Due to its geographical advantages, the Jinzhong Basin has been an important traffic route since ancient times. It is also because of this that this place gave birth to Shanxi Shanxi Merchants culture with its innocuous products. There is today's development. And my trip to Jinzhong.
As a Shanxi native, I have been living in other places, and I have never traveled to Jinzhong, which is not far from my hometown Taiyuan. There is a saying: "Traveling is to go from a place where one is tired of living to a place where others are tired of living", to spend one's own money to make others rich, and then return to one's own work with exhaustion and empty pockets. Tired of the place, continue to live tenaciously. Although this reflects a part of the truth, the meaning of travel is more than that. There are many interesting things waiting for you to discover.
Jinzhong is the cradle of Shanxi merchant culture; in 1824, the first financial institution "Rishengchang" bank in Chinese history was born here.
The origin of Shanxi Merchants culture also starts from Pingyao and Taigu Qixian County in Jinzhong City. Due to the advantages of traveling in the ancient city of Pingyao, the Jinzhong trip mainly focuses on Pingyao travel.
Pingyao is located on the east bank of the Fen River and the southwest end of the Pingyao Basin, adjacent to Qi County, another national historical and cultural city. Tongpu Railway and Dayun Expressway run through the county. The economy is dominated by agriculture, mainly producing grain, cotton, specialty beef, and polished lacquerware. Among them, beef is quite famous, and there is a folk song lyrics of "Pingyao Beef Taigu Cake".
Watching "Qiao's Courtyard" many years ago, I saw the grandeur of this compound on TV at that time, and I thought that such a luxurious compound must have existed before, but I don't know if it has been preserved? Then I checked Baidu, only to find out that there are many Qiao’s courtyards in Shanxi, as well as Wang’s courtyard, Gao’s courtyard, and Ma’s courtyard, and it is said that Wang’s courtyard is three times the size of Qiao’s courtyard!
DAY1 arrived in Taiyuan
transportation
Proceed to the departure airport by yourself and take the flight to Taiyuan
After arriving at Taiyuan Airport, you can choose the following ways to go to the city/hotel (the airport is about 17km away from the center of Taiyuan - Yingze Park):
1) Chartered car service
2) You can take a taxi by yourself
Evening activities: In the evening, you can walk in Liuxiang, Taiyuan's commercial street. It is a long-established and prosperous commercial street in Taiyuan. Three hundred years of business history. You can also take a walk in Fenhe Park to experience the leisurely life of Taiyuan people.
DAY2
Taiyuan-Qiao Family Courtyard-Wang Family Courtyard
transportation
After check-out, drive to the Qiao Family Courtyard, the distance is about 60 kilometers, and the drive takes about 1 hour.
Driving: about 60 kilometers / about 1 hour
Qiao Family Courtyard is located in the middle of Qiaojiabao Village, Qi County, also known as "Zai Zhongtang". It is the residence of Qiao Zhiyong, a famous commercial and financial capitalist in Qing Dynasty. The shooting point of many film and television works. If you have seen these movies, you must be familiar with the scenes here: rows of high-hanging red lanterns, high brick walls, exquisite carvings, beautiful brackets and cornices, and deep alleys. In addition, there are three treasures in the Qiao family compound: the Ten Thousand Ball, the Rhinoceros Moon-watching Mirror, and the Nine Dragon Lantern are also worth seeing.
address:
Qiaojiabao Village, Dongguan Town, Qixian County, Jinzhong City
September 1st - April 30th of the following year (winter) 8:30-17:00; May 1st - August 31st (summer) 8:00-18:45; the specific date is subject to the actual implementation notice of the scenic spot allow.
The Qiao Family Courtyard was first built in 1756. The entire courtyard is in the shape of double "Xi", divided into 6 courtyards, 20 small courtyards inside, and 313 houses with a construction area of 4175 square meters. The fully enclosed green brick wall of more than 10 meters, and the gate is a city gate-style cave. It is an ancient house with the architectural style of northern traditional houses.
There are more than 5,000 precious cultural relics on display in the Qiao Family Courtyard, which reflect the customs and customs mainly in Jinzhong, Shanxi; there are agricultural customs, life rites, seasonal seasons, food, clothing, housing and transportation, commercial customs, and folk crafts on display; there is also a There are displays of Qiao's historical materials, Qiao's treasures, film and television specials, etc.
