of cymbals, a pair of hairpin, two sides of gong and four sides of mouth scraping. When conditions permit, musical instruments can be added, and the number of players will increase accordingly. A drummer is quick-thinking, eloquent and lyrical, and improvises auspicious and funny "four or six sentences" in Pingyao dialect. Between sentences, all kinds of musical instruments suddenly struck together, and the intensive interlude was sonorous and pleasant. Waist drummers are the core of the band. He is active in posture, dancing and walking in the team. Other musicians both play and perform, and the form is free. The traditional songs widely circulated in Diyang Song include Reading Five Classics, Ten Lamps, Wang's Mother and so on.

Introduction of Pingyao Ancient City Attractions No.2 65438 +0 Pingyao Ancient City Wall

Pingyao Ancient City Wall is the most important tourist attraction in Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi Province. Pingyao ancient city wall is one of the most complete existing ancient city walls in the world, and the whole city wall structure is like a "turtle".

The next day shengchang ticket office

Rishengchang Bank spent the most prosperous 100 years in the harsh environment at that time. Today, Rishengchang Bank has become famous all over the world, and changed its name to "China Bank Museum", which shows the original appearance at that time and witnessed the development of the banking industry in China, which is a historical milestone of the banking industry in China.

No.3 Pingyao Guxian Cliff

Pingyao county government is one of the few and most well-preserved county governments in the world today. There are bell tower, Ditan, restaurant, women's prison, heavy prison and so on. The most distinctive place is a performance by the county grandfather who passes through the court repeatedly every day, which is very worth seeing.

No.4 Pingyao stone building

Pingyao Tower is the tallest building and the most central building in Pingyao ancient city. Cixi lived here when she fled south. She can stand on the tower and have a panoramic view of Pingyao ancient city. From time to time, there will be a performance of throwing hydrangeas on the tower, and tourists can participate in it. Male compatriots, blessed, have a wife at home.

No.5 Sara Temple

In Pingyao ancient city, people usually say "one city and two temples". The so-called two temples, one of which is called "Shuanglin Temple". Shuanglin Temple is most famous for its exquisite Buddhist colored sculptures, which have preserved more than 2,000 sculptures of 1 1 in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The program Guanyin with a Thousand Hands originated from Shuanglin Temple.

What are the specialties worth buying in Yaogu City?

Paint pusher

Push-light lacquerware is named after the palm. The process is complicated, and it is divided into five processes: wooden tire, gray tire, painter, painter and mosaic. After the wooden tires of various furniture are made of pine, they are wrapped in white hemp, coated with a layer of brick mortar made of pig blood, painted with color, dipped in water with water sandpaper, and then repeatedly pushed by hand. Simple and elegant appearance, durable. Generally, black is a wooden tire, and red and brown are painted tires.

Recommended place to buy: Yonglong Lacquerware Site, Lounan Road, Nanda Market, Pingyao Lacquerware Art Fair Store.

beef

Pingyao beef has become a traditional flavor through inheritance and prosperity. Its production technology is unique, its color is rosy, its fragrance is delicious, and it has the characteristics of "fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood".

Recommended place to buy: Guanyun brand beef sold in the shop opposite the former site of Yonglong Lacquerware, Lounan Road, Nanda Market, with No.708 printed on the chair. The price changes with time, generally above 25 yuan/kg.

Bingan

The deep ditch of Pingyao ancient city-Guozigou. There are many kinds of wild fruits growing in the ditch, among which betel nut has the longest history and the best quality. Dried Penang in Pingyao, which is processed by traditional technology, has a unique taste, has the effects of nourishing face, moistening lung, promoting digestion and eliminating fatigue, and is especially suitable for women, children and the elderly. Historically, it has been exported to Eastern Europe and Russia, and it is very popular.

long yam flour

Long yam, produced in Peyo Village, Pingyao County, is famous for its thick strip and thin skin in Jinzhong area. Shennong's Herbal Classic said: "Dioscorea is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can cure the main injury, tonify deficiency, dispel cold and heat, tonify middle energizer and promote granulation." It is an indispensable tonic for strengthening the body, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach in the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine.

Recommended place to buy: Wei Zhuang brand Changshan powder sold in the shop opposite the former site of Yonglong Lacquerware, Lounan Road, Nanda Market, with No.708 printed on the chair.

Introduction of Pingyao Ancient City Attractions 3 Introduction of Pingyao Ancient City Attractions: Qiao Family Courtyard

Qiaojia Courtyard is located in Qiaojiabao Village, Qixian County, Shanxi Province, 54 kilometers north of Taiyuan City and only 2 kilometers south of Dongguan Town. Also known as nave, it is the residence of Qiao Zhiyong, a famous commercial and financial capitalist in Qing Dynasty. It was built in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and was renovated twice and expanded once. After several generations of continuous efforts, a magnificent building complex was built in the early years of the Republic of China, which reflected the unique style of northern dwellings in the Qing Dynasty.

Opening hours:

Spring and summer: 8: 00-18: 30; Autumn and winter: 8:00- 19:30

Introduction of tourist attractions in Pingyao ancient city: Pingyao ancient city wall

Yaogu City Wall, located in the center of Pingyao County, was built in the west of Zhou Xuanwang, and was expanded into a masonry city wall in Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty. It is the oldest and largest existing city wall in Shanxi and the most complete existing county-level ancient city wall in China.

Tickets for Pingyao Ancient City Wall:

120 yuan (Package, including Ancient City Wall, Rishengchang, County Ya, Qingxuguan, Chenghuang Temple, Temple of Wealth, Ancient Street of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Baichuantong, Xietongqing, Tianxiang Lane, Former Residence of Lei Lvtai, Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Tongxinggong Escort Agency, Ancient Dwellings Expo Park, North China First Escort Agency, China Escort Agency, Weishengchang Agency.

Introduction of tourist attractions in Pingyao ancient city: Zhenguo Temple

Zhenguo Temple is located in Dong Hao Village, about 0/2km northeast of Pingyao County. Originally known as Jingcheng Temple, it was changed to Zhenguo Temple in the 19th year of Ming Jiajing. Built in the Northern Han Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, it is only 1 km away from Hongshan Station of Tongpu Railway.

Tickets for Zhenguo Temple:

20 yuan

Introduction of tourist attractions in Pingyao ancient city: Shuanglin Temple

Shuanglin Temple, formerly known as Zhongdu Temple, is located on the north side of Qiaotou Village in the southwest of Pingyao County, about 6 kilometers away from Pingyao City. Shuanglin Temple is a castle-like building with rammed earth walls around it. The layout of the whole temple is completed. * * *, ten halls and three hospitals, with the temple courtyard in the west and Confucian classrooms, Buddhist temples and monasteries in the east. On the central axis are the Temple of the King of Heaven, the Hall of Sakyamuni, the Hall of Ursa Major and the Hall of Buddha Mother in turn.

Tickets for Shuanglin Temple:

25 yuan, with student ID card 12 yuan.

Introduction of tourist attractions in Pingyao ancient city: a street in Ming and Qing Dynasties

A street (South Street) in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is located on the central axis of Pingyao ancient city, where the ruins of shops in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are centrally and completely preserved. It is one of the most important and prosperous business districts in the ancient city, which clearly reflects the glory of the ancient city culture. In this 400-meter-long ancient street, there are 78 ancient shops, including banks, money houses, pawn shops, pharmacies, meat shops, tobacco shops, grocery stores, silk shops and so on. , covering almost all the business at that time.

Introduction of tourist attractions in Pingyao ancient city: Rishengchang ticket number

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.

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