Pingyao CultureThe Treasure House of Cultural HeritagesKnown as “small Beijing,” Pingyao is famous for its well-preserved architecture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and it's rich in Chinese culture.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as a large number of merchants gathered there and the local peo...

The climate of Pingyao is temperate. It’s cold in winter, often having northwestern winds with little snow and severe fog. In the spring, the temperature varies greatly between day and night, with a little rain and some winds. Summertime is often hot, humid and rainy. Autumn days have falling temper...

Pingyao FactIntroductionPingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a settlement in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. Administratively, it comprises the town of Gutao in Pingyao Count...

Although Pingyao is a small county, it has a convenient railway and long-distance transportation network due to its short distance with Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province. The Tong-Pu Railway run through the whole county of Pingyao, plus the convenient public road network, the ancient city of P...