The Qiao Family Courtyard is a majestic building group, with exquisite design and fine craftsmanship, reflecting the unique style of Chinese Qing Dynasty residential buildings. It has high ornamental, scientific and historical value, and is an unparalleled art treasure house. Known as "a bright pearl of northern residential buildings", it is known as "the royal family has the Forbidden City, and the private houses look like Qiao's house". At the 2018 China Yellow River Tourism Conference, the Qiao Family Courtyard was named "50 Scenic Spots of the Yellow River in China".
Tour reference: It is recommended to visit the front yard (in the middle hall), and the back yard is a reconstructed courtyard, so it is not recommended to visit;
If it is the ancient city of Pingyao - Qiao Family Courtyard, there are the following transportation methods
1. Take the direct bus from Qiao Family Courtyard at Pingyao Bus Station
2. Take the consignment car from Pingyao to Taiyuan and get off at the gate of Qiao’s Courtyard
3. There is no train station over there, so it is impossible to take the train.
4. Self-driving can choose the appropriate road according to the navigation.
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Wang Family Courtyard
The Wang Family Courtyard is located in Jingsheng Town, a famous historical and cultural town in China, 12 kilometers east of Lingshi County, Shanxi Province. It is 35 kilometers away from the ancient city of Pingyao, a world cultural heritage, and 4 kilometers away from Mianshan Mountain in Jiexiu.
The Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family over the Ming and Qing dynasties and lasted for more than 300 years. It includes a street with five lanes and six castles, with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is also an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics. . It is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a 4A-level scenic spot.
Shanxi came out of Shanxi merchants. In Shanxi, because of the large area of the Loess Plateau, under the ancient farming economy that depended on the sky, more and more Shanxi people began to go out of their homes and do business in the world. As the ancestral home of the Jingsheng Wang family, it was built by the Wang family after more than 300 years. Its construction area has reached 250,000 square meters, which is 2/3 larger than that of the third-ranked Beijing Forbidden City. Compared with the many palaces in the Forbidden City in Beijing, the number of courtyards here is staggering. The 88 courtyards make people who enter the Wang Family Courtyard for the first time feel like entering a huge maze of 250,000 square meters. Many tourists can't help but ask each other, such a big house, how can everyone be notified immediately when something urgent happens?
Of course, the Wang Family Courtyard does not only have the advantage of being larger than the Forbidden City. Its architectural style is comparable to that of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Today, people overlook the Wang Family Courtyard from a high altitude. The charm of ancient architecture and characters complement each other. If gold and red were not the exclusive colors of the royal family in ancient times, and the walls of the Wang Family Courtyard were supplemented with red and gold, under the backdrop of a sunny day, its brilliance would certainly not lose to the Forbidden City. Because the building is in good condition, it has become one of the most popular filming locations for Chinese crews.
The ancient city of Pingyao - the Wang Family Courtyard, has the following transportation methods
1. Take a bus at Pingyao Bus Station, there is a direct bus from Pingyao Ancient City to Wang Family Courtyard.
Time 7:10 8:40 12:40 14:20.
2. Take the bus to Jiexiu from the southwest exit of the railway station to Jiexiu City, and then transfer to the bus to Wang Family Courtyard.
3. Take the train to Lingshi County, and then take the bus to Wang Family Compound.
4. Self-driving can choose the appropriate road according to the navigation.
Wang Family Courtyard - Pingyao
transportation
Drive to the world cultural heritage: Pingyao Ancient City.
The ancient city of Pingyao is located in the central part of Shanxi Province. It is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,700 years. It is also known as the "four well-preserved ancient cities" together with Langzhong in Sichuan, Lijiang in Yunnan, and Shexian in Anhui, which are also the second batch of national historical and cultural cities. At present, our country has preserved the entire ancient city and successfully applied for the ancient county town of world cultural heritage. Visit Rishengchang Bank, the originator of China's financial industry in the countryside (about 20 minutes to visit). Visit the Synergy Celebration Ticket Office, go to the ticket office to issue bank tickets, go to the treasury to gain wealth, and take the ingots to bring the treasury wealth home. Visit the ancient streets of Ming and Qing Dynasties known as Wall Street in ancient China (visit for about half an hour), visit the well-preserved ancient county government (visit for about 1 hour), visit the largest Confucian Temple in China, and stroll around the centuries-old Ming and Qing Streets of Wall Street, Try Pingyao Beef.
address:
No. 58, Zhaobi South Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City
April 4-October 7 (peak season) 8:00-18:00; October 8-March 31 (low season) 8:00-17:30.
