Pingyao
Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a walled city in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. It is the only walled city seat in China to survive with both its historic street plan and its original building fabric substantially intact. Wikipedia
Population 50,000 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
- January: 9 h 52 of daylight
- February: 10 h 49 of daylight
- March: 11 h 54 of daylight
- April: 13 h 08 of daylight
- May: 14 h 09 of daylight
- June: 14 h 42 of daylight
- July: 14 h 29 of daylight
- August: 13 h 37 of daylight
- September: 12 h 28 of daylight
- October: 11 h 17 of daylight
- November: 10 h 12 of daylight
- December: 9 h 37 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Former Residence of Lei Lütai Museum · 120 m
- Shi Lou Museum · 580 m
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- Former Site of Rishengchang Museum · 620 m
- Pingyao County Government Museum Museum · 270 m
- China's rare newspaper Museum Museum · 350 m
- YingXunMen Attraction · 360 m
- Baichuantong Shanxi Merchants Furniture Museum Museum · 380 m
- Tongxinggong Escort Museum Museum · 390 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.