2-Day Private Pingyao Ancient Town Tour
Visit highlights of Pingyao including City Wall of Pingyao, traditional Ming-Qing Street,Temple of City God, Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop,Shuanglin Monastery,Wang Family's Compound and Zhangbi Ancient Fortress with this 2 days private tour from Pingyao.
You will be picked up and dropped off at the Pingyao hotel/train station.
ItineraryDay 1: City Wall of Pingyao,traditional Ming,Qing Stree Temple of City God,Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop. O/N Pingyao.Stop At: Pingyao County, Pingyao County, Shanxi
Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel at around 09:00 in the morning or Pingyao train station. You will be escorted to the well-known City Wall of Pingyao in around 15 minutes ride.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: City Wall of Pingyao, Within Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China
Your Pingyao ancient town tour will begin with a visit to the City Wall of Pingyao, which has been well preserved. As a whole, the rectangular wall resembles a tortoise, which was considered as a symbol of longevity traditionally. Ascending the wall, you could overlook the ancient city of Pingyao.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ming and Qing Dynasties Street,South Main Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
Then, get down from the wall and have a stroll on the traditional Ming-Qing Street. On both sides of this not very wide street, there are many buildings in ancient Chinese architecture style, which used to be firms, exchange shops and different kinds of shops like teashop, cloth shop and salt shop. Nowadays, some of them have been turned to hotels, restaurants or shops selling souvenirs while some have been preserved as attraction sites and museums.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ping Yao Temple of the City God, Chenghuang Temple Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
Your next stop is the Temple of City God, one of the best-preserved Temples of City God in China. Its distinctive feature lies in the combination of the Temple of the God of Wealth and the Temple of the Kitchen God, which are separately situated to its right and left.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rishengchang Former Bank, Dapu Village, Pingyao County 031100 China
After lunch, you will proceed to Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop and Tong Xing Gong. Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop is the first money exchange shop in China as well as the founder of Chinese modern banks, which has played an important role in Chinese financial business for about one century. Tong Xing Gong was an establishment which provided private escort service for the exchange shops to guard their safety during transportation.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pingyao County, Pingyao County, Shanxi
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 17 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Shuanglin Monastery, Wang Family's Compound, Zhangbi Ancient Fortress. The tour end.Stop At: Ancient City of Pingyao, In Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China
Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your Pingyao hotel at around 09:00 in the morning. You will be escorted to the well-known Wang Family's Compound in around 1.5 hours' ride.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Wang's Family Compound (Wang Jia Dayuan), Jingsheng Town, Lingshi County 031308 China
It is a large and magnificent architectural complex originally built around 250 years ago and Located in Lingshi County in Shanxi Province, the Wang Family's Compound is 35 kilometers (22 miles) away from Pingyao Ancient City. This luxurious residence was originally built during 1762-1811 by the descendants of the Wang Family. What makes this compound so impressive are the sheer size and gorgeous ornamental structures. It is like a mini walled city with more than 200 courtyards, each of them has its own distinctive features. The intricately carved wood doors, window casings, stairways, stone carvings, etc. could be found everywhere in the courtyards.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Zhangbi Ancient Castle, Zhangbi Village, Longfeng Country, Jiexiu 032000 China
In the afternoon, the tour continues to Zhangbi Ancient Fortress where you will go through the maze-like underground tunnels.
Different from the compounds and ancient city, Zhangbi Ancient Fortress is an exception of Shanxi merchants' culture. To resist the invasion of enemies, Chinese ancestors made full use of its geographic advantages and built a 10,000-meter long underground military tunnels with three floors in the village. Zhangbi Ancient Fortress is a complex of historical relics, tombs, residences and tunnels, in which the labyrinth-like underground tunnels are the most interesting.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Shuanglin Temple, Qiaotou Village, Zhongdu Country, Pingyao County 031100 China
After lunch, drive you back. On the way, you will pay a visit to Shuanglin Temple, which is different from many other temples for it still maintains its very old character.
Shuanglin Temple is a peaceful, quiet and beautiful old temple. It is one of the three treasures of Pingyao, having been included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1997. Praised as the 'ancient painted sculptures museum', this temple houses as many as 2056 colorful sculptures of Chinese Buddhism reflecting the exquisite skills of the artisans of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The sculpture of One-thousand Hand Kwan-yin is definitely the most mesmerizing.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Pingyao County, Pingyao County, Shanxi
At the end, drive you back to your hotel or see you off at Pingyao Railway Station.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Infant seats available"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Stroller accessible"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Wheelchair accessible"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Start Time:
08:30 AM
Duration: 2 Days
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
we pick up from Pingyao hotel in the city central
Cancellations and refunds:
If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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