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Pingyao Ancient City is one of the well-preserved ancient cities in my country and a world cultural heritage. The ancient city of Pingyao used to be the financial center of China in the late Qing Dynasty. Today, the streets, shops and dwellings in the ancient city still maintain the traditional layout and style. Walking into this once prosperous ancient city, you can feel the atmosphere of Shanxi merchant culture everywhere. The beef in the ancient city of Pingyao is very famous. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Cixi once passed through Pingyao and liked it very much after eating Pingyao beef.
The ancient city wall of Pingyao is a magnificent landscape of the ancient city of Pingyao. The ancient city wall of Pingyao is composed of Wengcheng (the two gates in the east and west are Wengcheng), city towers, turrets, Dianjiangtai and other architectural facilities. If you are interested in climbing the ancient city wall of Pingyao, you can also see the observation holes, perforations, crenels, iron cannons and other enemy defense facilities on the top of the ancient city wall of Pingyao. You can go to the ancient city wall of Pingyao from the north gate, and then walk down to the ancient city wall of Pingyao by the south gate.
Catering, accommodation
Recommended special meals for dinner: Pingyao beef, all kinds of pasta, bowl tray, fried pork.
Recommended restaurant: Hong Wu Kee Restaurant
There are very few hotels near the Wangjia/Qiaojia compound, most of them are ordinary hotels, you can choose to stay in the county seat, but the visit time of these two compounds is short, it is recommended to stay in the ancient city of Pingyao, the quality of accommodation will be much better, and the night in the ancient city There are also nice views.
It is recommended to live in South Street, such as Deshenglou Inn. The courtyard is an antique wooden structure building. Entering the courtyard is like entering a scenic spot. The feeling of time travel arises spontaneously. The earth kang in the room is very unique, so you must experience it. Moreover, the front lobby of Deshenglou Inn is the famous Hongwuji Hotel in the local area. If you stay in the hotel, you can get a 20% discount on meals, which is very cost-effective.
Hotel: Pingyao Deshenglou Inn
Address: No. 84, South Street, Ancient City (in Pingyao Ancient City)
Pingyao Deshenglou Inn is located on the South Street of the ancient city, near Shengchang and Shilou. Cooperate with Qing and Escorts, 5 minutes walk to 4A scenic spot Rishengchang, 2 minutes to Shilou, and Mingqing Street when you go out. Pingyao Deshenglou Inn maintains the traditional Shanxi merchant architectural style, with a quiet courtyard, carved beams and painted buildings, and an antique flavor. Ming and Qing furniture, calligraphy and paintings are elegant and unique. The room is fully equipped with modern facilities. It integrates accommodation, catering, sightseeing, vacation and leisure. Drinking a cup of light tea will take you back a hundred years.
Comment on the yogurt shop 5 points / mentioned in 14 travel notes
We're all going to eat anyway, so why waste a great opportunity eating crappy food.
maybe you don't know
Yogurt shop
This is a small shop, in a clean and simple space, there is a good taste of the years. In order to accompany and witness every bit of the child's growth, I came back to support such a small world, and every place here is permeated with the original intention of the owner for life and food.
Yogurt is a great way to lose weight~ The rumors of yogurt to lose weight are not groundless, because handmade yogurt contains more probiotics, which can improve the peristalsis of the intestines~ and Dazui has been suffering because of professional needs and a gluttonous mouth The secret recipe for weight loss I was looking for until I met a yogurt shop by fate.
Delicious, not just yogurt!
How many flavors there are in a small shop, how many stories will be extended. Everyone who comes here is not only demanding on nutrition and health, but also pursuing taste, because here is delicious, not only yogurt!
Cao Wenjie, president of the Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association, said in an interview, “The acidity of mature Shanxi vinegar that meets the standards must reach 6 degrees. It will not go bad for a long time at room temperature and in a cool environment." "Shanxi mature vinegar has the characteristics of sour, fragrant, sweet, soft and fresh, which will be more prominent in the new standard to be formulated. When purchasing, consumers can refer to the following Three standards."
The three criteria he introduced are: first check whether the cup is hanging, pour the qualified Shanxi mature vinegar into the bowl and turn it around gently, there will be a thin layer of vinegar hanging on it, if the cup is not hanging, it is fake vinegar; Check to see if the smell is pungent. The smell of Shanxi mature vinegar should be sour and fragrant. If the smell is pungent, it is fake vinegar. Third, check whether there is an old fragrance. If it smells no fragrance, it is fake vinegar.
