Pingyao

In depth

< > Pingyao city wall has a circumference of six kilometers, and from the top of the city, one can overlook the entire layout of Turtle City. The Rishengchang draft bank inside the city was China's first modern bill of exchange institution, and the ambition of Shanxi merchants to "connect the world" originated from this. </p><p> Overnight at an ancient city inn, the earthen kang and red lanterns take people back to the past. The morning on South Street is still fresh, the bluestone slabs glow faintly, and stalls selling bowl trays and Pingyao beef have just been set up—this is the living ancient city </p>