Pingyao Ancient City Contact Address: Pingyao County, Shanxi Province Zip Code: 031100 Tel :0354 -5627660 complaint telephone Jinzhong ancient city of Pingyao Tourism Tel :0354 -2636528 complaints Shanxi Province Tel :0351 -7325012 Tourist Complaint State Tourism Tel :010-65275315 Complaint ancient city of Pingyao honor World Heritage area (cultural heritage, natural heritage) historical and cultural city of Pingyao Ancient City of Pingyao ancient city 120 ticket price (package, including the ancient city wall, Rishengchang county government , Qing Xu concept, Temple Cai Shenmiao, Ming and Qing Streets, rivers pass, collaborative celebration, days of good fortune, Leilv Tai House, China Business Center, with public Escort Xing, ancient houses Expo Court, North First Escort, Chinese Escort, Wei-Sheng Long, the Department of martial arts, Confucian Temple, Miao Shi-min Museum of Tibetan newspaper, Wei-Tai thickness of 20 spots) 25 yuan Temple, Shanxi Tran Quoc Pagoda 20 yuan Students, persons with disabilities can purchase half-price ticket. Servicemen, disabled revolutionary soldier, 70 years old free of charge. Group discounts to be tour guides (who sign the bill) to visit. Ticket valid for the day and the information printed ticket holder names, continue to tour for the first 2 to be ticket to a small cross, county government, the North Gate ticket office procedures. Tickets are not refundable. Purchase the insurance voluntarily. Festivals Festival Pingyao Ancient City Star Eighth day of the first month the night, playing seasoned millet mush, made cakes lamp, altar _set_ up in the hospital, the value of age ritual Jun Jun and stars. Some people sing for life by Jupiter, as the grams of raw fear of disaster, they also worship natal star officer. Tim warehouse at Tim warehouse Day also known as "filling positions," and "days of storage day." Chunyu Han Yan, a former granary official, and his honesty, being framed and sentenced to death to imprisonment, the appeal by the daughter of pardon. To commemorate him, the first month on the 20th and the 25th position as Tim Day (the first month of small Tim warehouse twenty, twenty-fifth position in the old Tim), this day, every household is made with brown sugar, white bread pockets or ingot form of bread, commonly known as "bag bags." Night lights burn incense shop, dedicated to Tim warehouse officer, shouted "positions Guanye, Tim warehouse, the food ingot we add to the room. Black Boy, the coachman, the food arrived I ingot to room." Intended to pray for good harvest, want to live off. Jizao Jun The twelfth lunar month on the 23rd, with the custom of eating melon ground rice. Zao Jun legend heaven that day report to the Jade Emperor, melon Jizao people to thresh rice, intended to "God made good, Hui Gong down auspicious." Gluttoney First day on the twelfth lunar month, there is the custom of eating popcorn, take Italian cured all diseases. Opening hours 8:00-19:00 Pingyao Ancient City of Pingyao Ancient City of Pingyao best time to travel within a temperate continental monsoon semi-arid climate. Its features are: the spring temperatures rise faster, larger temperature difference between day and night, less wind and rain; summers are hot, rainy; autumn air temperature gradually decreased and reduced rainfall, cool and pleasant, and more sunny weather, the light in a more adequate; the winter cold, many Northwest wind and less snow. The mean annual temperature in the territory of 10.1 ℃, the coldest month is January, the monthly mean temperature of -5.5 ℃, 7 hottest month mean temperature of 24.0 ℃. The maximum temperature is usually within the day in 13:00 to 15, the minimum temperature usually occurs before and after sunrise. Pingyao suitable for tourism all year round. However, cool and pleasant autumn, more suitable for tourism. In addition, as the Chinese New Year festive thick, activities are abundant, it is time to not lose the fun. Pingyao Ancient City of Pingyao ancient city guide map and drive around the central city of the Grand Canal across the road from Pingyao County, from Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an, Kaifeng, Luoyang, are only a few hours drive away. At the same time there Tongpu railway north to south, north up to Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang and other places, the south can be Linfen, Yuncheng and other places. Pingyao Ancient City by car Raiders territory through the road from the Grand Canal from Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an, Kaifeng, Luoyang, are only a few hours drive away. Pingyao to Taiyuan: 108 National Road or take the expressway, the entire 110 km. Pingyao