Old Vinegar Peanuts--"Heavenly Pairing" When someone orders this cold dish of old vinegar peanuts at the dinner table, some people always praise that this dish is good, and this dish can lower blood fat. If you insist on eating peanuts soaked in vinegar, it is good for your health.
In order to buy high-quality old Shanxi mature vinegar, I found a trustworthy one——Niangjia Vinegar Shop
Comment
"Recommended to see Pingyao: It tells a story about blood inheritance and endless life: at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yishuo, the owner of the bank in the ancient city of Pingyao, lost his family property, and returned a bloodline from Tsarist Russia to the treasurer of the semicolon king. Tongxing Public Escort Bureau 232 Famous bodyguards went together. Seven years later, Zhao Dongjia himself died on the way along with 232 bodyguards, and the blood of the Wang family continued. It is very different from the live performances of the previous "Impression" series, "Seeing Pingyao Again" broke through Originally, the scenery of the landscape was used, but it was moved indoors, and the elements of the ancient city were organically integrated with the performance. The performance form is also unique. From the moment the tourists enter the theater, the actors start the performance in front of the tourists. The performance lasts 90 minutes. Among them, 60 minutes were completed during the process of tourists walking and watching. The performance is quite interactive.
Address: No. 154, Shuncheng Road, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-22:00, closed on Monday; 14:00 noon, 19:00 pm (2 sessions in total).
In July, the performance time of Encounter Pingyao was adjusted
The specific time is as follows:
Tuesday to Saturday: 2pm, 4pm, 7pm, 9pm (four sessions per day)
Sunday: 10:30 am, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm (four sessions)
Closed on Monday
In the ancient city of Pingyao, watching the large-scale live performance of "Seeing Pingyao Again" will bring tourists a special experience. "Encountering Pingyao" broke through the original scenery that used the real scenery of mountains and rivers, but moved it indoors, and organically integrated the elements of the ancient city with the performance.
Be sure to pay attention to the time and number of performances in Pingyao
1. Encounter Pingyao is closed every Monday
2. The opening time of the daily performance is fixed at 14:00 noon and 19:00 p.m., and each performance is one and a half hours.
3. Additional venues will be added during holidays, and the specific time is subject to official notification.
4. Also see that Pingyao is a form of performances that you can watch while walking, not seat tickets.
The traffic network of Pingyao Ancient City is composed of four criss-crossing streets, eight small streets, and seventy-two alleys. South Street is the central axis of Pingyao Ancient City. It starts from the junction of East and West Streets in the north, and ends at Dananmen (Yingxun Gate) in the south. Commercial Street, South Street controlled more than 50% of the country's financial institutions during the Qing Dynasty. Known as China's "Wall Street". West Street starts from Xiaximen (Fengyi Gate) in the west, and intersects with the north end of East and South Streets, forming a straight main street with East Street. The famous first bank in China, Rishengchang, was born in West Street of the ancient city, known as "the first financial street in the Qing Dynasty". East Avenue, starting from Xiadongmen (Qinhanmen) in the east, intersects with the north end of West and South Streets, forming a straight main street with West Avenue. North Street, from North Gate (Gongji Gate) to the middle of Nantong West Street.
The city wall of Pingyao was first built in the period of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty (827 BC to 782 BC) as a rammed earth city wall. In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370), it was rebuilt and expanded from the original "nine miles and eighteen steps" to "twelve miles and eight minutes and four miles" (6.4 kilometers), changing the rammed earth city wall into a brick and stone city wall. There were 25 repairs in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The plane of the city wall is square, with a circumference of 6162.7 meters, a height of 10 meters, a battlement height of 2 meters, and a top width of 3-5 meters. There are 77 drainage channels built with bricks. On the top of the wall, a 2-meter-high crenel wall (also known as the horse-retaining wall) is built based on the number of Confucius' disciples and sages. There are 3,000 crenels, 72 enemy towers, and a parapet wall inside. There are four turrets in the four corners, a general platform on the east wall, and Kuixing Tower and Wenchang Pavilion on the top of the southeast corner.
The turrets built on the four corners of the city wall are mainly used to make up for the weak defenses at the corners of the city wall, so as to enhance the defense capability of the entire city wall. The turrets refer to the "Xiadie" building in the northwest corner and the "Qiyue Building" in the northeast corner respectively. The "Ruiai Building" in the southwest corner and the "Ningxiu Building" in the southeast corner.
