Pingyao Ancient City

**Pingyao Ancient City Evaluation** Pingyao Ancient City is located in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. It is one of the four most well-preserved ancient cities in China and has a history of more than 2,700 years. In 1997, it was listed as a World Cultural Heritage and became a living fossil of ancient Chinese urban planning and architecture. The ancient city has attracted countless tourists with its profound historical and cultural heritage and unique architectural style. **Advantages:** 1. **Profound historical and cultural heritage**: Pingyao Ancient City was built in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was the national financial center during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and was known as the "Ancient Wall Street of China". The relics of the ticket houses, escort agencies, and government offices in the ancient city vividly demonstrate the prosperity of ancient commerce and finance. 2. **Well-preserved buildings**: The circumference of the ancient city wall is about 6 kilometers, which is the most complete county-level city wall in China. The streets in the city are crisscrossed, and the residential houses, shops, temples, etc. in the Ming and Qing Dynasties have a unified architectural style, with blue bricks and gray tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, full of ancient charm. 3. **Rich cultural experience**: Visitors can visit Rishengchang Bank (China's first bank), Pingyao County Government, Confucian Temple and other attractions to experience the charm of ancient commerce, government offices and culture. In addition, there are traditional handicraft shops, folk performances and intangible cultural heritage displays in the ancient city, which adds to the fun. 4. **Food and accommodation experience**: Pingyao beef, bowl tray, kaoluoluo and other local delicacies are mouth-watering, and the characteristic inns in the ancient city (such as the homestay transformed from the courtyard) allow tourists to immerse themselves in the quaint atmosphere.