What are the scenic spots worth visiting in Pingyao ancient city?

Speaking of Shanxi, you may think of Pingyao. Pingyao Ancient City is one of the four ancient cities in China, and it is also one of the two ancient cities that successfully applied for the World Heritage. It has a history of more than 2000 years. Such a well-preserved ancient city with a long history must visit Shanxi. This is a guide to Pingyao scenic spots. Come and have a look.

1, Introduction of Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Ancient City, located in Pingyao County, central Shaanxi Province, is one of the four well-preserved ancient cities in China, which was built in the period of Western Zhou Xuanwang. Pingyao was called "ancient pottery" in ancient times, also known as "flat pottery", which was the fief of Emperor Yao. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Taiwei of the Northern Wei Dynasty was Tuoba Road, which was homophonic with Tao, so it was renamed Pingyao County.

The ancient city of Pingyao experienced many vicissitudes and became the most complete prototype of an ancient county town in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

This is a panoramic view of the ancient city. If you look closely, you will find that the whole ancient city is turtle-shaped, with six gates, one in the north, one in the south, two in the east and one in the west. The south gate of the city is a ghost head, and the two wells outside symbolize the turtle's eyes. The north gate of the city is Guiwei, the lowest point of the city, through which all the accumulated water in the city flows out.

There are four Barbican statues on the east and west sides of the city, facing each other. The urn doors of the upper west gate, the lower west gate and the upper east gate all face south, just like the claws of a turtle extend forward. Only the outer door of Dongmen Wengcheng is open to the east. It is said that when the city was built, in order to prevent turtles from crawling away, their left legs were straightened and tied to the foothills twenty miles away from the city.

This shows that the ancients respected turtles. Turtles are long-lived and auspicious things, and they are as sacred as gods in the hearts of the ancients. The architectural style of the ancient city naturally hopes that with the help of the turtle god, Pingyao ancient city will be rock-solid and impregnable, and will last forever. In addition, there are 72 watchtowers on the wall, and there are 3,000 battlements outside the top of the wall, representing 3,000 disciples of Confucius, and 72 sages have guarded this ancient city from generation to generation.

2. Recommended scenic spots

Pingyao ancient city wall

Pingyao City Wall, located in Pingyao County in the middle of Shanxi Province, is one of the four most intact ancient city walls in China. 1988, Pingyao city wall was announced by China people and the State Council as one of the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units. 1997, Pingyao ancient city, including Pingyao city wall, was included in the World Heritage List.

Pingyao Ancient City is the most intact ancient county in China, and it is an outstanding representative of traditional cities in China in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the historical development of China, it shows people a complete picture of extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development.

Confucian temple

Pingyao Confucian Temple, located in the southeast corner of Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, was built in the early years of Tang Zhenguan. Its Dacheng Hall was rebuilt in the Jin Dynasty and still maintains its original appearance. It is the oldest existing Confucius Temple in China and the only remaining Jin Dynasty building in China.

The temple faces south. The total area is 358 1 1 m2, the temple area is 8649.6 m2, and the building area is 3472.3 m2. There are four courtyards, which are arranged on the central axis, including: Stargate Tower, Dachengmen, Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, Jingyi Pavilion, and Tibetan Classics Pavilion.

On June 25th, 20001year, it was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Town God's Temple