There are six ancient city gates in Pingyao City, two for the east and two for the east. A bird's-eye view of the ancient city of Pingyao looks like a tortoise that wants to move but does not move. The "turtle" has its head in the south and its tail in the north. Outside the south gate, the Zhongdu River meanders in ancient times, which aroused the emotion of ancient literati "playing in front of the turtle, facing the sun with mountains and rivers, and building the city for use". The tortoise is a symbol of auspiciousness and longevity. The term "turtle city" originated from the worship of the "four spirits" by the ancients.
Pingyao was once the financial center of China in the late Qing Dynasty, and has the most complete ancient county layout in China. The beautiful Pingyao belonged to the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, and belonged to the State of Zhao in the Warring States Period. Pingtao County was set up in Qin Dynasty, and Zhongdu County was set up in Han Dynasty, which were the capitals of clan kings. It was renamed Pingyao County in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, there were more than 20 ticket offices headquartered in Pingyao, accounting for more than half of the country's total, and it was also called "Ancient Chinese Wall Street". Among them, the largest one is "Rishengchang", the first bank in China, which was founded in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty and is famous for its "connecting the world".
Rishengchang Bank was established in the third year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1823). It was co-founded by Li Dajin, a wealthy businessman in Xidapu Village, Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, and Lei Lutai, the general manager. The head office is located in the south of Xidajie Road, a bustling market in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province. It covers an area of more than 1,600 square meters, with compact land and distinct functions. . Its semicolons spread over more than 30 cities across the country, as far as Europe, America, Southeast Asia and other countries, and it is famous for "connecting the world".
Former Residence of Lei Lutai: As the first treasurer of Rishengchang, Lei Lutai’s former residence.
As the first treasurer of Rishengchang and the founder of China Bank, Lei Lutai, like the northern businessmen, started construction and built houses when he made his fortune. The main courtyard of the old residence is a front and rear courtyard, and the structural layout is a sedan-pole courtyard. It is built on a high platform, with brick fish patterns on the top of the gable, and the middle hall is a double-slope hard gable roof.
The main house in the courtyard is three rooms wide and has a front porch. It is a building composed of a cave dwelling on the bottom and a wooden structure building on the top. The roof is a double-slope hard gable tile roof. There are three rooms each, in a three-three correspondence formula. The building materials of the whole courtyard are exquisite, solid and practical, the construction technology is simple and unpretentious, and the architectural style is magnificent, which fully reflects the rich family wealth and pragmatic entrepreneurial spirit of a financier.
The topography of the whole courtyard, the inner courtyard is higher than the outer courtyard, "lower in the front and higher in the rear", scientifically speaking, it has good drainage and good lighting. In the whole yard, flowers and grass are planted, but no trees are planted. In the local folklore, planting trees in the yard is also very particular.
Purity and Emptiness: A Taoist and Buddhist Retreat
Qingxu Temple, also known as Fushan Temple and Liaoxian Temple, was first built in the third year of Datong in Liangzhong (AD 531) in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. People in Lianzhou regard it as their residence. Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty bestowed the nickname "Lingxi Zhenjun", and later built twelve halls including Zhenjun Hall, Daxiong Hall, Beidi Hall, Ziwei Hall, Guanyin Hall, and Sanqing Hall. The halls are scattered and majestic, and there are many Taoists and monks. It is not only the seventy-two blessed places of Taoism, but also a Buddhist resort. Between the flowing water and ancient trees, it is like a fairyland.
Qingxu Temple is the largest Taoist temple in the ancient city. According to the traditional layout of Daodong Foxi, it is located in the north of the east section of Dongdajie. Qingxu Temple was first built in the second year of Tang Xianqing (657), originally named Taiping Temple, and changed to Qingxu Temple in the first year of Song Zhiping (1064). At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Taiping Xingguo Temple, and later changed its name to "Taiping Chongsheng Palace". In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Qingxu Temple. The vicissitudes of history, the vicissitudes of life, and the passage of time have left many Taoist idols here. In 1998, Qingxu Temple was opened as Pingyao County Comprehensive Museum.
Xie Xie Qing Qianzhuang Museum: There is a coin museum inside, which popularizes the knowledge of Chinese coins, and invests a huge amount of money to open a museum within a museum.
