How to travel from Zhengzhou to Pingyao Ancient City?

Transportation:

The nearest airport to Pingyao is in Taiyuan. It takes about 2 hours to drive from Pingyao to the long-distance bus station on Yingze Street in Taiyuan. Pingyao Railway Station is in the northwest of the county. In Pingyao County, the Tongpu Railway runs from north to south, reaching Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang and other places in the north, and Linfen, Yuncheng and other places in the south. There are direct trains from Beijing, Taiyuan and Xi'an to Pingyao. Pingyao City also has more than 40 battery cars for sightseeing, which are safe and pollution-free and meet the city's environmental protection requirements.

Accommodation:

In Pingyao City, it is best to stay in those antique inns: a square courtyard with a small patio in the middle, wooden lintels and floors... … Only by living in a place like this can you better appreciate the charm of the ancient city.

Pingyao Yunjincheng Folk Hotel

Address: No. 56 West Street, Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Cuichenghai Inn

Address: Pingyao Ancient City South No. 178 Main Street

Pingyao Tianyuankui Inn

Address: No. 73, South Street, Pingyao Ancient City

Catering:

Pingyao’s catering is mainly pasta Mainly, it is said that there are more than 300 kinds of pasta in Shanxi! But for most people it's just a difference in shape. Like most places in Shanxi, Pingyao often eats millet porridge, steamed buns, and sesame cakes in the morning and evening; at noon, there are various kinds of noodles, such as braised noodles, fried noodles with soybean paste, fried fish, etc. The noodle dishes are complete and delicious. .

Pingyao beef: Pingyao’s famous specialty, a specially processed sauced beef, is available in almost every restaurant in Pingyao and can also be purchased at roadside stalls. The taste and color of Pingyao beef are very light, and the texture is tender and smooth, but to be picky, it seems to lack the real flavor of beef. If you want to buy some to take home, you can choose vacuum-packed ones, with Guanyun brand being the best quality.

Wantuo: A kind of pasta that looks like dumpling skin, made of oatmeal noodles, dipped in chili seasoning, and has a rich flavor.

Dried tofu: Pingyao dried tofu is very delicious, you might as well try it

Pingyao Wantuo: a traditional snack in Pingyao County, which is also a good drink with wine and has strong local characteristics. Wan Tuo was created by Master Dong Xuan, a famous chef in Nanbao, Pingyao County, in the early years of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of 100 years.

Cao’s Smoked Elbow: A traditional delicacy as famous as Pingyao beef. It was once elected to the court in the Qing Dynasty and was praised by the cunning Empress Dowager Cixi.

Pingyao: In Pingyao, the "hometown of Changbai medicine", there are naturally many ways to eat long yam, such as stir-frying, deep-frying, steaming, boiling, etc., but the yam with honey juice and medicinal diet is the most unique. feature.

Recommended location:

Ming and Qing Dynasty Street: There are various restaurant signs on both sides, and the styles of snacks are shown in photos, which makes it clear at a glance. Bowls of Tuozi, Changshengyuan rice wine dishes, Pingyao beef, etc. can all be tasted here.

Notes:

1. When eating breakfast here, you must ask the price in advance, otherwise you will definitely get ripped off. Although it won’t cost more than a few dollars, it will ruin your interest.

2. In Pingyao, we usually eat pasta. If you really want to eat rice, restaurants may not have it. Even if it does, the price is astonishingly high.

3. The drinking water in Pingyao tastes slightly salty and makes you feel slightly uncomfortable when drinking it. It is recommended to purchase purified water instead.

Shopping: Pingyao lacquerware, hand-embroidered shoes, paper-cuts, long yam, Liuhetai pillows.