to Beijing: Pingyao - the expressway - Taiyuan - Taiyuan Expressway - Shijiazhuang - Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway - Beijing, travel 180, travel 650 km. Pingyao to Xi'an: Pingyao - the expressway - Yuncheng - Win the wind speed - Fenglingdu - West tong speed - Xi'an, transport wind speed with gas stations, toll 180, travel 550 km. Pingyao to Zhengzhou: North -208 State Road - Jincheng - Shanxi coke high - Zhengzhou. Pingyao Ancient City to remind 1. Shanxi Province, where the terrain because of its high mountains block the ocean southeast of there air, it is relatively close to the North China Plain, low temperatures, less precipitation, the larger temperature difference between day and night, especially the big spring wind Therefore, the best preparations for this tour sunglasses, hats and other objects to prevent the sand. 2. Pingyao drinking water taste salty to drink will find a little discomfort, it is recommended to buy purified water instead. 3. Haggle, where lodging, meals, shopping, transportation can cut anything. But do not cut too hard. 4. Recommend to, or rub a tour guide, or else there is to eat shark fin when the fans feel. Food bowl off the ancient city of Pingyao Pingyao in Pingyao County, bowls off is a traditional snack, but also Zuojiu share, with strong local characteristics. Compared to the early years of the Qing dynasty bowl off, Pingyao County South Fort created by master chefs Dong Xuan, dating back over 100 years of history. Bowl off mainly by the production of white flour. It combines the advantages of jelly and enema in one, both refreshing jelly liqueur, but also the strong smell of sausage, fine but not greasy, sliding profits cool heart. Summer can be cold in winter while heat cooking, ages, seasons popular is that people are a very popular snack food. Off the bowl of the traditional production process from generation to generation, and continue to improve. At present, the master directors declared the fourth-generation descendant of Dongxing Wang as the most refined of the system. Beef Pingyao beef this good food has a long history, the first by whom the founding, history, no record. From "Pingyao County," Look, Pingyao beef from the Han Dynasty, Ming Dynasty have been famous. Qing Dynasty, Pingyao city has opened the rise in the mine, self-reliance into a beef shop enjoyed a high reputation. Pingyao beef is mine inheritance prosperous, self-reliance into a traditional style and flourish. Pingyao beef unique production process, the color red, soft fragrant and delicious, the "fat but not greasy, thin rather than wood" characteristics. Pear Pingyao southeast hilly areas, 800-1000 m altitude, mild climate, sufficient sunlight, fertilizer and water to the United States, tree-lined, is Jinzhong "fruit top ten towns" one. The larger temperature difference between day and night, good fruit nutrient accumulation. Especially in recent years, the science and technology, vigorously implemented in the fruit production in the deep plowing expanding hole, hole storage fertilizer, bio-cover, flower and fruit thinning, artificial pollination, shop reflective film, such as fruit bagging dozens of assembly technology technology to further improve fruit quality. As a specialty of the ancient city of Pingyao pear bagging the first 1996, won the provincial high quality fruit Zhanping will "silver", International Fruit and Technology Exhibition quality award. "1999," 99 China International Agriculture Fair " been identified as brand-name products. bagging pear with its smooth surface, a big plump, juicy and crisp, nutritious and pollution, and other major features, by domestic and foreign consumers. Push lacquer Push the launch of gloss lacquer, named after the palm, practices, processes complex, sub-trees tires, gray tires, painting, painters, and mosaic and other five processes, the use of pine wood furniture made of various tires, wood with a white linen bind up our wounds tires, add a layer of brick with pig blood transferred into a mortar, paint and then wipe with water sandpaper dipped in water, then rub hands repeatedly pushed, and then followed with a coarse sandpaper, fine sandpaper, cotton, silk was reported that a ray of human hair, hand-dipped in sesame oil, hand-dipped in soy oil, palm rub repeatedly pushed derived. Simple and elegant appearance, durable. Normal black child as wood, red, brown as the lacquer. Recommended PURCHASE: South Market Building South Wing Lung Road site lacquer, lacquer art Pingyao Expo stores. (To the waiter in the understanding of the production process) Beef Pingyao beef from the Han Dynasty, Ming Dynasty have been famous. Qing