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| Shanxi Province Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Pingyao Land Boat Pingyao Land Boat jpz Shanxi is in the middle reaches of Huang He (Yellow River). Located to the west of the Taihang range of mountain, it is so named Shanxi (west of the mountain) which makes it easy to distinguish from its neighbour Shaanxi. The total area of the province is 156,000 sq km with 31.4 million in population. Shanxi has rich cultural and historical sites. After Qin Shihuang unified Chinese states, Shanxi became one of the earliest centres of Chinese culture and civilisation, whose northern area became a defensive bulwark against marauding tribes from the north and west. During the Sui and the Tang dynasties (chao) it once developed as a financial center. Pinyao, one of the four best-preserved ancient cities in China, is the highlights of Shanxi. Mt. Wutai, one of the sacred Buddhist mountains with picturesque natural scenery is situated here. The splendid Yungang Grottoes and 1400-year-old Hanging Monastery are also the attractions in Shanxi. One third of all China's coal reserves are in this province, which is also rich in iron, cobalt, bauxite and aluminum. The mineral and ore resources make Taiyuan, it's capital, the major industrial centre. ::::::::_Mt. Wutai Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Located in the Wutai County, Mt. Wutai is one of the four China's well-known Buddhist shrines and the only Chinese mountain mentioned in Buddhist scriptures. The mountain is called a cool platform due to its cool and pleasant climates even in the summer. It has been regarded as an ideal place for escaping summer heat since ancient times. Construction of the temples began in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) and last l,900 years. So far there remain a total of 76 temples, ranking first in China. The must-see are the Xiantong Temple, the Tayuan Temple, the Shifang Temple, the Pusading Temple, the Dailuoding Temple, the Guangji Temple, the Wanfo Pavilion, the Foguang Temple and the Nanchan Temple, etc. Each temple with different-dynasty styles has something to be recommended. The five peaks (platforms) of the mountain have outstanding natural scenery. Enclosed by them, the beautiful monastic village called Taihuai lies deep in an alpine valley, which is the center of Mt. Wutai's Buddhist Religion. With splendid wooden architectural style of the ancient China, Taihuai's 15 or so old temples and monasteries are a sampler of the many others dotting the surrounding mountainsides. The most amazing thing is the magical atmosphere surrounded the village, which is peaceful, quiet and elegant. ::::::::Pingyao Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Pingyao Pingyao Knibbe In the middle of Shanxi Province, covers an area of 2.25 sq kilometers, 90km southward from Taiyuan, the capital of the province, Pingyao Ancient Town is one of the four best-preserved ancient cities in China. Being prosperous and well developed in both Ming and Qing dynasties as a financial and business center, Pingyao was the assembly place of wealthy merchants who built the eye-catching courtyards one after the other, thus made the town the typical folk house in northern China. With more than 1700 years history, the ancient town is the birthplace of the earliest bank in China, named Piaohao, means the firm for exchanging and transferring of money. The most brilliant spot of this ancient town is its city wall which was originally built during 827-782 B.C. Designed as a military strong-hold, it is 3-6m wide across the top, 9-12m wide at the bottom, 10m in height and 6.4km in length. The body of the wall was first built of rammed clay, and then was enhanced by bricks and stones in the early Ming Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the city wall was renovated 25 times to make the inner and outer city walls strongly fortified. The pattern of the whole town resembled Eight Diagrams (a combination of eight of the 64 Trigrams of the ¡°Book of Changes¡± traditionally used in divination), which is similar to the pattern on a tortoise shell. It thus called ¡°tortoise city¡±, symbolizing its longevity and solidity. As an outstanding example of Chinese Han Nationality cities in the Ming and the Qing dynasties, Pingyao's ancient architecture fully reflects the historical flavor of those periods. The ancient town has 4 major streets, 8 lesser streets and 72 lanes form a cross shape. The shops, firms and residences were built symmetrically along a 750-meter-long street runs from north to south as the axis, and the Market Tower located in the center. Along the central street there were over 220 banks, inns, pawn shops, Chinese herb shops, silk shops, tea stores, antique stores and restaurants at that glorious time. The most famous one was Rishengchang, the first private banking unit in China. The folk residences display the noted feature in Pingyao which are a combination of artistry and practicability. There are many stunning temples inside and around Pingyao. Shuangling Temple (Double Tree Temple), 6km southwest from Pingyao is famous for its colorful sculpture. The Zhengguo Temple, 12km to the northeast features unique wooden structural architecture. _____Sights Edit This Sculptures inthe temple Sculptures inthe temple jpz Here are a few things you can see in Pinyao. Display all or display just: Churches and Cathedrals Hotspots Monasteries Streets Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Sight] Pingyao County Government Office Building Edit This Pingyao County Government Office Building is the only well-preserved ancient county government office in China. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 86-0354-5888406 openingHours: 8am-5pm address: pingyao email: jpz6699@163.com Zhenguo Temple Edit This Zhenguo Temple (originally called Jincheng Temple) and its Ten-thousand Buddha Hall were built in the 7th year (963) of Tianhui in the Northern Han Dynasty which is one of the finest among the oldest wooden constructions that exist in China now. The works of coloured sculpture inside the hall were made in the Five Dynasties and are now rare in temples across the country. These works of sculpture are treasured and representative of the styles of the late Tang Dynasty. type: Monasteries World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 86-0354-5888406 openingHours: 8am-5pm address: pingyao email: jpz6699@163.com The ancient city tower Edit This The City Tower is located in the center of Pingyao Town and was reconstructed in the Qing Dynasty. The well-preserved relics such as colored glaze, mini dramatic figures and wood sculptures in it are all treasures of ancient Chinese cultures. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Draft Banks of Shanxi Merchants Edit This During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants organized commercial groups that engaged in business nationwide, with Shanxi Province having some of the most important ones and Pingyao as the center. The Xiyucheng dye store on Xi Da Jie dealt in remittance and in 1824 became the first draft bank in China, dealing in bank drafts rather than in silver or gold money. Known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), it was the cornerstone of modern Chinese banking. During the hundred years that draft banking lasted in China, Pingyao became the hub as other local more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 86-0354-5888406 openingHours: 8am-5pm beijingtime address: pingyao email: jpz6699@163.com Rischengchang Draft Bank Edit This The first draft bank of China, Rishengchang, is situated in the busiest section of Xi Da Jie, which used to be the First Street in the Qing Dynasty. The original site of Rishengchang occupied 2,324 square meters. The land used is arranged in a compact layout of buildings with definite functions. Although it was only a small compound, it was a forerunner of modern banking and once manipulated the economic lifelines of the whole Qing Dynasty in the 19th century type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 86-0354-5888406 openingHours: 8am-5pm beijingtime address: pingyao email: jpz6699@163.com Pingyao City Wall Edit This Pingyao city wall was constructed in the West Zhou Dynasty (827—728 B.C) when General Yin Jipu stationed his troops here to prevent an invasion of barbarians. The original walls were of tamped earth and were located northwest of the present city.Pingyao city, originally named Pingtao, was built in the early Northern Wei Dynasty. In 424, its name was changed to Pingyao. Over the centuries its walls were rebuilt and lengthened from 9 li plus eighteen paces to over 12 li, (6.4 kilometers). The outside was faced with stones and bricks starting in 1370, and the wall more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 86-0354-5888406 openingHours: 8am-5pm beijingtime address: pingyao email: jpz6699@163.com Shuanglin Temple Edit This Shuanglin Temple, originally named Zhongdu Temple, is located in Qiaotou village, six kilometers southwest of the city. In the northern Song Dynasty, in order to memorialize Buddha who attained Nirvana under two trees in a forest, it was changed into ‘Shuanglin, (?) ‘shuang’ meaning ‘two or double’, and (?) ‘lin’ meaning ‘forest.’ It was rebuilt in 571. Repaired several times, the existing buildings were constructed in the Ming Dynasty. The compound faces south and occupies 15,000 square meters. On the east were the monks’ quarters and scripture more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] address: pingyao Qingxu Temple Edit This Qingxu Temple on the north side of Dong Da Jie is now the Pingyao Museum. This Taoist temple was a place where eminent people and scholars frequently visited to study and meditate on the Taoist teachings. Qingxu Temple was first built in Tang Dynasty and prospered in the Yuan Dynasty, occupying over 6,000 square meters. The only Taoist Temple open in Pingyao, it‘s now also the only cultural and historical museum. The museum has three parts: Taoist civilization, the history of Pingyao, and valuable cultural relics. type: Churches and Cathedrals World66 rating: [rate it] address: pingyao City God Temple Edit This The City God Temple is located in the south-eastern part of Pingyao and occupies 7,320 squares meters. It was built in the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in 1544, and repaired in the early Qing Dynasty. In 1859 it burned down during a temple fair and was rebuilt in 1864. The current buildings are Qing-style. The City God Temple, unlike most city god temples, includes buildings dedicated to the city god, the god of wealth and the kitchen god. The Pingyao City God Temple is one of the few intact city god temples in China. It is famed for its size and ingenious construction. more.. type: Churches and Cathedrals World66 rating: [rate it] address: pingyao Confucius Temple Edit This The Confucius Temple of Pingyao is a national relics protected unit.The main building, Dacheng Hall ,was repaired in the 3rd year of the reign of Emperor Jindading(1163),240 to 700 years before the ones in Beijing and Nanjing.There are 87 sculptures of Confucius