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Introduction
Shanxi Province, 616km (383 miles) SW of Beijing, 100km (62 miles) S of Taiyuan, 540km (335 miles) NE of Xi'an The great majority of Chinese cities have histories extending back hundreds and often thousands of years, but few have anything... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There Overnight trains from Beijing save you a night's hotel stay and arrive in Pingyao in the morning. The 1163, which leaves Beijing at 7:03pm, is the most convenient train. Coming from Xi'an there are several trains during the day... Continue reading »
Pingyao Travel Experiences
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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 compartm... Continue reading »
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China, Pingyao: Rescuing a Kitten in the Ancient...
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 h... Continue reading »
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Pootling around Pingyao
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 h... Continue reading »
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Pingyao in the snow
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... Continue reading »