Surrounding tours: Shuanglin Temple, Qiao Family Courtyard, Mianshan

Pingyao Ancient City 1-day tour route recommendation

Pingyao Ancient City Wall - a street of Ming and Qing Dynasties ― Rishengchang Ticket Office ― Ancient County Government ― Ancient Market Building ― Ancient Residential Houses ― Shuanglin Temple

The ancient city is not very big, and even measuring its size on foot only takes half a day, but self-guided tour enthusiasts usually choose Stay one night in the ancient city. After visiting the already crowded scenic spots, look at the old city walls and old houses with red lanterns lit up as the sun sets, and listen to the barking of dogs of ordinary residents in the alleys, and everything will fall into silence and sleep. Get up in the morning and flock to the breakfast stall with the locals to eat a steamed bun and a bowl of millet porridge. After walking out of the city gate and looking back at this dusty ancient city, the memories have grown old for another day.

Mianshan Pingyao Imperial City Prime Minister’s Mansion 4-Day Tour

D1: Take a luxury coach to Mianshan in the morning, enjoy the pastoral scenery along the way, have dinner after arriving in Mianshan, and watch the magic of Mianshan Cliff lights illustration night view. Accommodation: Mianshan Cliff Hotel.

D2: After breakfast, visit the Mianshan Scenic Area, the Daluo Palace built on the cliff, and the Special Treasure Museum; walk on the Qingyun Mountains and climb the Millennium Sky Bridge: visit Yunfeng Temple, feel "a line of green mountains, a ten-mile scroll", and experience the cliffs The spectacular sight of the plank road flying in the sky; enjoy the beautiful scenery of Qixian Valley. At the end of the tour, we headed to Pingyao. After dinner, enjoy "A Handful of Wild Dates" with a strong Shanxi style directed by the famous director Zhang Jinggang. Accommodation: Pingyao Folk House

D3: After breakfast, visit the ancient city of Pingyao: the ancient county government office in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the originator of China's modern banking industry - Rishengchang Bank, and a street in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Visit the Qiao Family Courtyard, a famous movie shooting location, experience the rich Shanxi merchant culture and buy Shanxi specialties. Go to the national 4A scenic spot and overlook the imperial city. Accommodation: Xiangfu Hotel

D4: In the morning, visit the Prime Minister's Mansion in the Imperial City, watch the grand scene performance of Kang Xi's voyage to the south of the Yangtze River, and return.

The Shanxi Merchant Folk Culture Tourism Area includes key scenic spots in six counties, districts and cities including Yuci, Taigu, Qixian, Pingyao, Jiexiu and Lingshi. During the Spring Festival, there will be a series of folk art activities with rich characteristics. , such as raising the pavilion, carrying a stick, lighting a fire, setting up a fire, twisting a living dragon, hanging auspicious lanterns, small flower plays, eight music performances, etc.

Speaking of the folk culture of Shanxi merchants, we must mention Mianshan, which is known as the "Little Jiuzhaigou Valley in the North". Mianshan is located in the southwest of Zhongzhongxiu City in Shanxi Province, echoing the ancient city of Pingyao and the Qiao Family Courtyard. Mianshan, also known as Jie Mountain, was the place where Jie Zitui, a native of Jin Dynasty, lived in seclusion during the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, he did not want to see Duke Wen of Jin, so he was burned to death in Jieshan. Later generations admired his backbone and persistence and commemorated him with the "Cold Food Festival". Touring Jieshan during the Qingming Festival was also one of the grandest activities.

Another grand event is the "Mianshan Cultural Temple Fair" held every Spring Festival. Burning joss sticks, beating head drums, banging head bells, worshiping gods in the New Year, hanging auspicious bells, hanging auspicious lanterns, the King of Qin breaking the formation with music and dance, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty performing at Mianshan... Colorful buildings were put up in the streets and alleys, every household hung lanterns and guessed lantern riddles , various folk social fire programs compete with each other. During the day, there are crowds of people, and at night, the lights are brilliant, pushing the Shehuo Festival to its climax

Tips

Mianshan Scenic Area is located 18 kilometers southwest of Zhongxiu City in Jinshan, Shanxi Province, and 4 kilometers away from the Wang Family Courtyard , 50 kilometers away from Pingyao Ancient City and 80 kilometers away from Qiao Family Courtyard.

The entire highway from Beijing to Mianshan is 660 kilometers long (Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway - Dayun Expressway - Jiexiu Expressway) and takes 7 hours by car