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Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao is one of the best-preserved Ming-Qing walled cities, with Shanxi merchant finance and inland silver routes embedded in its urban fabric.

Pingyao Ancient City Shanxi

The towering grey brick walls and watchtowers of Pingyao ancient city, a stone-paved street lined with traditional courtyards and wooden shops adorned with hanging red lanterns in the afternoon light