Do I need to use my ID card to buy student tickets in Pingyao Ancient City in April 2015? Are the checks strict?

To purchase student tickets in Pingyao Ancient City, you need to provide your student ID and no other documents are required. The half-price ticket is 75 yuan.

Pingyao Ancient City is located in Pingyao County in central Shanxi Province. It was built during the period of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty (827 BC to 782 BC). The ancient city of Pingyao is an outstanding example of a Chinese Han city in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the development of Chinese history, it shows people an extraordinary and complete picture of the development of Han culture, society, economy and religion.

Pingyao, Shanxi, is known as one of the "four best-preserved ancient cities" and one of the only two ancient cities in China that has successfully applied for a world cultural heritage as an entire ancient city.

In 2009, Pingyao Ancient City was rated as the most complete existing ancient county town in China by the World Records Association. On July 13, 2015, Pingyao Ancient City became a national 5A tourist attraction.