Pingyao Ancient City Travel Guide

Pingyao Ancient City is located in the central part of Shanxi Province. It retains the basic style of the county town during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and can be called the most complete ancient city in the Han area of ??China. Beijing-Shanxi is a classic self-driving route with easy walking and many scenic spots along the way. It will pass by Jinci Temple, Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda and Yungang Grottoes. This self-driving route lasts for 3 days, and the per capita consumption is 500 to 800 yuan.

Pingyao South Gate says that Pingyao City is a turtle, which is equivalent to the ancient city of Pingyao.

It is nearly 700 kilometers from Beijing to Pingyao. The scale of Pingyao City was completely built in accordance with the hierarchical concept of "ritual system" in ancient Chinese cities, and it is a representative of mainland China's Han culture. From some numbers about this city, we can see the good intentions of the ancients when building this city: the 3,000 battlements on the city wall represent the 3,000 disciples of Confucius, and the 72 watchtowers represent the 72 sages. Walking on the street, in addition to the handicrafts sold in tourist attractions across the country, Pingyao's locally produced lacquerware, lampshade beef, and bowl holders are all worth stopping at. Their earliest history can be traced back to the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, and even bowl holders made Cixi happy with them.

Must-dos in Pingyao Ancient City:

1. Rishengchang ticket number. It is located in the prosperous area of ??Pingyao Ancient City West Street, the "No. 1 Financial Street in Daqing".

2. Pingyao Ancient City Wall: It has just besieged Pingyao County for a week.

3. Pingyao County: the center of Pingyao Ancient City.

4. North China No. 1 Escort Bureau: located at No. 24 East Street, Pingyao County.

Look at the 3-day self-driving route in the city at Cheng Nan’s door:

D1: Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway-Shitai Expressway-Dayun Expressway-Pingyao

D2 :Pingyao-Dayun Expressway-Yingxian-Hunyuan Kongxuan Temple-Datong

D3:Datong-Yungang Grottoes-Datong-Xuanda Expressway-Badaling Expressway-Beijing

Driving route: From Liuliqiao to Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway, go west through Dujiakan Toll Station, and exit the city to Hebei and Shanxi. Follow the road signs to Shijiazhuang, turn onto Shijiazhuang Expressway, pass Niangziguan, enter Shanxi, and start a continuous detour, uphill and downhill. This section of the road is boring and makes people sleepy. In fact, it is only 200 kilometers from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan, but it often takes 3 hours. After paying the fee, it costs 150 yuan to enter Taiyuan. From Taiyuan to Yuci, take National Highway 108 and drive for about an hour to the Qiao Family Courtyard in Dongguan Town, near Qi County. After leaving the Qiao Family Courtyard, Pingyao Ancient City is about 70 kilometers along National Highway 208.

Pingyao Snacks and Food

Wantuo

Pingyao Wantuo is a traditional snack in Pingyao County and the best wine with strong local characteristics. The bowl holder was created by Dong Xuan, a famous chef in Nanbao, Pingyao County, in the early years of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. It's 100 years old.

It tastes delicious without the vegetables.

Beef

Pingyao beef is a delicious food with a long history. Who was the earliest founder? There is no record in history. Pingyao beef now mostly adopts modern processing and packaging technology, and there are many brands, such as "Guanyun" and "Huanchun", all of which are top-grade.

Pear Tree

The southeastern part of Pingyao is a hilly area with an altitude of 800-1000 meters. It has a mild climate, sufficient sunshine, beautiful water and land, and shady green trees. It is one of the "Top Ten Linguo Townships" in Jinzhong. Due to the large temperature difference between day and night, the fruits have better nutrient accumulation. As a specialty of Pingyao Ancient City, bagged pears won the "Silver Award" at the First Provincial Quality Fruit Exhibition in 1996 and the "Quality Product Award" at the International Fruit and Technology Equipment Exhibition. Bagged pears are loved by consumers at home and abroad because of their smooth surface, large and plump, juicy and crisp, rich nutrition and pollution-free.

Yellow wine

Yellow wine is made from glutinous rice and has a rich and mellow taste with a mild alcohol content. It is not only a low-alcohol drink suitable for women, children and the elderly, but also an ideal cooking condiment. According to analysis, rice wine contains 18 kinds of amino acids, 8 of which are indispensable and cannot be synthesized by the human body. The lysine content per liter of rice wine is several times higher than that of wine and beer, which is rare among nutritional wines in the world. So people call it "liquid cake". Medical certificate

This product is a spiced barbecue meat product. It is made from strictly inspected white strip chicken and precious Chinese herbal medicine through pickling, steaming, vacuum packaging, sterilization and other processes. The product is golden in color, perfect in shape, fresh and tender in taste, fragrant and delicious, and contains a large amount of essential amino acids for the human body. It is a high protein and low fat food.

Guan flavor dog meat

Yunwei dog meat is fresh white dog meat that has been strictly quarantined and refined with modern technology. The product is ruddy in color, fine in texture, fresh and refreshing, rich in nutrients and supplemented by a variety of Chinese herbal medicines. Regular consumption can replenish qi and blood, strengthen yin and nourish the kidneys, warm the stomach and dispel cold, make qi and blood abundant, and make the pulse boiling. There is a folk saying that "dog meat is warm, and you can survive the winter without a quilt."

Yam

Also known as yam, it is a perennial twining herbaceous plant. Changyam, a white longyam medicinal product, is a nutritious food. After processing, it becomes a tonic medicine that strengthens the spleen and stomach and replenishes qi. Foreigners grow yam, which is called "Chinese ginseng". Not only that, it can also play a role that ginseng cannot. Ginseng is too hot and should not be taken by young people, but long yam can be taken by the elderly, young people, and children. The delicacies such as yam and yam that are common at banquets are even more unique.

Pingyao Changyam is one of the famous local products along with Pingyao beef and lacquerware. It is famous for its long cultivation history and excellent quality.

Souvenirs: "Beef, lacquerware, and Chinese yam" are also known as the "Three Treasures of Pingyao". Pingyao beef is all Guanyun brand, but there are only five authentic ones in the city, and the others are owned by individuals. When purchasing, be sure to look for the specialty store with the words "Distribution point number 1-5". That is the authentic state-owned Guanyun brand Pingyao beef. There are many stalls selling antiques in Pingyao. Basically all fakes. Don't be fooled. It is recommended not to buy items that cost more than 100 yuan.

Specialties: Jujubes, millet, and mature vinegar are all local specialties. You can buy some to take home.

Accommodation and fee reference

Accommodation:

1. Pingyao Beiguan Hotel standard room is 158 yuan/night.

Comments: The location is good, the decoration is OK, and the price/performance ratio is good.

2. Three-star standard room at Datong Jiahe Business Hotel 190 yuan/night

Catering:

1. Dejuyuan, Mingqing Street, Pingyao Ancient City

Baked noodles, vegetables, fungus, long yam, 40 yuan

2.30 yuan, a small shop on the West Street of Pingyao Ancient City

3. Datong Yonghe Food City

Stir-fried meat, chicken soup and chicken feathers, radish crisps, rice 46 yuan.

A nest of shredded pork, dumplings, sauerkraut and potato ribs, and a portion of rice for 39 yuan.