平遥 旅行ガイド
China's Wall Street frozen in Ming Dynasty stone
Plan your visit
Recommended stay1–2 days
Getting there太原から列車で約1.5時間。北京からは太原経由。
Good to know古城内は徒歩で十分。夕暮れには城壁に登るのがおすすめ。
Pingyao is China's most complete walled Ming city — bank-fortress courtyards of the Qing 'Wall Street', towers over tiled rooftreets, and lantern-lit evenings inside intact ramparts. Small enough to walk end to end, it is the overnight stop between Xi'an and Beijing.
Top sights
- Ancient city wall — Walk the full 6km battlement circuit at dawn or dusk — the rooftop sea is Pingyao's defining view.
- Rishengchang Draft Bank — The birthplace of Chinese banking (1823) — courtyard halls, abacuses and silver-vault lore.
- Ming-Qing Street — The lantern-strung main drag of wine shops, lacquerware stores and courtyard inn front desks.
- Temple of the City God & Confucian Temple — Two working old temples with theatrical stages and scholar gardens — quiet afternoons.
- Shuanglin Temple — 15 minutes out: 2,000 painted Ming clay statues — some of the finest sculpture in China, nearly tourist-free.
Suggested itinerary
- 城壁散歩. 古城壁一周、日昇昌票号博物館、明清街ショッピング
- タイムトラベル. 県衙、孔子廟、漆器工房
- 大院と別れ. 王家大院エクスカーション、最後の碗托麺、灯籠の別れ散歩
Budget reference
LodgingCourtyard inns inside the wall ¥250–500 with kang-style heated beds in winter.
FoodPingyao beef, wan tuo steamed bowls, local yellow wine ¥30–70 per meal.
Local transportEverything walkable; electric carts inside the wall ¥10–20; Shuanglin taxi ¥20.
TicketsCity combined ticket ¥125 covers 20+ sites over 3 days; wall included.
Where to stay
Sleep inside the walls — the lantern-lit lanes after the day crowd leaves are the whole point.
Good to know
- Buy the 3-day combined pass — single-site tickets barely exist.
- Winter is coal-smoke misty and atmospheric; November–March means sub-zero nights and warm kang beds.
- Pingyao Guxian is the high-speed station — the old Pingyao station serves slow trains only; check which one your ticket says.
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平遥 旅行ガイド