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Ancient City of Pingyao
Ollie #1 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4.5 of 5 stars 455 reviews
Attraction type  Historic Sites
City Wall of Pingyao
Ollie #2 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4.5 of 5 stars 50 reviews

The legend has it that the Pingyao Ancient City Wall was originally constructed 2700 years ago. In the 3 rd year (1370) of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the original city of Pingyao... more »

Attraction type  Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Qiao's Family Compound (Qiao Jia Dayuan)
Ollie #3 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 118 reviews

     Shanxi Province was famous in the Qing Dynasty for its trading companies and remittance houses, and a number of the merchants who profited from these trades built large... more »

Attraction type  Architectural Buildings; Historic Sites
Pingyao County Government Museum
Ollie #4 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4.5 of 5 stars 11 reviews
Attraction type  History Museums
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Pingyao Ancient Government Office
Ollie #5 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 35 reviews
Attraction type  Ancient Ruins; Architectural Buildings
Distance  2.4 km from city centre
Ping Yao Temple of the City God
Ollie #6 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 20 reviews

PINGYAO CITY GOD TEMPLE  - BRIEF INTRODUCTION The 7,300-sq.-metre City God Temple of Pingyao, one of the few Taoist architectural historic remains in China , is famed for its... more »

Attraction type  Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Pingyao Ancient City Wall
Ollie #7 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 33 reviews
Attraction type  Ancient Ruins
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Pingyao Confucian Temple
Ollie #8 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 16 reviews
Attraction type  Landmarks/ Points of Interest; Architectural Buildings
Distance  2.4 km from city centre
Shuanglin Temple
Ollie #9 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 16 reviews

Shuanglin Temple, originally named Zhongdu Temple because of the nearby capital city of Emperor Wen as a king in the Western Han Dynasty (206BC - 8AD) is located in Qiaotou... more »

Attraction type  Religious Sites
China Escort Agency
Ollie #10 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4.5 of 5 stars 3 reviews

The China Armed Escort Company Museum, at No. 61 Nan Dajie, is based on the original site of the security firm in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It features the development history... more »

Attraction type  Landmarks/ Points of Interest; Architectural Buildings
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Museum of Chinese "Weishengchang"Ancient Bank
Ollie #11 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4.5 of 5 stars 3 reviews
Attraction type  Speciality Museums
Distance  1.9 km from city centre
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Furniture Museum of the Shaanxi Rich
Ollie #12 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
5 of 5 stars 1 review
Attraction type  History Museums
Distance  1.6 km from city centre
Rishengchang Former Bank
Ollie #13 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 3 reviews
Attraction type  Historic Sites
Pingyao Lacquer Art Museums
Ollie #14 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 2 reviews
Attraction type  Art Museums
Xietongqing Unincorporated Bank Museum
Ollie #15 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 2 reviews
Attraction type  Museums
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce Museum
Ollie #16 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 1 review
Attraction type  Museums
Distance  2.0 km from city centre
Jinzhong Erlang Temple
Ollie #17 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
4 of 5 stars 1 review
Attraction type  Architectural Buildings; Religious Sites
Zhenguo Temple
Ollie #18 of 38 attractions in Pingyao County
3.5 of 5 stars 2 reviews

     Part of the same UNESCO World Heritage Site as the Ancient City of Pingyao and Shuanglin Temple , Zhenguo Temple is a 1000-year old Buddhist Temple located just 12 km... more »

Attraction type  Religious Sites
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Rishengchang Exchange Shop

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO RISHENGCHANG DRAFT BANK Xiyucheng Pigment Shop on Xi Dajie, Pingyao Ancient City was established by Li Daquan, a businessman from Xidabu Village near the... more »

Attraction type  Museums
Distance  30.5 km from city centre
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Former Residence of Lei Futai
Attraction type  Historic Sites
Distance  0.7 km from city centre
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