Dynasty, Pingyao city has opened the rise in the mine, self-reliance into a beef shop enjoyed a high reputation. Pingyao beef is mine inheritance prosperous, self-reliance into a traditional style and flourish. The unique production process, the color red, fragrant and delicious cotton, the "fat but not greasy, thin rather than diesel," the features. Recommended PURCHASE: South Market Building South Wing Lung Road opposite the former lacquer concept store selling cards scattered clouds beef, 708 printed on the chair, the price changes over time, usually 25 yuan / kg or more. Penang dry Twenty kilometers south of ancient city of Pingyao, there is a gurgling spring water, clear streams, Linmao Cao Feng, and fruit fragrance of the deep groove - Guozigou. The growth of a variety of wild fruits trench, in which Penang, the oldest fruit, the best quality. Chenghua period from the Ming Dynasty has been planted, Guozigou betel fruit with its bright color, aroma, sweet and sour taste of home and abroad. The traditional processing of the Pingyao Penang dry, unique taste, with beauty AIDS lungs, digestion and relieve fatigue effect, especially for women, children, the elderly eat. Historically, the area has been exported to Eastern Europe and Russia, is most welcome. Pingyao County is rich in fruit resources in Penang, Penang fruit in normal years, one million kg annual production capacity, can process 200,000 kilograms of dry Penang. Penang is dried using conventional processing technology, the introduction of the packaging beautiful, unique flavor famous specialty - Pingyao Penang dry, put on the market, and soon won the consumers. Long Mountain powder Pingyao County, North Village, the production of a long mountain yam, strip thick strips long, thin and fine quality, very famous in Jinzhong area. "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic", said: "sweet yam temperature, the main injury, the tonic win, in addition to cold and heat evil, Bu Zhong Yi Qi force, long muscles." Medical treasure-house of the mother blindly indispensable fitness, spleen, stomach tonic medicines. Recommended PURCHASE: South Market Building South Wing Lung Road opposite the former lacquer Levitra brand stores sell long yam powder, 708 printed on the chair. Handmade shoes "Old bad feet first, health first raised foot." The most significant feature handmade shoes are breathable, absorbent and strong, and increased foot extension on the surrounding environment, and adaptability, so as to realize the human body from foot to body maintenance. Oxytropis shoes, also known as tiger-head shoes, the best of traditional Chinese female red level. Phantom-like shoes, tiger cat, naive, meaning evil and misfortunes, luck prosperity. Carcass soft foot in children role play a very good maintenance. Recommended place of purchase: long-liter source across the Baolong Chai, a street near the city of the Ming and Qing House Office (available to manufacturers to see the production process.) Paper-cut Recommended purchased: No. 56, Government Street, the ancient city of paper-cut (to see the production process) and shear Art Gallery West Street, Pingyao. Save drafts, employment certificate Souvenir trinkets, has a romantic, do not have to save drafts in a symbol of wealth versus the added number of all the emotions and feelings can register here. PURCHASE: China's first ticket number, the Chinese modern banking's pedigree - Rishengchang inside. 3-5 / Zhang. Rice wine Lead with glutinous rice wine, and its rich full-bodied flavor, the wine has a moderate, is both a low ages of women and children drink, ideal for cooking or seasoning. According to analysis, rice wine containing 18 amino acids, of which 8 are necessary for the body but can not be synthesized. Content of lysine per liter of rice wine and beer than wine several times higher for the world in the rare wine nutrition, so they call it "liquid cake." The medical research shows that wine has a spleen, stomach, Shujin, blood of ergonomics. Recommended place of purchase: long-liter source, a street near the city of the Ming and Qing floor office. Face "Facebook" is the actor in traditional Chinese opera facial make-up color. The facial make-up is mainly used for jing (painted face) and chou (clown). It is in the form, color and type have a certain format. Experts from the mask on the audience can distinguish the role of hero or bad, smart or stupid, or people hate beloved. Charming Peking Opera facial makeup in Chinese opera facial make-up of numerous special place. Peking Opera as "symbolic" and "exaggeration" of the name. It is through the use of exaggeration and distortion of the graphics