Pingyao Ancient City Wall

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The ancient city wall of Pingyao, with a total length of about 6 kilometers, is the best preserved county city wall in China. The ancient city wall of Pingyao was built in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370). The current city wall basically maintains the shape and structure of the early Ming Dynasty. As a tourist, if you just look at the city wall on the side or in the ancient city, you don’t need to pay. If you want to climb the city wall, you need to buy a pass for the ancient city of Pingyao.

The city wall surrounds the ancient city for a week, and there are six city gates in total, one in the north and one in the south, and two in the east and west. At present, tourists can go up or down the city wall through the south gate or north gate. It should be noted that the management of the ancient city sometimes adjusts the gates for climbing the city wall or down the city wall. The specific announcement of the scenic spot shall prevail.

The ancient city wall is a magnificent landscape of the ancient city of Pingyao. The ancient city wall 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 city wall, you can also see the observation holes, perforations, crenels, iron cannons and other enemy defense facilities on the top of the city wall.

Some tourists will walk along the city wall for a while after climbing the city wall. If you walk around the ancient city, it will take about 4 hours. You can also climb the city wall from the north gate, and then walk along the city wall to the south gate and lower the city wall. When walking on the centuries-old ancient city wall, you can see the daily life of the residents in the ancient city. There are housewives drying clothes, and smoke from the roof. The vicissitudes of history are mixed with the secular reality.

If you want to take pictures on the city wall, it is recommended to go there in the evening. The effect of taking pictures of the sunset and the old houses in the ancient city will be particularly good. But be careful, the ancient city gets dark early in winter, so you need to go early.

opening hours

April 1-October 7 08:00-18:00 (last admission 17:45); October 8-March 31 next year 08:00-17:30 (last admission 17:00) :15)

天鹅湖的青蛙

The circumference of Pingyao Ancient City Wall is about 6 kilometers, covering an area of 2.25 square kilometers, with 3,000 crenels and 72 watchtowers. In the city centered on Shilou, there are "four main streets, eight small streets, and seventy-two alleys", a total of eighty-four streets and alleys. The streets and alleys are criss-crossed, warp and weft intertwined, orderly, and neat like a chessboard.

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PR****YX

The buildings are simple and simple, with characteristics and heritage, the management level is not enough, and the business is dirty, chaotic and non-distinctive. Pingyao Ancient City is a good place, and it is worthy of careful governance by the managers!

与世无争的粑粑

Shanxi Province is a province with a large number of cultural relics protected buildings in China. The cultural relics on the ground look at Shanxi, and the ancient city of Pingyao is a symbol.

三晋龙少

It has a long history, well-preserved, good scenery, many things to see, interesting, and cost-effective. It is worth recommending.

M31****4121

The environment is good, the ancient city wall is as old as it was, and it is a good experience of history.

众生皆苦万象本无

Pingyao has a long history on the ancient city wall, and the bars in the city are good