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What to do and see in Pingyao

Visit to the Ancient City of Pingyao:

Pingyao, China

Brief description: UNESCO declared this small walled city a World Heritage Site in 1997. When you're walking its streets, it seems like you've wandered onto a movie set. Though tourism is sharply on the rise, it hasn't lost its charm and is worth visiting if only to get an idea of what life in ancient China was like. Inside the walled city are numerous museum-houses ...

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Sightseeing in Pingyao:

Pingyao, China

Actually, you really only need one day for visiting Pingyao, but since it's a 12-hour train ride to Xi'an, it's better to make this journey at night. You will have already slept on the train from Datong to Pingyao, and two nights back to back on the train would be exhausting. So we recommend spending the night in Pingyao. In any event, you can always combine the two ...

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