Synergy Qing is a unique bank in China's bank industry. It was founded in the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1856) and closed in the second year of the Republic of China (1913). The wealth owner is the surname of Wang in Niedian, Yuci, and the surname of Mi in Wangzhi Village, Pingyao. The operating characteristics of Synergy Qingpiaohao are very distinctive, mainly as follows: first, it is people-oriented, knowing people well; second, it pays attention to flexible allocation of funds; third, it highlights key regional operations, which has the important characteristics of a modern successful enterprise.
It turned out that the establishment of Synergy Celebration was the result of the promotion of two young talents. First, Liu Qinghe (named Suzhai), because of his poor family, dropped out of school at the age of 15 to start a business. With the same number of friends, Meng Ziyuan, left Weitai Hou Bank, and determined not to be content with others, but to set up another branch. They first found Wang's family, a wealthy businessman in Niedian Village, Yuci, through someone's introduction. Wang Dong, who was in charge of housework in the Wang family, was worried that there was no suitable candidate for the ticket office. Talents, Liu and Meng were hired immediately, and the Wang family joined hands with the Mi family in Wangzhi Village, Pingyao County, and the two companies jointly invested and opened a synergy celebration bank.
County government office: "an ancient county government office, half of the official culture".
Pingyao County Government Office is located in the center of Pingyao Ancient City. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and was finalized in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The earliest preserved building was built in the sixth year of Yuan Zhizheng (1346), which has a history of more than 600 years. The entire Yamen The office faces south and has an axisymmetric layout. The north-south axis is more than 200 meters long and the east-west width is more than 100 meters, covering an area of more than 26,000 square meters. Pingyao County Government is one of the four well-preserved ancient government offices in China, and it is also the largest existing county government in the country. The entire building complex of the county government is orderly, patchwork, reasonable in structure, and is an organic whole. When the 11th Panchen Lama came to inspect the county government office, he happily mentioned: "Pingyao county government office is the most ancient government office".
Pingyao City is the seat of the county government, and there must be a permanent place for officials to attend affairs. Pingyao County Government is located in the north of the middle section of Yamen Street, facing south, 131 meters wide from east to west, 203 meters long from north to south, covering an area of 26,600 square meters. The buildings are organized in an orderly manner, with symmetrical layouts, with the front facing the rear and the sleeping at the back, and the left is civil and the right is military. "Shanxi Tongzhi" in the tenth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty stated: "Pingyao County is located in Xuanhuafang in the southwest of the city.
"According to the "Pingyao County Chronicles" recorded in the eighth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the county government had large-scale additions and reconstructions in the 19th, 25th, 47th, and 48th years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty; It was repaired and added in the fifth year of Guangxu. Outside the yamen, there is a Guanfeng building on the left wing, a Le building on the right wing, and a screen wall in front. Inside the yamen, there are 3 Yimen, 1 archway, 5 halls, and Zhaimen along the central axis from south to north. 3 rooms, 5 rooms in the second hall (named "Loyalty Hall" on the plaque in the Ming Dynasty), 5 rooms in the inner house, and 3 rooms in the Daxian Tower. The east and west rooms outside the Yimen Gate are 7 each for tax service rooms. The east and west rooms in front of the lobby are 11 each. There are rooms for officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, punishments, and workshops. There are three Zanzheng halls and three Luan garages on both sides of the lobby. There are east and west wing rooms on each floor of the house. Chuan Tower, Tudi Temple, Yin Hotel, Hou Temple, Liang Hall and Garden. There is Shenming Pavilion in the west, and heavy prison, female prison, light prison, Hongshanyi, Supervising and Arresting Hall and "Mahao" in the north.
Town God's Temple: It is a landmark building that condenses the wisdom of the ancient Chinese working people.
Town God's Temple, in accordance with the etiquette system of "harmony between man and nature", takes the South Street in the city as the axis, and is symmetrical with Pingyao County Government from east to west, with Town God's Temple at the top. Pingyao Town God's Temple is an official Taoist temple with a long history, rich historical and cultural connotations, and complete religious regulations.
Centered on the main hall of the City God, it consists of four major parts: Liucao Mansion, Land Hall, Zaojun Temple, and God of Wealth Temple (attached to Zhenwu Tower). .
The historical and cultural connotations of Chenghuang Temple are very rich, and traditional Confucianism, Taoism, and folk culture are integrated into one. These cultural connotations are not only reflected in clay sculptures and murals, but also in various aspects such as the architectural form of temples, platform music buildings, wood carvings and brick carvings.