to show the role of personality characteristics. The eyes, forehead and cheeks are often painted bats, like the wings of butterflies or birds, coupled with exaggerated mouth and nose, to create a desired effect of the face. Peking Opera is very particular about color, colorful facial makeup products seem to have big and small are due, certainly not just to look good. Different meanings in different patterns of color to draw contours, the figure was of a character. Mask pattern is very rich, generally consisting of the forehead maps, eyebrow chart, orbital diagram, nasal fossa map, mouth fork diagram, mouth the figure below. Changing patterns of each site, there is no conclusive law, such as: Bao Zheng black forehead with a white crescent, that clean and honest. Thai pillow Luhe Pingyao Ancient City of Pingyao County traffic has Tongpu railway from north to south, north up to Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang and other places, the south can be Linfen, Yuncheng and other places. Beijing, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Pingyao has direct access to the train. Pingyao Ancient City play Cuba, to buy tourism products, to see ancient buildings, Experience history and culture, visit Folk Pingyao ancient pottery to say, is the Emperor in the manor. Rammed earth city wall of Pingyao Ancient City was originally built in the Western Zhou Xuan Wang Period (827 ~ 782 years ago.) Hongwu years (1370), but also the need for military defense, in the original basis of the Western Zhou Dynasty ridge expansion of the Old City for today's brick wall. Pingyao Ancient City is the People's Republic, existing and most complete city of the Ming and Qing. It is the Central Plains region of the ancient Han people in China a typical representative of the county. Since the establishment of the county, to the Qing dynasty, three years (1823), was born in the ancient city of Pingyao, China's first ticket number "Rishengchang." "Rishengchang" The establishment of modern financial history in ancient landmark, which represents the nature of China's modern new financial industry, the late feudal society in China, commercial and financial body in the natural generation. So far, the city walls, streets, houses, shops, temples and other buildings, remains largely intact, the original architectural features and characteristics in the general pattern and did not move. City and suburban treasures of ancient buildings, and most well-preserved, they belong to the existing ancient city of Pingyao an integral part of historical heritage, they are both the study of Chinese political, economic, cultural, military, architecture, art and other aspects of the historical development of live specimens . Pingyao County wall. Hongwu years (1370) built 6.4 km circumference, the existing early history of Shanxi, the largest of a city wall. Ming and Qing dynasties had repair, but basically the shape and structure of the early Ming Dynasty. The city is square, the wall is about 12 meters high, all brick exterior walls built of Embrasure, outside the wall, moat, breadth and depth of the 4 meters. City open the door six weeks, something the two, and one each in North and South. Fraud and build things outside the Urn, in order to facilitate defense. The original station building walls ninety Liaodi West Wing, Uehara gate tower was built, there are four corners turret, has most of the residual bad, only the walls remain the same. City streets, city buildings, shops and also retain the original shape. Is to study the county seat of the Ming Dynasty built kind of information. Located in the southwest of Taiyuan, Pingyao County, is the only one of four full city. The scene intact, and in muddy wall in one building, with tourism and appreciation of the value. Jiexiu south city border, adjacent to the north in Qi County, is the Grand Canal road must pass through, the transportation is very convenient, a variety of services available within the ancient city, a variety of Cuisines, unique shops, outside hotels, restaurants, Shopping should be a whole. Pingyao beef in its pure, real, delicious famous Island of God. December 3, 1997, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to include the ancient city of Pingyao, the "World Heritage List." The report comments on the ancient city of Pingyao is: "Pingyao Ancient City is the city's Chinese Han nationality outstanding examples of Ming and Qing Dynasty, Pingyao ancient city keeps all of its features, but also in the development of Chinese history for people to show an extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development of a complete picture. " Pingyao Ancient