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	Pingyao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pingyao (Chinese: 平遥; pinyin: Píngyáo) is a Chinese city and county in central Shanxi province.
		Pingyao was the financial center of China in the late Qing Dynasty.
		Pingyao's economy is largely agricultural and the region is famed for its beef.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pingyao (565 words)

	Pingyao
		Pingyao is the best preserved of the ancient cities in the regions populated by the Han ethnic group.
		Pingyao is known mainly for three historical treasures: the ancient large-brick city wall, the Zhenguo Temple, and the Shuanglin Temple.
		The city wall of Pingyao was originally built with rammed earth and was rebuilt with bricks in 1370, the third year of the reign of Emperor Hong Wu of the Ming Dynasty.
	www.sino-cs.ac.uk /html/Heritage/h_py.htm (1173 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Asia's Best Cities 2000 \| Life in a Museum \| 12/15/2000
		At first glance, Pingyao — specifically the old walled city, which dates back 2,700 years — appears to be a bright spot in the battle to save China's past.
		Pingyao officials had a plan to demolish much of the town and build new roads, but never found the capital.
		Back in 1997, even before Pingyao had been selected as a world heritage city, Geng and his family bought the largest house in town — a 300,000-square-meter complex that used to be the city government headquarters.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/features/asiacities2000/cities.pingyao.html (1406 words)

	Taiyuan, Regent Tour China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pingyao Ancient Town, in the middle of Shanxi Province, is the best-preserved among the four ancient towns in China.
		Pingyao Ancient Town is famous for the ancient wall, built in 1370.
		Pingyao is also called the Turtle City--long-living and as solid as a rock.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/tyn/tyn-sights-pingyao.htm (278 words)

	PingYao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pingyao, a small city about 90 kilometers (56 miles) away from Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province, is famous for its well preserved ancient city wall.
		As it borders on the southern edge of the Taiyuan Basin and joins the Loess Plateau to the south, it has been an important communication hub in old days along the bank of the Yellow River.
		The total 72 ramparts and 3,000 saw-teeth like battlements on the city wall of Pingyao are said to be the symbol of 3,000 disciples and the 72 best of Confucius.
	www.homestead.com /litailiang/PingYao.html (810 words)

	Pingyao Travel Information, Travel Guide to Pingyao China
		Pingyao is one of China's ancient town well known for its sound preservation of the urban landscape in China's Ming and Qing Dynasties.
		Pingyao World Culture Heritages Discovery - Extension from Beijing - In this one week tour, you will have chance to visit many important historical sites, Chinese Ancient Architecture and Buddhism temples, which are on the World Heritage Lists, such as Yugang Grottoes, Xuankong(Hanged in the air) Temple, Yingxian Wooden Temple...
		Pingyao is one of the birth places of Shanxi’s banking and commercial businesses.
	www.chinahighlights.com /pingyao (530 words)

	Pingyao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pingyao is one of the best preserved city in northern China.
		In fact, it is possibly the only one to have preserved as a whole not only its original wall, but the structure of its neighbourhood streets and houses which have maintained their traditional style.
		All streets are at right angles, running parallel to one of the four main streets which go from the centre of the city towards the four cardinal points.
	www.chinaviva.com /eng/travel/pingyao.htm (362 words)

	Pingyao - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		Pingyao has one of the best preserved old towns in China.
		The internationally acclaimed 1992 movie, "Raise the Red Lantern", was shot in Pingyao and environs.
		Pingyao is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /china/pingyao.htm (274 words)

	UNESCO World Heritage Centre - [Uniquement en Anglais] China's Pingyao forms yoke of friendship with Provins of France
		Pingyao city of north China's Shanxi Province signed an accord of friendship ties with Provins of France, as part of the on-going concluding ceremony of the French Culture Year, at the Great Hall of the People Thursday.
		Pingyao was listed as UNESCO's world culture heritage in 1997 for its sound preservation of the urban landscape in China's Ming and Qing imperial dynasties, whereas Province, as a "fossil" witnessing great changes of the European continent from the 11 to 13th century, was also listed as UNESCO's world culture heritage in 2001.
		Pingyao and Provins have signed an agreement for cooperation back in 2002, Li Dingwu, a senior Pingyao official said, adding that an exhibition of the two cities will be shown simultaneously with the French Culture Year's concluding celebrations.
	whc.unesco.org /fr/actualites/188 (291 words)

	China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
		After two days in Pingyao, I found that it was hard to say exactly where the city was going: in five years it could be an over-touristed example of bad restoration, or it could be a model for preservation in China.
		For decades, Pingyao's relics were essentially protected by default, because citizens lacked the funds necessary to modernize their city.
		Today, as Chinese tourism rapidly develops, Pingyao residents are recognizing the unique value of their hometown, where the trick is to cash in on this resource without destroying it.
	www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Shanxi/Pingyao.htm (901 words)