Comment on Pingyao Confucian Temple 5 points / 47 travel notes mentioned tickets ¥ 23 booking
Confucian Temple Xuegong Museum: The Confucian Temple is the Confucian Temple, where Confucius is worshipped. Pingyao Confucian Temple is located in the southeast corner of Pingyao County. It was built in the early years of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty. Its Dacheng Hall was rebuilt in the third year of Jin Dading (1163). Pingyao Confucian Temple faces south, with a large scale and complete regulations. It was officially opened to tourists in 2004 and has become one of the main cultural relics tourist attractions in the ancient city of Pingyao.
The Confucian Temple in Pingyao, the only one remaining in China's 1,300-year history of imperial examinations, is known as the "Little Forbidden City". It has a large scale, complete regulations, and a similar central axis. The Kuixing Tower is on the southeast corner of the outer city wall of the Confucian Temple. She is small and exquisite, but points straight to the sky. Climbing up to this building, you have the feeling of "picking the stars with your hands", and you can have a panoramic view of the ancient city of Pingyao. It is said that in those days, the number one scholar had to climb Yunlu from the East Gate Tower, then Kuixing Tower and Wenchang Pavilion, pass through Yunlu Square (framed in the sky, like a Hongqiao in the clouds), and then enter Lingxing Gate, pass through Mixing Bridge (also known as Zhuangyuan Bridge), and then to Dacheng Hall to worship Confucius. These are just formal performances. In fact, since the establishment of the imperial examination system in the Sui Dynasty, more than 700 champions, more than 100,000 Jinshi, and countless candidates on the imperial examination road have experienced "ten years of cold windows and no one asked questions". After the suffering of ", today I climbed the ladder, went up to the star tower, crossed the cloud bridge, entered the lattice gate, and showed off in front of the world, drawing a successful conclusion to "Once I became famous all over the world".
Escort Bureau: Since its establishment, it has become one of the famous Escort Bureaus in the country at that time.
From a narrow point of view, Escort is a specialized agency that provides security for some businesses and individuals.
Escort is an old-fashioned insurance industry that charges a certain fee for escorting some cash or valuable goods. After the rise of Pingyao ticket offices in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao's commerce also began to enter a golden age. The prosperity of the bodyguard industry is the prosperity of the bodyguard industry. Let’s take a look at the word “bodyguard” first. “Board” was a weapon used by martial arts practitioners in the past. However, bodyguards are all martial arts practitioners. They often Know how to use this so-called "dart", and over time, this industry is called "dart bureau". After we have the ticket number, we feel that this explanation is more vivid. Let's take it apart and have a look. It is to use force to escort the silver. In modern terms, it is to use force to protect the safety of the money (the nature is the same as that of the current security company).
Zhenguo Temple is located in Haodong Village, 12 kilometers northeast of Pingyao County. It was built in the Five Dynasties and Northern Han Dynasty, and it is only 1 km away from Hongshan Station of Tongpu Railway. The temple is divided into two parts, the front and the back. From south to north, there are Tianwang hall, Wanfo hall, Sanfo building and so on. The Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas is the main building in the front yard. It is one of the oldest existing wooden structures in my country. Although the hall is not large in scale, it has a majestic shape and extraordinary momentum. There are 14 painted sculptures in the hall. There is a statue of Sakyamuni in the middle of the Buddhist altar in the hall, and the two disciples of Kasyapa and Ananda stand on the left and right. The Buddha is tall and dignified, with a strong mid-Tang style.
Shuanglin Temple was first built in the second year of Wuping in the Northern Qi Dynasty (AD 571), facing south from the north. The temple complex covers an area of about 15,000 square meters and is divided into two parts, east and west. In the west is the temple, along the central axis there are three courtyards, consisting of ten halls. The front yard is the Sakyamuni Hall, the Arhat Hall, the Wusheng Hall, the Earth Hall, the Yama Hall and the Heavenly King Hall; the middle courtyard is the Daxiong Hall and the hatchback Thousand Buddha Hall and the Bodhisattva Hall; the backyard is the Empress Hall and the Zhenyi Temple. In the east are Buddhist temples and scripture rooms. There are more than 2,000 painted statues from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty (13th to 17th centuries) in the ten halls of the temple, which are known as the "treasure house of painted sculpture art".
