Pingyao Tours
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Tour Type: Private & Customizable Tour Departure: Everyday Tour Duration: 8 Hours Places to visit: Wang Family Courtyard, Pingyao Ancient Town, Rishengchang Former Bank and Ancient Ming-Qing Street |
Price from: USD /person
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Tour Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel or train station in Pingyao. If taking the high speed train for a round-trip, we recommend you arrive at Pingyao Railway Station before 10am.
Then transfer to Wang Family Courtyard. Wang Family Courtyard in Shanxi is actually not a “courtyard”, it is a cluster of courtyards or castles. The huge Wang family compound used to have five castles, five lanes and five ancestral temples with an area of 250,000 square meters, much larger than the 150,000 square-meter Forbidden City in Beijing and Qiao Family Coutyard.
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After that, visit Pingyao Ancient Town. First visit the Ancient City Wall. This city wall enjoys the longest history compared with the others across China and remains almost intact. The walls measure about 12 meters high, with a perimeter of 6,000 meters. A 4-meter wide, 4-meter deep moat can be found just outside the walls.
Next stop is Rishengchang Former Bank. It was the pioneer of China's national banking sector, once operated the economic lifeline of the Qing dynasty throughout the nineteenth century. Its branches were distributed in more than 30 cities across the country, as well as far to Europe and America, Southeast Asia and other countries, becoming famous to the world known as "Land of Wealth" at the time.
Move to the Ancient Ming-Qing Street. Serving as the central axis, it has been the busiest commercial block of the city for hundreds of years. This 450-yard-long street gathers around 80 antique stores, including exchange shops, pawnshops, security guard companies, and other handicraft workshops.
After tour, transfer you to Pingyao hotel or train station.
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Tour Price (US$ per person)
| Tour Price (US$ per person) | |
| Group Size | Tour Price Per Person |
| 1 person | |
| 2 - 5 persons | |
| 6 - 9 persons | |
| 10+ persons | |
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Price Includes
- Entrance tickets
- Round trip transfer to your hotel
- Air-conditioned private car or van
- English-Speaking tour guide
- Typical Chinese lunch
Price excludes:
- Tips to the guide or driver
- Travel insurance
