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Pingyao City Wall tour
Bullet train from Beijing to Pingyao
The Wang's compound
an outlook of Pingyao's city wall
ancient office

Pingyao Tour from Beijing: Best Overnight Ancient City Train Tour

By Great Wall Hiking, Camping and Trekking Operator
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$988 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  1. Pingyao is famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. Administratively, it comprises the town of Gutao in Pingyao County in Jinzhong Prefecture. It is definitely worth a cultural discovery trip from Beijing thanks to the convenient Chinese bullet train transport with 3 hours each way.

2) One of the best tours around Beijing that shows you the tradition of ordinary people's lives away from the royal family and culture in Beijing. The cosy ancient town has so much to offer to represent the early age of the Chinese economy in China's transition into the market economy.

3) We offer Beijing hotel-bullet train station-Pingyao-Beijing seamless transfers for a unique tour of zero hassle. Our guides are extremely knowledgable and well experienced.

4) We will show you the great taste of northern China that can't be found in Beijing.

Activity location

  • City Wall of Pingyao
    • Within Pingyao County,
    • 031100, Pingyao County, Shanxi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • City Wall of Pingyao
    • Within Pingyao County,
    • 031100, Pingyao County, Shanxi, China

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Pingyao Tour from Beijing: Best Overnight Ancient City Train Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
NZ$987.80 x 1 AdultNZ$987.80
Total
Price is NZ$987.80
Until Fri, 17 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedOne night in Pingyao's Luxury hotel in the ancient city centre.
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup and drop-off at your hotel in Beijing.
  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound trip bullet train tickets between Beijing and Pingyao
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Beijing to Pingyao. Pingyao City Wall hike.
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: snacks
  • Accommodation: Pingyao Hotel, the best hotel in a luxury courtyard. Built in 1839, it used to be the hotel for bank customers.
City Wall of Pingyao
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Being one of the four wholly protected ancient cities in China, Pingyao Ancient City is the"treasure house" of ancient Chinese architecture. With a total length of six kilometres, the city wall is about 12 metres tall and 3 to 6 metres wide on top. The wall is of compacted earth covered by bricks and stones. From a bird's eye view, the rectangular wall resembles a tortoise. There are six city gates on the north, south, east, and west walls. The south entrance is the head of the tortoise. The two wells outside the wall look like the two eyes of a tortoise. The north gate, the lowest place in the city, is the tail of tortoise. Traditionally the tortoise was considered a symbol of longevity, so through ancient times, the hopes were that Pingyao Ancient City would be permanently secure. There are 72 watchtowers on the top of the City Wall and 3,000 external battlements. They represent 72 people of great wisdom, the 3,000 battlements the 3,000 disciples of Confucius.
Day 2: Pingyao Ancient Town and Wang's Grand Compound House
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch, breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Ping Yao Temple of the City God
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
As one of the best-preserved temples in China, the Temple of the City God is located in the southeast of Pingyao City. The whole construction is of a grand scale and covers 7,302 square metres (approx. 8,733 square yards). The temple has a long history and has been renovated several times. The excellent woodcarvings, stone sculptures, painted sculptures, and mural paintings in it reflect superior craftsmanship. The temple is deeply rooted in religious culture and is well reflected in folk customs. It is a unique site that tourists should never miss when visiting Shanxi.
Rishengchang Former Bank
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
The Rishengchang Exchange Shop is one of the earliest banks in China. It was established in 1823 during the Qing Dynasty (1644--1911). At that time, it had over 35 branches in China's major cities. In December 1995, Shanxi Provincial Government listed it as a Provincial Key Cultural Relic under the Reservation, and it is now the Chinese Exchange Shop Museum. Rishengchang was the first bank in China that issued banknotes to replace cash transactions between its numerous branches in China.
Ming and Qing Dynasties Street
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Pingyao had been the focus of trade and led national finance for decades since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). On the high streets of South Avenue, West Avenue, and East Avenue, various shops, firms, and banks are scattered, along with a wide range of businesses, including a teashop, cloth shop, salt shop, silk shop, general merchandise shop, hock shop, exchange shop among others. West Avenue, where the known nowadays as the 'Countryside Grandfather Rishengchang Bank. Ming and Qing Dynasties Street is located on South Avenue were used to be the business centre.
Tongxinggong Escort Agency
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Tongxinggong Escort Agency was set up in 1855 by Wang Zhengqing, the master of the then martial art famous around China. Escort agencies, in a narrow sense, are special agencies offering security service for individuals and merchants. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, when banks in Pingyao sprang up, business in Pingyao ushered in its golden age, which resulted in the prosperity of escort service.
Wang's Family Compound (Wang Jia Dayuan)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
The Wang Family Compound is the largest of the Shanxi Courtyard Houses. It is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site. The fortress compound is a tight arrangement of courtyard residences. As the building of the compound was a multi-generation endeavour, construction clusters arose one by one. The homes inside the compound were built in the Qing Dynasty. In all, there are 231 courtyards and 2,078 rooms on the site situated across 8 hectares. The courtyards are two stories and covered by slate grey roof tiles. The main area of the compound is symmetrical and divided by a moat over which crosses a stone bridge.[3] The four circles of walls are multi-tiered, protecting different layers of dwelling areas from outside threats. Within the courtyards are rooms, kitchens, schools, and prayer pavilions. The ornate stone, brick, and wood carvings have themes based on folk customs and folk arts.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCity Wall of Pingyao
    • Within Pingyao County,
    • 031100, Pingyao County, Shanxi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECity Wall of Pingyao
    • Within Pingyao County,
    • 031100, Pingyao County, Shanxi, China

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