The ancient city of Pingyao has basically maintained its original layout since it was rebuilt in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370 A.D.). The key dwellings in Pingyao City were built between 1840 and 1911. The layout of the residential buildings is rigorous, the axis is clear, the left and right are symmetrical, the primary and secondary are distinct, the outline is undulating, the appearance is closed, and the courtyard is deep. Exquisite wood carvings, brick carvings and stone carvings are matched with paper-cut window grilles with a strong local flavor. Defense, religious belief, traditional thinking, and human settlement forms of ethics and morals have important reference value. It is the most complete ancient residential community preserved in the Han nationality area so far.
Ancient dwellings: four main streets, eight alleys and seventy-two alleys.
The ancient dwellings in Pingyao have basically maintained the style and features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there are still residents living there. The layout of the residences is mostly in the form of rigorous courtyards, and the general three-entry courtyard is in the basic form of "Mu".
The ancient dwellings in Pingyao have basically maintained the style and features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there are still residents living there. The layout of the residences is mostly in the form of rigorous courtyards, and the general three-entry courtyard is in the basic form of "Mu". The main house is generally a three-room or five-room arched brick cave dwelling. In the front of the cave dwelling, wooden eaves, colonnades, and tile roofs are usually added. The main house roof is flat, usually on both sides. The brick-laying ladder can be climbed up, and the unique Fengshui building, Fengshui wall and Fengshui screen wall built on the roof are the architectural appendages of almost every high-end residential building in Pingyao. The gates of houses along the streets and alleys are all very particular, and the tops of the gates have various forms, such as hanging hills with roll canopies, hanging hills with ridges and two slopes, two slopes of unequal length, half slopes and draped eaves, etc. , in different ways. Some use columns, some make pilasters, door piers and so on. There is a door plaque on the door leaf of the gate, and the books include "Xiu De", "Xiu Qi", "Fan Ao", "Xia Wei", "Le Tian Lun" and so on. Exquisite, reflecting the wealth of these households at that time.
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1. The weather in Pingyao:
Pingyao is an inland city with distinct seasons throughout the year. The hottest months are June, July, and August. During the day, it’s more than 30 degrees and at night, it’s 10 to 20 degrees. You can wear short-sleeved shorts, of course, long trousers. After the beginning of autumn, the weather gradually cools down. In September, you can add some unlined clothing, and October will gradually cool down, so you should gradually add clothes such as thin sweaters. From November to April, Pingyao’s heating period is not cold at home, but it will gradually become cold outside, and you should gradually add clothes. Like thick sweaters and trousers. In December, January, and February, it’s winter. You need to wear thick clothes like down jackets. In March, the weather is still cold, so you can gradually reduce the number of clothes. For example, you can drag the down jackets and change to thinner clothes. In April and May, when the weather gradually warms up, the clothes can gradually become single clothes. Note that autumn clothes and johns are indispensable during this period. In addition, Pingyao is very windy and sandy. In spring, the dust is flying and dirty, and catkins are flying. If you are allergic to catkins, you should pay attention. In autumn and winter, the wind is also strong, but it is very cold, and the cold wind is biting! Note that gloves, hats and scarves are indispensable in this period.
2. Preferential Treatment Policy
Elderly: 60 years old (included) and above with old age certificate or ID card, free of charge
Children: under 1.2 meters in height (not included), free of charge
Disabled: Free with a valid disability certificate
Active military personnel: free of charge with military ID card
Reporter: Free with press card
Students: Full-time college students (excluding adult education graduate students) with student ID card, half price
Supplementary Note: The above information is for reference only, please refer to the disclosure of the scenic spot on the day for specific information.
PARKING LOT:
Reference price: small car 10 yuan/car during the day, 20 yuan/car at night, 30 yuan/car day and night. A car with more than 7 seats is 20 yuan/car during the day, 40 yuan/car at night, and 40 yuan/car day and night. Buses are 30 yuan per car during the day, 60 yuan per car at night, and 60 yuan per car during the day and night; address: there are parking lots at the east gate, south gate, west gate and north gate of Pingyao ancient city;
Transportation in the park: Pingyao Ancient City Sightseeing Bus
Restrooms: There are multiple restrooms in Pingyao Ancient City, which are located near the tourist center and the main street of the scenic spot, and are marked with eye-catching signs.
Maternity Room: The Pingyao Ancient City Maternity Room is located in the Tourist Service Center and can be used by guests free of charge.
