Traffic Raiders
There are two train stations in Pingyao Ancient City: Pingyao Station and Pingyao Ancient City Station
Pingyao Station is an old station. It only goes to the green leather train starting with K. It is close to the ancient city. You can walk to the ancient city after getting off the train.
Pingyao Ancient City Station is a new station, starting with the train/high-speed rail D/G, and it takes 20 minutes to drive from the ancient city. Generally, the hotel can provide pick-up and drop-off service, please ask when booking accommodation.
I start from Zhengzhou, you can refer to it,
Line A: Zhengzhou East——Shijiazhuang/high-speed rail/189.5 yuan
Transfer to Shijiazhuang—Pingyao Ancient City/Mountain car/96.5 yuan
takes about 5 hours
Line B: Zhengzhou East——Taiyuan/high-speed rail/257 yuan
Transfer to Taiyuan - Pingyao / train / 28.5 yuan
takes about 4 hours
Scenic Raiders
1. Pingyao Ancient City Pass: full price 125 yuan/person, half-price ticket 65 yuan/person (Pingyao Ancient City tickets do not need to be booked online, there are multiple windows in the scenic spot to buy) valid for three days.
2. Shuanglin Temple: 35 yuan/person, half-price ticket 15 yuan/person
3. Zhenguo Temple: 25 yuan/person, half-price ticket 10 yuan/person
Note: Tickets are cash.
During the Qing Dynasty, the ancient city of Pingyao was the financial center of the country, similar to the current Shanghai, so there are many bank accounts (that is, the current banks) and bodyguard bureaus of the year.
If you take the train to Pingyao, it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the ancient town. The ticket is a pass that can enter more than 20 scenic spots: ticket number, bodyguard bureau, county government, Chenghuang Temple, etc. It's best to find an interpreter, otherwise you won't know what it means after reading it.
There will also be performances in the county government and Chenghuang Temple, remember to ask the time, you can watch the performance according to the time. There are parades every day. The county grandpa paraded through the streets, and a group of girls paraded through the streets. I only saw these two performances, and there may be others.
See you again in Pingyao
Strongly recommend watching "See Pingyao Again"
The ticket price is 238 yuan, and the performance lasts 90 minutes. It tells a story about blood inheritance and endless life: at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yishuo, the owner of the ticket office in the ancient city of Pingyao, lost his family property and returned a bloodline from Tsarist Russia to the treasurer of the semicolon king. 232 bodyguards from Tongxing Public Escort Bureau went together. Seven years later, Zhao Dong's family died on the way along with 232 bodyguards, and the blood of the Wang family continued. , highlighting the moral tradition of Pingyao people. (selected from the promotional words)
It's really shocking. You must watch the live performance while walking!
Accommodation recommendation
[Yijingxuan Inn] on Yamen Street is very close to South Street. I love this kind of compound and rooms. I stayed for two days and was super satisfied.
Food recommendation
[Renzaibei Restaurant] on South Street, you can eat the most authentic Pingyao local specialties at the same price, and the service is very warm.
Recommended dishes: Scrambled Eggs with Balsamic Vinegar, Crispy Eggplant, Beef with Potato Sticks, Stir-Fried Bowl, Stir-fried Kao Kao, Sea Buckthorn Cucumber
Around Pingyao
1. Wang’s Courtyard: Adult ticket price is 55 yuan, half ticket price is 30 yuan, explanation fee is 80 yuan
The compound was built by the Wang family of Jingsheng through the Ming and Qing dynasties and lasted for more than 300 years. It includes five lanes and six castles and a street with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is commonly known as the folk Forbidden City, and it is a traditional cultural characteristic Museum of Architecture and Art.
The recommended browsing order is: Confucian Temple - Gaojiaya - Red Gate Fort. To visit the Wang Family Courtyard, it is recommended to invite a tour guide to understand the stories behind each building and each carving, so that you can better understand the Wang Family Courtyard.
2. Qiao Family Courtyard: Ticket price is 138 yuan, half price is 69 yuan, explanation fee is 120 yuan
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, 313 houses, and 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. Although the Qiao Family Courtyard is not as grand as the other several courtyards, it is exquisitely constructed and rationally laid out. It is very convenient to visit 6 courtyards at a time.
3. Zhangbi Castle
Ticket price is 60 yuan, half ticket is 30 yuan
Most experts presume that Zhangbi Castle was built in the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms and has a history of more than 1,600 years. Zhangbi Castle is in the east of Jiexiu, with ravines on three sides and flat river on the other. It is a dangerous location, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a "small castle" integrating military defense, religion, and living. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary northwest mountain village, but after entering the tunnel, you will be amazed at the wisdom of the ancients. The three-story tunnel is intricate and fully functional. If you don’t follow the instructions, you will definitely get lost.
