Pingyao in One Day: Including City Highlights and Shuanglin Temple Private Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Your tour guide will pick you up in your hotels lobby, then start your walking tour of the Ancient City of Pingyao. Follow your tour guide to explore the city highlights. Founded during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 – 771 BC) and rebuilt in 1370, the Pingyao old city is listed as the UNESCO site. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of old times lifestyle and appreciate the charms of old China. Feel free to discuss with your tour guide on where you want to go in the old city.

   2 hAdmission included

2. Typically you will start from the Pingyao Old City Wall. The City Wall of Pingyao is one of the well-preserved walls in China. In 1997, the City Wall along with the Ancient Town was listed as one of the World Cultural Heritage. Follow your tour guide to stroll around the area.

   30 minAdmission included

3. Next, discover the shops and restaurants along the Ancient Ming-Qing Street, feel the atmosphere of the flourishing businesses and admire the Ming and Qing style architecture. Here is the best place to shop for your souvenirs.

   30 minAdmission included

4. Continue to explore one of the best preserved temples in China- Tempe of the City God. Admire its wonderful woodcarvings, stone sculptures, painted sculptures and mural paintings which reflect excellent craftsmanship at that time.

   30 minAdmission included

5. Afterwards, heading to Pingyao Confucian Temple. Founded as early as in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 908 AD), Pingyao Confucian Temple is one of the oldest and currently the best-preserved of its kind in China. Stroll around the courtyards and halls with your guide, get to know Confucius (551 - 478 BC), who is a famous philosopher, educator and the founder of the Confucian school.

   30 minAdmission included

6. Next, visit the museum of the first bank of China, get to know its history and stories behind

   20 minAdmission included

7. Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then spend time to explore the UNESCO site of Shuanglin Temple. Shuanglin Temple is reputed to be the 'ancient painted sculptures museum'. It houses more than 2,000 colorful sculptures reflecting the exquisite skills of the artisans of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Stroll around the halls and courtyards with your tour guide, admire the 1,400 years paintings and sculptures. Get to know the history, stories behind and learn the history about the Buddhism in China. Feel free to ask your tour guide if you have any questions. After the tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Pingyao.

   2 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Pingyao

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 28 experiences we list in Pingyao.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Pingyao

Pingyao is a walled Ming-dynasty town in Shanxi province, with fourteenth-century ramparts and courtyard-house lanes preserved as a World Heritage site.

The city wall, about six kilometres round and dating from 1370, encloses a grid of grey-brick lanes, courtyard houses and shops with carved wooden doors, and visitors can walk along the top of the ramparts. In the nineteenth century Pingyao was a financial centre, and the first Chinese draft banks opened here. Rishengchang, the best known, can be seen in its original courtyard.

Top-ranked sights in Pingyao: Ancient City of Pingyao, Pingyao Ancient City Wall, Shuanglin Temple.

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