	Mongolia Tours & Holidays, Pingyao Tours & Holidays
		Pingyao is located in the central Shanxi province southwest of Beijing.
		Pingyao is a beautifully preserved town of ancient streets and buildings surrounded by completely intact Ming Dynasty’s city walls.
		Pingyao was also the birthplace of modern-day Chinese banking system.
	www.tourchina.co.uk /tour-details.asp?ID=55 (802 words)

	My travel in South East Asia from Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City, Pingyao
		These are nice for the number of little red stars denoting points of interest, far more points than provided by Lonely Planet or any other guidebook, though the reader is left to do the research on just why the "Cemetery of Martyrs" is worth a visit.
		We had a drink in one of the family restaurants whose cakes and alcohol business, the one by the Market Tower, is one of the most prosperous (the Empress Ci Xi found refuge there on the 12th August of 1900...
		A restored courtyard house on Pingyao's main drag, Ming Qing Jie, the Tian Yuan Kui Guesthouse(tel 0354-568-0069) has comfortable rooms.
	www.angelfire.com /wi/erikwieneseindex/Pingyao.html (1648 words)

	Pingyao Ancient City under restoration
		A collapsed wall in the Pingyao Ancient City is to be rebuilt.
		The full restoration of Pingyao Ancient City is due to be finished by next summer.
		The city was at its peak during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and the walls and design of Pingyao are typical of the symmetrical layout of cities of the era.
	en.ce.cn /Life/arts&heritage/200411/29/t20041129_2421366.shtml (149 words)

	In Pingyao, what a difference a road makes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		China is a nation on the move, with growing affluence and greater mobility.
		Pingyao's South Big Street has gone from hub to quiet roadway and back to hub again.
		Since a four-lane highway connecting Pingyao with most of China's largest cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, opened in 2002, the number of annual tourists has surged from 300,000 to 720,000.
	www.statesman.com /news/content/news/stories/world/02/11chinaroad.html (923 words)

	PINGYAO HOTEL, Historic Hotels in Pingyao, China
		Pingyao Hotel,loccated in No.23,Shaxiang street,is one of the government appointed organizations which concerns foreign affairs.It covers 12081 square meters.With PC telephones and cable Tvs,the roomsare givided into 8 luxury suits,93 standard rooms with air-conditioning, 36 standard rooms and 28 ordinary rooms.
		Pingyao Hotel takes strict management and warm services as its business principle and stands on the first rank in county with its first-ciass facilities,large scale, convenient communications and reasonable prices.
		Nearby Attraction The most brilliant spot of this ancient town is its city wall which was originally built during 827-782 B.C. Designed as a military strong-hold, it is 3-6m wide across the top, 9-12m wide at the bottom, 10m in height and 6.4km in length.
	www.hotstays.com /PINGYAO-HOTEL-1583.html (399 words)

	Pingyao
		Pingyao is in the middle of the Shanxi province in the centre of China, was built in 200 AD and is better know for being a merchent trading centre in the 1300's where Chinas first bank was opened.
		We had booked to stay in a YHA hostel in Pingyao back in Beijing, and they had agreed to meet us from the station when we arrived(complete bonus as we were not expecting it).
		In Pingyao the girls in the guest house were so interested in David and I (because we were the only guests - its low season, and also because were so tall).
	www.travelblog.org /Asia/blog-28027.html (961 words)

	Pingyao tour, Pingyao old town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pingyao presents a picture of unusual cultural, social, economic, and religious development in Chinese history." Is from a report of the World Heritage Commission of UNESCO.
		Arrive Pingyao in the early morning, meet and great by our local guide at the railway station, transfer to 3 star folk hotel to stay.
		The high light of today is wondering around the old town of Pingyao, which was constructed according to the traditional planning and building style of the Han ethnic group and was laid out according to the functions of its different parts.
	www.cnadventure.com /docc/Datong-Pingyao-tour-3.asp (518 words)

	Pingyao :: China by Bike :: April -- October '98
		Two good train connections are the No 375, departing from Taiyuan at 11:07am and arriving in Pingyao at 1pm, and the No 376, back from Pingyao at 3:59pm.
		Bar the cars and trucks and scooters and their unnerving electric horns (I'd be with him on that one.) Then dress everyone authentically in brilliant sheen and colour.
		One of China's last walled cities, Pingyao, escaped demolition because the area was so poor.
	www.synaptic.bc.ca /ejfour/019pngyw.htm (1603 words)

