3 Days Pingyao Discovery Tour, Shanxi Tours

Tour Overview

Pingyao is one of the only two ancient cities in China that has successfully declared its entire ancient city as a world cultural heritage, and is known as one of the “four best-preserved ancient cities”. Take this 3 Days Pingyao Discovery Tour to explore the best highlight attractions including Pingyao Ancient City, Shuanglin Monastery, Zhangbi Ancient Castle, Wang’s Family Compound. Our driver and guide will wait for you at the Taiyuan airport/train station by holding a welcome sign with your name on it and transfer to Pingyao Ancient City. Arriving in Pingyao Ancient City we will check in local hotel. The rest day is at your disposal.

Highlights of this tour:

*Ramble in Pingyao Ancient Town. Measure the history with your eyes, and see the daylight fade until the lanterns light up.
*Learn the Buddhist culture in Shuanglin Monastery.
*Discover the cultural relics and historic sites in Zhangbi Ancient Castle.
*Feel the traditional Chinese culture in Wang’s Family Compound.

Day-by-day Itinerary

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Day 1: Pingyao Arrival

Our driver and guide will wait for you at the Taiyuan airport / train station by holding a welcome sign with your name on it and transfer to Pingyao Ancient City. Arriving in Pingyao Ancient City we will check in local hotel. The rest day is at your disposal.
Day 2: Pingyao
Pingyao City Wall, Rishengchang Former Bank, Ming Qing Street, City God Temple, Shuanglin Monastery (Breakfast+Lunch)

AM: Today we will do a full day tour in 2700 years old Pingyao ancient City. The first stop will be Pingyao City Wall. On the wall top you will have a bird’s eye view of the whole Pingyao City. Next we will move to the Rishengchang Former Bank where you will witness the rudiment of Chinese styled bank in ancient China.

Noon: Lunch in local restaurant.

PM: In the afternoon we will take a walk in the Street remains the looking of the Ming and the Qing Dynasty which is called Ming Qing Street to feel the trading method of the Ming and the Qing Dynasty. Afterwards we will visit the Pingyao City God Temple. In the temple we will appreciat wonderful wood carvings, paintings and sculptures. Today’s tour will end at Shuanglin Monastery, a Buddhist temple with more than 1000 year’s history. The highlights in the monastery are Chinese scholar treed planted in the Tang Dynasty, tablets carved in the Song Dynasty, Bell cast in the Ming Dynasty, and colorful sculptures and ancient buildings survived from feudal dynasties. At last we will go back to hotel.

Accommodation: Pingyao

Pingyao City Wall
Day 3: Pingyao Departure
Zhangbi Ancient Castle, Wang’s Family Compound (Breakfast+Lunch)

AM: After hotel breakfast we will drive for about 1 hours to visit Zhangbi Ancient Castle which was built in the past warring years about 1380 years ago to protect local natives from war and robber. In the castle lots of interlaced underground tunnels were dibbled. You will be surprised by the architecture and engineering in ancient time.

Later we will move to visit Wang’s Family Compound, the residence of Family Wang, the successful business family in the Ming and the Qing Dynasty. The whole family compound covers an area of 250000 m² and enjoys the fame of Forbidden City of folk residence.

Noon: Lunch in local restaurant.

PM: At last transfer to Taiyuan airport/train station for departing.

Wang Family Courtyard