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China Women Travel Service(中国妇女旅行社)
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Introduction
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Surrounded by the turtle-like ancient City Wall, Pingyao Old City is like a huge historical museum.
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Surrounded by the turtle-like ancient City Wall, Pingyao Old City is like a huge historical museum. Every street or building here has numerous stories to tell about the past one-thousand years. In the center of the Old City, there is a Rishengchang Exchange Shop nearly 200 years old, which is the first `bank` in Chinese history. It tells of the prosperity of the Jin Businessmen in Chinese history. The well-preserved County Government Office on Zhengfu Street (also Yamen Street) shows a complete picture of the solemn law court and prison of the Qing Dynasty while in Chenghuangmiao Street, the Temple of the City God and the Confucius Temple reveals a glimpse of local folk life. Along Ancient Ming-Qing Street, old buildings in antique architecture styles may bring you back to the old China of that time.
What`s more, most of the famous residences in Shanxi are clustered around Pingyao. About 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) to the north of Pingyao lies the famous Qiao`s Compound which boasts a unique layout and various delicate carvings. Another one is the Wang`s Compound which is about 35 kilometers (22 miles) to the southeast of Pingyao. It is regarded as a Chinese architectural museum for its abundant artistic architectural elements such as the various elaborate sculptures. Other compounds in Pingyao are the Cao`s Compound very popular due to its unique appearance and charming styles, the Chang`s Compound , the largest one in scale and the Qu`s Compound having a history dating back over 300 years.
Day 1 ：After breakfast at hotel, meet with guide, and start day tour with scenic spots as following:
● The First finance house(Risheng Chang);
● local residence (Riches man`s family courtyard)
● the City wall
● the bigges bank( Xietongqing) in Pingyao
● Pingyao Ancient Government Building
● Pingyao City God Temple.
● Confucius Temple.
Day 2 ：After breakfast at hotel, meet with guide, and start day tour with scenic spots as following:
● Wang family Courtyard
● the Caves for living
●Shuanglin temple
Day 3 ：After breakfast at hotel, meet with guide, and start day tour with scenic spots as following:
●the Jinci Temple
●the Qiao Family Courtyard