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Pingyao Ancient City Travel Maps

Pingyao City, 94km southwest of Taiyuan, is linked firmly to a certain prosperous time in Chinese history, and played an important role in the economic development of Shanxi during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Unlike those cities or counties south of the Yangtze River, Pingyao was not endowed with charming natural scenery but with a group of accomplished businessmen, and was the birthplace of the Jin Businessmen. To a certain degree, Pingyao was to China during the eighteenth century what Wall Street is to the US, which not only helped promote the economic development of Shanxi, but also left us with a magnificent old city and a series of grand residences, including City Wall, Qiao's Compound, Wang's Compound, Rishengchang Exchange Shop, Ming-Qing Street, etc.

Pingyao Ancient City Maps