and his disciples at the site, which is the largest number in any temple.It has a fine regular exhi -bition of the history of the ancient Imperial Examination system. The International Photography Mu -seum of Pingyao in the compound has a collection by revolutionary photographers including Sha Fei, Wu Yinxian as well as more.. type: Churches and Cathedrals World66 rating: [rate it] address: pingyao Leilvtai's Old Residence Edit This Lei Lutai (1770-1849) was a business tycoon in Qing Dynasty because he was one of the founders of China’s first draft bank and was a major figure in China’s financial history. The old house lies in No. 11, Shuyuan Street and was built during the end of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century. The compound faces south and consists of four courtyards: the east, the west, the side east and the side west. The compound is a typical one of this city, and provides a window to both the history of banking and to ancient architecture. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] address: pingyao Streets and Alleys Edit This Pingyao Ancient City has four main streets, 8 roads and 72 lanes and alleys. The layout of the streets and lanes are like the eight diagrams on a mythological Chinese tortoise shell. The?-shaped main streets are Dong Da Jie, Xi Da Jie, Nan Da Jie (also called Ming-Qing Street), Chenghuangmiao Jie and Yamen Jie. The most important buildings and elegant residences lined these streets, with many of them remaining today, along with numerous smaller buildings. Some of the courtyards, gates and narrow streets have deep ruts worn in the siltstone paving slabs and more.. type: Streets World66 rating: [rate it] address: pingyao _________History Edit This It says in A Survey of Shanxi Province .Establishmental Evolution, written in the period of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty, that Pingyao County, known in ancient times as the place of Tao, was where Emperor Yao was first enthroned. So the location of Pingyao County today belonged to Tao in the ancient times. It was under the jurisdiction of Bing Prefecture in the time of Yushun in about 2600 BC. After the conquest of the flood by Dayu (an emperor in about 2270 BC ) it belonged to the jurisdiction of Ji .It became a part of Bing Prefecture in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Spring and Autumn Period it belonged to Jin State and in the period of Warring States to Zhao State. In the Qin and Han Dynasties it was under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture. In the period of Three Kingdoms it belonged to the kingdom of Wei and was under the jurisdiction of the prefecture of Xihe. It belonged to the State of Taiyuan in the Western Jin Dynasty. During the period of Taiwu in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Pingtao County ( established in the Han Dynasty and under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan State), which lied in the southwest of today’s Wenshui County, was changed to Pingyao County to avoid the name of the Emperor Tuo Batao and Pingtao City was also changed to Pingyao City along with it. Later on, because of the invasion of another ethnic group, Pingyao County moved from the southwest of today’s Wenshui County into the boundary of Jinling County, then Jinglin County was cancelled and combined with Pingyao County. Thus Pingyao City, as the seat of the county government, was located here. From then on, through the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty to the present time(from 610 AD-nowadays),the name of Pingyao County has remained unchanged. The long history of the ancient city of Pingyao leaves relics of the ancient civilization in many places and numerous ancient buildings which reveal much about the historical time. Upon the pages of history, are recorded many historical facts that show the importance of Pingyao County in the history: Emperor Kanxi of the Qing Dynasty paid a personal visit to Pingyao on his tour to the west; Emperor Guanxv and his queen mother Cixi stayed for a night in the ancient city when they escaped to the west; President Jiang Zeming inspected the ancient city in the first year of the new century. _________Practical Information Edit This Here you can find some useful information for your visit to Pinyao. [Add Practical address] Pingyao Transportation Map Edit This Here's some maps of pingyao for your convenience. type: Tourist information World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 86-0354-5888406 url: www1.ipiao.com.cn address: pingyao email: jpz6699@163.co _________Getting Around Edit This Pingyao is one county-level city on the list of the world cultural heritage list with a lot of attractions in it. You can pedal around it with a local guide. ________Getting There Edit This Transportation in pingyao is easy.You can take a train, a bus to pingyao from Beijing or Xi'an. With the opening of the new expressway it is only a 6 hour drive from Beijing. If you come from the places in the south ,you can take a plane to Taiyuan,the capital of North China's shanxi province and then a bus or a taxi to pingyao. __________Museums Edit This Here are a few museums you can visit in Pinyao. [Add Museum] Tianchengkui Farming Museum Edit This This museum specializes in the collection and display of farming implements. There is a collection of over 300 items on display in seven exhibition rooms. The exhibits present a vivid portrayal of the development of farming techniques and productivity and their effect on the social economy during different periods of time. World66 rating: [rate it] |