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Introduction of the sightseeing
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Pingyao is the perfectly preserved old city,
which is located at the centre of Shanxi province.
It was built in the year of 827 B.C, and the present
city is the one which was extended in the year
of 1370. It is made up of the intact city wall,
streets, temples, stores and the local people.
The city covers 2.25 square kilometers and it
was listed in the World Heritage Register in December |
| Pingyao
City |
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Pingyao County Yamen is located at north
of the centre of Yamen Street. And it covers about
26.6 thousand square meters with about 131 meters
from east to west and about 203 meter from north
to south. The architectural group is well organized
and the layout is symmetrical. And it has been
recorded in an old book in old dynasty. |
| County
Yamen |
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Rishengchang Money Exchange
Shop is suited at the south of the busiest section
of the Xida Street in the city, covering an
area of over 1700 square meters. The Money Exchange
Shop has been rebuilt in 1995 and now it has
been listed the China Museum of Money Exchange
Shop. In addition, it collected, arranged and
stored up a lot of historical information of
other Money Exchange Shop in Pingyao and shanxi
and other places in China and reflected the
history and development of the Money Exchange
Shop. |
| Rishengchang |
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Zhenguo Temple is suited in the Haodong
County which is 12 meters away from the southeast
of Pingyao city. Its former name is Jingcheng
Temple and changed the name later. It covers 10892
square meters and architecture area is about 5thousand
square meters. It was recognized the provincial
preserved target in 1965. |
| Zhenguo
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