What to do and see in Pingyao County, Shanxi: The Best Sights & Landmarks

December 30, 2021 Deane Carmody

Pingyao County is a county in Jinzhong Prefecture in central Shanxi Province, China. Pingyao, its eponymous seat of government, is a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, preserving a great deal of architecture from the Ming & Qing dynasties. As of 2010, it had 502,712 residents.
Restaurants in Pingyao County

1. Zhenguo Temple

Hedong Village, 15 km NE of Pingyao, Pingyao County China
Excellent
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Zhenguo Temple

2. No. Baichuan Pass site

No.109 South Main Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
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4.5 based on 5 reviews

No. Baichuan Pass site

3. Ping Yao Temple of the City God

Chenghuang Temple Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
Excellent
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4.5 based on 87 reviews

Ping Yao Temple of the City God

Reviewed By JoelK382 - Vancouver, Canada

This city temple has been beautifully restored. The temple itself is quite impressive but compact. The grounds are well kept and beautiful.

4. City Wall of Pingyao

Within Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China
Excellent
45%
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4.5 based on 393 reviews

City Wall of Pingyao

Reviewed By JoelK382 - Vancouver, Canada

The city walls offer a perfect perch to look out onto the ancient city and the area surrounding the wall. There are also many interesting sculptures, military embattlements and equipment, etc.

5. Pingyao Old Town Jixiang Temple

Road North West Section of Huayuan Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
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4.5 based on 10 reviews

Pingyao Old Town Jixiang Temple

6. Ming and Qing Dynasties Street

Ming and Qing Dynasties Street,South Main Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
Excellent
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4.5 based on 45 reviews

Ming and Qing Dynasties Street

7. Ancient City of Pingyao

In Pingyao County, Pingyao County 031100 China +86 354 569 0000 http://www.shanxipingyao.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 1,367 reviews

Ancient City of Pingyao

Reviewed By 413annp

Beautiful temples and walls to walk around, this was one of our favourite stops on our tour of China. If you are staying at a hotel in the old walled city, you travel by golf buggy at speed, down narrow alley ways, as no cars are allowed inside the walls. In the height of summer, I think it would be incredibly crowded as this is a well known historic city, and out of season is more manageable. We then travelled from the High Speed station in Pingyao to Xian, so you could do this as a day trip from Xian. The train journey is around 2 hours.

8. Qiao's Family Compound (Qiao Jia Dayuan)

Qiaojiabao Village, Dongguan Town, Pingyao County 030901 China +86 354 532 1045 [email protected]
Excellent
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4.0 based on 258 reviews

Qiao's Family Compound (Qiao Jia Dayuan)

Reviewed By KodoDrummer - Yekaterinburg, Russia

This 9,000 square metre, private residential compound was constructed in the last half of the 18th century. It has 313 room and 25 courtyards of varying sizes. The courtyards include a grand courtyard, five other large, and 19 smaller ones. Its most famous resident was Qiao Zhiyong (1818 to 1907), a famous Chinese financier of the 19th century. The Qing dynasty architecture, wooden carvings, brick and stone carvings, and many other features are spectacular. The compound is sometimes used in movie sets. The movie “Raise the Red Lantern” was filmed here. The property is now used as a folk culture museum of Qixian County

9. Shuanglin Temple

Qiaotou Village, Zhongdu Country, Pingyao County 031100 China http://carollin.tw/shuanglin-temple
Excellent
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4.0 based on 117 reviews

Shuanglin Temple

10. North First Escort

No.24 East Main Street, Pingyao County 031100 China
Excellent
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4.0 based on 21 reviews

North First Escort

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