This is an amazing town that is definitely worth a stop if you're heading from Xian to Beijing. The entire Ming city is now preserved as a UNESCO heritage site. A single ticket (I think it was 200RMB) gets you into all 40 attractions which include museums, temples, and homes.
The only big drawback is that Pingyao is in the middle of coal ...
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Classical China At the most confident
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Ping Yao has the kind of old world charm and confidence with the outstanding architecture that is never overdone and flashy, but oozing with quiet wisdom and pure charm. However, Ping Yao terribly lacks the modern facilites but all and all, BEAUTIFUL......c'est absolument magnifique, la chine
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