	Pingyao Ancient Town, Shanxi, China
		Being prosperous and well developed in both Ming and Qing dynasties as a financial and business center, Pingyao was the assembly place of wealthy merchants who built the eye-catching courtyards one after the other, thus made the town the typical folk house in northern China.
		The folk residences display the noted feature in Pingyao which are a combination of artistry and practicability.
		Shuangling Temple (Double Tree Temple), 6km southwest from Pingyao is famous for its colorful sculpture.
	www.sinowaytravel.com /shanxi/pingyao_brief.htm (455 words)

	Geekie Stuff from Beijing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We stated overnight in a very old court yard residence inside the ancient city walls of Pingyao.
		Pingyao gives you a real good idea of how cities in the Ming era were arranged.
		Bad side: Pingyao is a MAJOR tourist trap.
	www.frontiernet.net /~mgiebler/web/PingYao/main.html (241 words)

	Pingyao Yide Hotel Pingyao China - Hostel Reviews & Ratings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Yide guesthouse property would be delighted to help you plan your Pingyao vacation by giving you information on how to most conveniently and cheaply experience the best that Pingyao has to offer.
		Train tickets from Pingyao to other cities such as Xi'an, Beijing, and Shanghai must be booked from the nearest large city, Taiyuan.
		The guesthouse is a beautifully renovated courtyard house built in 1736 by a wealthy merchant during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.
	www.hostelworld.com /hosteldetails.php/PingyaoYideHotel-Pingyao-14828 (955 words)

	Yamen Hostel Hostel in Pingyao,
		In 1591 the city of Pingyao constructed what is now the Yamen Property in order to house the emperor, who was then planning a visit to the small town.
		The whole town was very excited to see the emperor, and the city built a guesthouse adjacent to the county governor's office especially for the emperor's visit.
		Since old city of Pingyao is just starting to blossom as a popular tourist attraction, many of the prices of local shops and restaurants are a little pricey.
	www.hostels.com /en/availability.php/HostelNumber.9083 (988 words)

	Ancient City Wall of Pingyao, Shanxi, China
		Pingyao was built in the West Zhou Dynasty (827-728 B.C) when General Yin Jipu stationed his troops here to prevent an invasion of barbarians.
		The original walls were of tamped earth and were located northwest of the present city.Pingyao city, originally named Pingtao, was built in the early Northern Wei Dynasty.
		In 424, its name was changed to Pingyao.
	www.sinowaytravel.com /shanxi/pingyao_city_wall.htm (348 words)

	Pingyao Hostels: Book a Cheap hostel in Pingyao - No Booking Fee!
		Tianyuankui Hotel which is only about 100 meters away from the centre of the city was built in the year of 1791.
		Located in the beautiful ancient city of Pingyao, Harmony Backpacker Guest House offers a relaxing haven to budget backpackers and mid-range travellers alike.
		For the best hostels and youth hostels in Pingyao click the links above to see more details of great accommodation for students, backpackers and travellers.
	www.hostelbookers.com /hostels/china/pingyao (212 words)

	Pingyao, Shanxi - Reviews and Travel Information - TripAdvisor
		It was said to be the most luxurious of all the courtyard guesthouses in the old town and the website photos made the place look...
		I consider it essential to stay in an inn in the old town rather than a hotel outside the old city walls.
		In China, an allegiance to and respect for all things old are a way of life and often a way to make a living.
	www.tripadvisor.com /AllReviews-g325575-Pingyao_Shanxi.html (621 words)

	Qiao Family Compound: Chinese Architecture in Pingyao
		It is no surprise to learn that a country with a continuous 5000 year old civilisation should be blessed with a number of historic houses as well as its fine heritage of imperial, religious and civic buildings.
		Located sixty kilometers (37.3 miles) south of Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and some twenty kilometers (12.4 miles) north of Pingyao, this Compound was built in 1756 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
		The buildings continue to be well maintained despite the fact that the Qiao family had ceased to have any influence since the 1940's.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/shanxi/pingyao/resident.htm (860 words)

	Pingyao - Kung Fu Hustle
		We were told in Datong that we would have to leave the train at Taiyuan and then go to the bus station to catch the first bus in the morning to Pingyao.
		We caught the bus to Pingyao (2 hours) and were dropped off just outside the city walls.
		We found a few temples which were interesting but in the end we hardly did any of the sights on the ticket, but it didn’t matter all that much as Pingyao is an amazing place to just walk around soaking up the atmosphere.
	www.travelblog.org /Asia/China/Pingyao/blog-92171.html (1174 words)

	Pingyao in Paris
		As co-sponsors of the Pingyao International Photography Festival Alcatel and L'Oreal, award prizes to the best photographers of the annual festival.
		The winners are chosen by an international jury of professionnels.
		The "Pingyao in Paris" exhibit is composed of works by the 13 Alcatel and L'Oréal winning photographers from the 2002 and 2003 Pingyao Photography Festivals.
	www.alcatel.com /home/events/20040209_pingyao.htm (188 words)

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