1-Day Pingyao Ancient Town Sightseeing Walking Tour

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About this activity

Visit highlights of Pingyao including City Wall of Pingyao, traditional Ming-Qing Street,Temple of City God and Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop with this private day tour from Pingyao by foot, walking only, no vehicie.

You will be picked up and dropped off at the Pingyao hotel(inside of the ancient city), but will have a option for pick up outside city as well.

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At a glance

Duration: 7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: happychinatours

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–9 years) · Adults (10–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: The entrance tickets
Included: Lunch
Included: The private guide

Itinerary

Ancient City of Pingyao

10 min

Your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel inside of Pingyao ancient city at 09:00 in the morning.
City Wall of Pingyao

one hour Admission included

Your Pingyao ancient town tour will begin with a visit to the City Wall of Pingyao, which has been well preserved. As a whole, the rectangular wall resembles a tortoise, which was considered as a symbol of longevity traditionally. Ascending the wall, you could overlook the ancient city of Pingyao.
Ming and Qing Dynasties Street

30 min

Then, get down from the wall and have a stroll on the traditional Ming-Qing Street. On both sides of this not very wide street, there are many buildings in ancient Chinese architecture style, which used to be firms, exchange shops and different kinds of shops like teashop, cloth shop and salt shop. Nowadays, some of them have been turned to hotels, restaurants or shops selling souvenirs while some have been preserved as attraction sites and museums.
Ping Yao Temple of the City God

one hour Admission included

Your next stop is the Temple of City God, one of the best-preserved Temples of City God in China. Its distinctive feature lies in the combination of the Temple of the God of Wealth and the Temple of the Kitchen God, which are separately situated to its right and left.
Rishengchang Former Bank

1 h 30 min Admission included

After lunch, you will proceed to Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop and Tong Xing Gong. Ri Sheng Chang Exchange Shop is the first money exchange shop in China as well as the founder of Chinese modern banks, which has played an important role in Chinese financial business for about one century. Tong Xing Gong was an establishment which provided private escort service for the exchange shops to guard their safety during transportation.
Ancient City of Pingyao

10 min

At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

1 Home - Dream Guesthouse
Youyicun Hotel
Pingyao Cheng Jia Hotel
Home Inn Pingyao Ximen Youjian Pingyao Theater
Xintai Hotel
Tong Tai Mao Folk Hotel
Fengbaolou Motel
De Sheng Lou Hotel
Houzhai Minsu Inn
Journey Hotel Pingyao
Qiaojia Courtyard Hotel
Pingyao Baifulou Hotel

and 81 more pickup points

We pick up any hotel inside of Pingyao ancient city.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible

Options

Departure for city outside

Pick up for outside city hotel: We will provide the vehicle seives for pick up and drop off your hotel (outside the Pingyao ancient city)

Pickup included
Departure for city inside

Pick up from city inside hotel: The tour will be pick up and drop off the hotel inside of the Pingyao ancient city, no use the car, just walking tour.

Pickup included