City, with its ancient, majestic grace of the original stand on the Jinzhong. Pingyao, ancient ancient pottery, is a city of 2700 years of history and cultural city, and as China is now the best preserved one of the four ancient city, and also to the whole city is currently the only declared world cultural heritage of the ancient town success . Pingyao Ancient City is the People's Republic, the most complete extant ancient Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the Central Plains region of the ancient Han people in China a typical representative of the county. Since the establishment of the county, to the Qing dynasty, three years (1823), was born in the ancient city of Pingyao, China's first ticket number "Rishengchang." "Rishengchang" The establishment of modern financial history in the ancient Chinese landmark, it marks a new financial industry in modern China in the late feudal society of China to generate business and financial body. Pingyao Ancient City Wall, built in AD 827-782 King Xuan of the Zhou period. "Pingyao County," records, general Yinji Fu Zhou, Yan Yun had unmanning here. Hongwu years (AD 1370), the need for military defense, based on the old city in the original expansion of the Western Zhou Dynasty to today's brick wall. This county Ming and Qing dynasties between 500 years and has repaired 26 times. Many repairs, so that more solid Pingyao ancient city wall, spectacular. Pingyao ancient city wall, city was a square, just slightly southeast. East, west and north lines straightened, only to twists and turns along the south wall. Perimeter walls of 6157.7 m (12.3 Wa), wall height 6-10 m; wall build retaining moat, deep and wide and 1 husband. There are six gates, the city had _set_ up outside the bridge, Weng Cheng Zhong Yan Xie Shanding tower on the building; around each turret a; surrounded by the wall every 60 meters, and built a watch tower concept, the entire wall, a total of 72 View fortresses. Legend, the walls have Embrasure 3000, Concept watch tower 72, is a disciple of Confucius according to 3000 figures of 72 built by wise men. People, people base layout, the "turtle town," said. Pingyao city wall, the wall inside the compacted fill, peripheral blue brick wrapped, the top paving drainage, wall corners, the construction of the turret, the southeast corner of Kuixing Lou also has a.
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Pingyao Ancient City - Introduction
● Chinese name: Pingyao Ancient City ● English name: The Ancient City of Ping Yao ● Approval: December 1997 (the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province in December 1997 the "World Heritage List") ● Heritage Category: Heritage ● Heritage _select_ion criteria: the ancient city of Pingyao, the _select_ion criteria under the Heritage C (II) (III) (IV) was included in the "World Heritage List." ● Evaluation of the World Heritage Committee: Pingyao Ancient City is the best preserved in China an ancient town, is the city in the Chinese Han nationality outstanding examples of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Chinese history of development, for people to show an extraordinary cultural, social, economic and complete picture of religious development. About city Night in the ancient city of Pingyao ancient city in Shanxi Province, with 2,700 years of history is a cultural city, and the same for the second batch of national historical and cultural city of the Sichuan Langzhong, Lijiang, Yunnan, Anhui Shexian known as the "four best preserved ancient city ", is currently the only declared world cultural heritage to the whole success of the ancient city of the ancient town. Pingyao formerly known as "ancient pottery", the early Ming Dynasty, as a defensive interference alien South, built walls, Hongwu years (AD 1370) in the old wall built on the basis of re-expanding and maintenance, and comprehensive package brick. After Jing, Masanori, Longqing and Wanli been ten generations in the Buxiu and repair, update the tower, an additional enemy units. Kangxi forty-three years (AD 1703) by passing the emperor West Tour Pingyao, and built four large towers, the city is more spectacular. The total circumference of 6163 m Pingyao city wall, the wall height of about 12 meters, the area of about 2.25 square kilometers of Pingyao County divides the world into two different styles. Streets within the walls, pavement, the city building to retain the Ming and Qing shape; wall, said outside the Metro. This is an ancient and modern architecture all into one, each other, it is best to endless reveries. Ancient history Ancient city of Pingyao in central Shanxi province in northern China, was founded