Pingyao Ancient City 2 Days 1 Night | Detailed Guide

Recently, I took a spontaneous trip with a good friend over the weekend, and since we had 2 days and 1 night for the weekend, we went to Pingyao Ancient City 🏮 About Pingyao Ancient City This place has preserved the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties It is also the most intact ancient city in the Han region Founded during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou It has a history of more than 2800 years 🏮 About Fun Scenic area pass: 100 yuan/person, valid for 3️⃣ days Includes a total of 22 attractions (museums), among which the must-visit ones are: 1️⃣ Ancient City Wall | 🌟 One of the best-preserved city walls in China 2️⃣ Rishengchang Piaohao | The earliest bank in China 3️⃣ Pingyao County Government Office | 🌟 One of the four great ancient county government offices in China, and also the largest in the country 4️⃣ Xietongqing Money Exchange | Take a look at the underground vaults of the past 💰 5️⃣ Tongxinggong Armed Escort Agency 6️⃣ Confucian Temple | The oldest existing Confucian temple at all levels 7️⃣ Qiao Family Courtyard | 🌟 A great place for niche photography, the director's office is the father-in-law of Qiao Zhiyong of Qiao Family Courtyard, and from the viewing platform, you can overlook the entire Pingyao Ancient City 8️⃣ Once Upon a Time in Pingyao | 🌟 A work by director Wang Chaoge, this is a must-see! Not watching is basically a wasted trip! The first show: 14:00~15:30 The second show: 19:00~20:30 9️⃣ 3D Light Show | Performed at 8 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at the Yingxun Gate 🏮 About Food: 1️⃣ Must-try Shanxi cuisine: Tian Yuan Kui & Hong Wu Ji Both are super 🔥 popular restaurants in the ancient city, located directly opposite each other, with an average cost of less than 100 per person. I personally prefer Tian Yuan Kui, which offers more choices of dishes and the service adds points, with seats by the window available. 👏 Signature dishes include: Long Dragon Eggplant, Beef Kaolao, Pingyao Beef, Yellow Rice Cake, Fried Bowl Bald, Oil Tea... 2️⃣ Mr. Liang's Yogurt 🥛 The signature is sea buckthorn yogurt (nice texture, not available outside) Old Vinegar Yogurt (looks like dark cuisine, didn't dare to try) 🏮 About Accommodation This time we stayed at the Jin Merchant Courtyard inside the scenic area Mainly for convenience within the scenic area It's a century-old cultural heritage house, with a sense of historical and cultural accumulation For those not used to sleeping on a kang, we stayed in a normal bed 🏮 About Transportation 🚗 Self-driving: Park at the parking lot next to the small south gate of the ancient city, walk into the scenic area, and do not drive into the ancient city 🚄 High-speed train: Pingyao Ancient City Station, a taxi costs about 20 yuan to get there; most inns within the scenic area can also arrange pick-up 🚂 Train: Pingyao Station, enter from the west gate, about a 10min walk to reach 🏮 About Specialties 1️⃣ Guanyun Pingyao Beef 2️⃣ Yonglonghao's lacquerware crafts 3️⃣ Vinegar shops with various flavors of Shanxi old vinegar, vinegar cakes 4️⃣ Cultural and creative shop's small refrigerator magnets