Pingyao Town God Temple is located in the middle section of Town God Temple Street in Pingyao, Shanxi. City God is an important god widely worshipped in China's religious culture. Most of them are played by famous ministers and heroes who have contributed to the local people. They are the guardians of China folk and Taoism. It was built at the beginning of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty and rebuilt by Chenghua. In Qing Dynasty, Wei County of Zheng Banqiao Massacre rebuilt the Town God Temple, and inscribed the inscription on the creation and restoration of the Town God Temple. According to the ritual system of "harmony between heaven and man", with the south street in the city as the axis and symmetrical with Pingyao County, the Chenghuang Temple ranks first. Pingyao City God Temple is an official Taoist temple with a long history, rich historical and cultural connotations and complete religious laws and regulations. It is centered on the main hall of the Town God Temple, and consists of four parts: Cao Liufu, Tudi Hall, Zaojun Temple and Caishen Temple (Zhenwu downstairs). Its large-scale buildings and well-preserved temple buildings are the treasures of county-level city god temples in China. The historical and cultural connotation of Chenghuang Temple is very rich, which combines traditional Confucianism, Taoism and folk culture. These cultural connotations are not only reflected in clay sculptures and murals, but also interesting in architectural forms such as temples, Tai Le Lou, wood carvings and brick carvings. The architectural structure of Chenghuang Temple is also very distinctive. The wooden structure, width, ceiling, substitute patterns of wooden finches and glazed components of each hall strictly follow the feudal etiquette system at that time, with excellent technology and unique features. Every pavilion is exquisite and exquisite. From one side, it explains the developed degree and abundant financial resources of Pingyao County in Ming and Qing Dynasties. And the resulting demand for elegant culture. It is a landmark building of the wisdom of the ancient working people in China.

Majia Courtyard

Majia Courtyard, covering an area of nine acres, is the first of the "four wealthy businessmen" in Pingyao and the former residence of Ma Zhong, a giant businessman in Qing Dynasty. It was founded in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. After decades of continuous construction in Tongzhi and Guangxu, magnificent and exquisite buildings have gradually formed. Majia Courtyard covers an area of 6,000 square meters, with 3 hospitals and 6 hospitals 197 rooms. It combines residential buildings, customs and culture, the life of wealthy families and the rise and fall of businessmen. The overall layout of the compound looks like a big "horse" from a bird's eye view, to warn future generations not to forget their roots, and to compare the cause of "one Ma Chenggong, a thousand miles a day" of the Ma family. The whole hospital is tall and majestic in appearance, surrounded by fair-faced brick walls, magnificent and exquisite in interior, representing the living mode of feudal families in China. When it closes at night, it is like an isolated "independent kingdom". This is the gate of Majia Courtyard.

North China escort agency

North China First Escort Museum is located at No.22, East Street, Pingyao Ancient City. It is the first museum in China that comprehensively displays the history and culture of Escort Agency. The total area of the whole museum is 1000 square meter, which is divided into four parts: front, middle, back and building. There are six exhibition halls and two exhibition areas, which fully and truly reproduce the unique features of China Escort Agency since Qing Qianlong. The first escort agency in North China refers to the three escort agencies of Tongxinggong, Taifen and Changlong established by Wang Zhengqing, Dai Erlu and Zuo in Pingyao, Qixian and Wenshui during the Daoguang period. Wang, Dai and Zuo, one of them is the best in martial arts. The second martial arts is high. The establishment of escort agencies, or cash delivery, or payment, or freight forwarding, met the needs of cash settlement in commercial trade at that time, so it was once prosperous. As soon as the ticket number was born, the business of the escort agency dropped sharply. The most prosperous period was when the domestic situation was chaotic in the late Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, various military and police escort agencies appeared, declined and withdrew from the historical stage.

: 3. Traffic guide

1. Public transportation

There are currently three bus lines in Pingyao County, namely 1, 2 and Anlu.

265438+ Starting price from 0 pm to 6 am 5 yuan. The starting price is two kilometers, and every kilometer over two kilometers will be charged 1.2 yuan (including 20% night shift fee).

Tip:

The price of tour buses is rather chaotic, generally speaking, it is 20-30 yuan. If the price is too high, you must bargain.

3. Bicycle

Most inns and travel agencies in Pingyao provide bicycle rental services, including single riding, double riding, folding double riding, large and small wheels and other models.

Generally, there are more people renting single rides.

Price: Generally, the riding price for a single person is 5 yuan/hour, 15 yuan/half day (4 hours) and 30 yuan/all day (10 hour). Other models are slightly more expensive than solo riding.

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