in the Western Zhou Xuan Wang Dynasty (827 BC ~ 782 BC), the Ming Dynasty Hongwu years (AD 1370) expansion, dating back over 2,700 years of history. So far, it was more well preserved Ming and Qing (AD 1368 ~ 1911) during the county's basic style, called the Han areas of China the most complete ancient city existing. Fen is located in the east coast of Pingyao, Taiyuan Basin, southwest side, with another countries, Qi County adjacent to the historical and cultural city. Tongpu Railway, the Grand Canal runs through the county highway. Agriculture dominates the economy, the main producing grain, cotton, specialty beef, push the light lacquer. Considerable reputation as beef, the "Taigu Pingyao beef cake" of folk lyrics. The late Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China, and China is now the best preserved ancient town pattern. Pingyao is a state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Beauty, Warring States is Zhao. Tao Qin leveling County, both Chinese and home counties, the capital of the king on behalf of the clan. Renamed the Northern Wei Dynasty, Pingyao County. The late Qing Dynasty, based in Pingyao number of votes have more than twenty, accounting for more than half of the country, but is called "Ancient Chinese Wall." Which is to create the largest was built in Dynasty, the "Land of Wealth" and the first seat on a famous number "Rishengchang." Pingyao now basically saved the town during the Ming and Qing prototype, the "turtle" the city said. Street pattern of the "earth" shaped layout of the building to comply with gossip position, reflects the concept of urban planning during the Ming and Qing and shape distribution. Inside and outside the city with all kinds of sites, more than 300 ancient buildings have preserved nearly 4,000 homes in Ming and Qing, the streets are reflected historical appearance of shops, called the study of ancient living cities in the sample. Pingyao city wall built in the Ming Hongwu years, there are six existing gates Urn, four turrets and 72 watch towers. Section of the south gate of the wall which collapsed in 2004, in addition to most of the rest are still well, is the present large-scale, early history, save one more complete ancient city wall is also a World Heritage ancient city of Pingyao core component. In addition, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Temple, Shanxi, and Pingyao Confucian Temple, also have been included in world heritage protection. "Merchants," the birthplace of the Qing dynasty, four years (AD 1824), China's first prototype of the modern banking "Rishengchang" Draft born in Pingyao. Three years later, "Rishengchang" In many provinces have _set_ up branches in China. The 19th century, 40 years, further expanding its business to Japan, Singapore, Russia and other countries. At that time, "Rishengchang" Draft, led the ticket number Pingyao industry is developing rapidly, peak number of votes actually here, as many as 22, became the center of China's financial sector.
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Pingyao Ancient City - City Overview
Vicissitudes of the ancient city of Pingyao ancient city traffic criss-crossing the four street from the context, eight street, seventy-two Youyan Lane composition. South Street, the central axis for the ancient city of Pingyao, north east and West Street on connection, south to the Great East Gate (Ying smoked door), north and south through the ancient city building, streets, old and traditional names of shops, is the most prosperous Traditional Commercial Street, South Street, during the Qing Dynasty controls more than fifty percent of the country financial institutions. Known as China's "Waltz Street." West Avenue, west under Simon (Fung door), East South Street, the northern end of the intersection with East Avenue was a straight run through the main street. China's first votes in the famous number - Rishengchang, was born in the ancient city of West Avenue, known as the "Great Qing Financial First Street." Rishengchang Draft dynasty, founded four years (AD 1824), the site covers an area of 2324 square meters, compact space, function clear. Century of vicissitudes, brilliant performance, the Executive become the leader of the country's financial capital, the first of its kind to open Chinese national banks, and manipulation of the nineteenth century was the economic lifeline of the Qing Dynasty. The semicolon more than 30 cities across the country, commercial port city, far, Europe and America, Southeast Asia and other countries to "Land of Wealth," said the world. Rishengchang ticket number after the creation, there have been Jiexiu, Taigu, Qixian