What is the ancient city of Pingyao like?You ll know if you see it!

Mondo Tourism Updated on 2024-01-28

The ancient city of Pingyao, located in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, China, is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,700 years. The city wall is made of gray blue bricks, and the four corners are built with arrow towers and enemy towers, and a large number of ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing dynasties are preserved. The layout of the streets in the city is in the shape of "soil", which is one of the ancient city walls with a large scale, an earlier history and a relatively complete preservation in China. The total circumference of the city wall is 6,163 meters, and the height of the wall is about 12 meters.

In this ancient city, in addition to the city wall, there are many important attractions, such as Shuanglin Temple, Zhenguo Temple, Confucian Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Qingxu Temple, etc. They are the only Confucian temples in the country of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties of the four dynasties of the literary complex. These characteristic buildings show the essence of ancient Chinese architecture and the charm of traditional Chinese culture, and also provide people with precious material materials to understand and study the history and culture of the ancient city of Pingyao.

In addition, there are many historical relics and cultural landscapes in Pingyao County, such as Pingyao County Ya, Rishengchang Ticket Number, Confucius Temple, Qingxu Temple, Zhenguo Temple, Pingyao City Wall, etc. The 3,798 ancient houses with conservation value in the city are also a highlight. The brick and wood carvings of these ancient houses are very exquisite, showing the style of the "financial center" in the middle and late Qing Dynasty of China.

The ancient city of Pingyao has gone through more than 2,700 spring and autumn periods, since modern times, the concept of development has changed, advocating the combination of protection and tourism development, now the ancient city of Pingyao is not only a national key cultural relics protection unit, but also a world cultural heritage, has become an excellent place for people to explore history, feel culture, and enjoy the scenery. One person cheers for the graduate school entrance examination

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