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China past, behind stone | Oct 14 06'

by Steve & Juli a 33 year old male traveling as a couple from Champaign, on vacation in Pingyao

Pingyao is a relict city from the Ming dynasty, with a history extending to 400 B.C. or so, but mostly influenced by develo... Continue reading »
Pingyao in the snow | Jan 18 06'

by Alex and Louise a real traveler, on vacation in Pingyao

January 19th, ThursdayAfter a great time together in Xi'an, Jo accompanied us to the small town of Pingyao in Shanxi Province. Due to the upcoming... Continue reading »
China, Pingyao: Rescuing a Kitten in the Ancient City | May 28 07'

by Kyle & Dan a real traveler from London, on vacation in Pingyao

"We walked into the courtyard and came upon three enormous cows with huge udders that looked ready to burst"

The nightmare of all train journeys, that's a good way to describe the first part of our trip from Xi'an to Pingyao. We had to purchase hard seat t... Continue reading »
Pingyao | Sep 03 08'

by Simon Osborne a male from Bath, on vacation in Pingyao

The train from Beijing to Pingyao was quite an experience. It is what they call a hard sleeper, so along a carriage they have 20 compartments with... Continue reading »
Pootling around Pingyao | Apr 11 06'

by Niamh and Cathal a 34 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Pingyao

"All in all Pingyao is a relaxed pretty little town."

After a very cold train journey from Datong, no heating in the carriage, we headed for our hostel. We had some banana pancakes, hit the hay and sle... Continue reading »
Templemental | Apr 15 06'

by Niamh and Cathal a 34 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Pingyao

Here are pictures of the Shauglin Temple and Confucian Temple in Pingyao for the text on Pingyao see previous entry. Continue reading »
Pingyao Lanterns | Aug 15 07'

by chuckleybob a male from Marietta, on vacation in Pingyao

""The electric was still off as the sun went down and night moved in. There is an curiously uncomfortable silence in an electric-less town." "

We pulled into a cool, foggy Pingyao station around 6am after a long, no sleep night on a hardsleeper top bunk (little more than an inch of foam, a... Continue reading »
Intact Ming Dynasty City Wall | Sep 27 06'

by The Journeyers a female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Pingyao

Pingyao is a small city which was partially lost in time. It wasn't important enough during recent history to warrant knocking down and rebui... Continue reading »
Pingyao | Apr 15 07'

by Philuk a 25 year old male from Manchester, on vacation in Pingyao

Pingyao a was beautiful, it had so much character, the Ming Dynasty walls were stunning, especially when you walked or rode around them.Although tw... Continue reading »
Ancient Walled City with Pizza! | Sep 09 06'

by Globally Speaking a female traveling as a couple from Chicago, on vacation in Pingyao

Pingyao is a small ancient walled city. Its very laid back and has lots of little guesthouses to stay in. It is the setting for the mov... Continue reading »