Pingyao – a Trip Back in Time

Only a few of China´s walled towns survive intact. Pingyao is considered to be the best of them. In the Qing dynasty, the city became the home of Chinese banking, and many of the its traditional commercial buildings date from the 18t century. To visit Pingyao is to see history on the ground. (Ed - another older article, already accepted, that I´ve now updated)

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