1-Day Pingyao Ancient Town Sightseeing Walking Tour

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Visit highlights of Pingyao including City Wall of Pingyao, traditional Ming-Qing Street,Temple of City God and Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop with this private day tour from Pingyao by foot, walking only, no vehicie.
You will be picked up and dropped off at the Pingyao hotel(inside of the ancient city), but will have a option for pick up outside city as well.

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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Pingyao County, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours



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Visit highlights of Pingyao including City Wall of Pingyao, traditional Ming-Qing Street,Temple of City God and Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop with this private day tour from Pingyao by foot, walking only, no vehicie.
You will be picked up and dropped off at the Pingyao hotel(inside of the ancient city), but will have a option for pick up outside city as well.

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Stop At: Ancient City of Pingyao, In Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China

Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel inside of Pingyao ancient city at 09:00 in the morning.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: City Wall of Pingyao, Within Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China

Your Pingyao ancient town tour will begin with a visit to the City Wall of Pingyao, which has been well preserved. As a whole, the rectangular wall resembles a tortoise, which was considered as a symbol of longevity traditionally. Ascending the wall, you could overlook the ancient city of Pingyao.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ming and Qing Dynasties Street,South Main Street, Pingyao County 031100 China

Then, get down from the wall and have a stroll on the traditional Ming-Qing Street. On both sides of this not very wide street, there are many buildings in ancient Chinese architecture style, which used to be firms, exchange shops and different kinds of shops like teashop, cloth shop and salt shop. Nowadays, some of them have been turned to hotels, restaurants or shops selling souvenirs while some have been preserved as attraction sites and museums.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ping Yao Temple of the City God, Chenghuang Temple Street, Pingyao County 031100 China

Your next stop is the Temple of City God, one of the best-preserved Temples of City God in China. Its distinctive feature lies in the combination of the Temple of the God of Wealth and the Temple of the Kitchen God, which are separately situated to its right and left.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rishengchang Former Bank, Dapu Village, Pingyao County 031100 China

After lunch, you will proceed to Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop and Tong Xing Gong. Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop is the first money exchange shop in China as well as the founder of Chinese modern banks, which has played an important role in Chinese financial business for about one century. Tong Xing Gong was an establishment which provided private escort service for the exchange shops to guard their safety during transportation.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Ancient City of Pingyao, In Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China

At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.

Duration: 10 minutes



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