competing to follow. East Avenue, east under the East Gate (pro John Gate), West South Street, the northern end of the intersection with West Avenue was a straight run through the main street. North Avenue, north of the north gate (very arch door), Nantong West Central Avenue. Pingyao ancient city of residence, brick tile roof of the wooden structure to the main courtyard, precise layout, symmetrical, orderly hierarchy. The construction of binary large family, three courtyards and even larger hospital groups, the courtyard between the ornate decorated second multi-gate separation. Most houses beautifully decorated courtyard, the door usually has a brick screen wall, the eaves are wood QT Liang Fang, column bases, post, Shek Kwu multi-stone decoration. A folk saying goes: "Ten ancient city of Pingyao strange", one of which is "half the house built." Pingyao reason why most of the houses fell into the water within a single slope, the most widely circulated statement called the "Four Rivers Church owned" or "Charity begins at Tian", Shanxi is located in arid and sand large, the housing into a single slope, can increase the height of wall street housing, but not open the window facing the street, you can effectively increase the safety factor to withstand wind and . The compact layout of the hospital showed rejection of external, internal cohesion of the national character. Temple is located in the southeast of the Temple Street, the city, from Temple, Cai Shenmiao, Zao Jun Temple buildings form three groups. City God is the ancient religion and culture in general Han Idolization one of the important deities, mostly by the famous minister active in the local people as heroes. Temple of the Publicity word "emperor in trouble on the Temple of Heaven, the magistrate in trouble this to" I do not know from where the, but especially in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Huang indeed higher than the official closure of the magistrate, the first Ming will be around Dahir need to build the Temple, and the County Government Office symmetry _set_, "Yin and Yang carry out their duties", which is the ancient "God will rule by the" thinking clearly reflected. View at East Avenue East Qing Xu, founded in the Tang, peak in the Yuan, the existing main building is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, in order to focus on cultural protection units in Shanxi Province. Pingyao International Photography Festival, (Pingyao International Photography Festival, referred to as PIP) was founded in 2001. In 2001, the Ministry of Culture, the State Council Information Office and the Shanxi provincial government's strong support, we first established the "Pingyao International Photography Festival", operate in full accordance with international norms, domestic and international standards, traditional and modern interaction, so that the unique style of the ancient city of Pingyao, the ancient folk customs and activities of a variety of photographic mapping cross to escape, at home and abroad the unexpected sensation. Pingyao International Photography Festival Pingyao International Photography Festival, (Pingyao International Photography Festival, referred to as PIP) was founded in 2001. In 2001, the Ministry of Culture, the State Council Information Office and the Shanxi provincial government's strong support, we first established the "Pingyao International Photography Festival", operate in full accordance with international norms, domestic and international standards, traditional and modern interaction, so that the unique style of the ancient city of Pingyao, the ancient folk customs and activities of a variety of photographic mapping cross to escape, at home and abroad the unexpected sensation. Pingyao International Photography Festival, since it was launched in 2001, has been successfully held the 8th and held several overseas tour, produced a great impact. Every year, dozens of countries and regions from the many photographers of thousands of paintings in the exhibition; and a variety of artistic exchange activities; exhibition of international, specialized and diversified has generated a strong attraction and cohesion, become a big international photography festival. 2002, according to state regulations, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao International Photography Festival changed its name. This year marks the 60th anniversary of founding of new China, 60 years, the new China has experienced the equivalent of many hundreds of years of development and change. 2009 Pingyao International Photography Festival will be 80 years of cultural development for the time past and clues to the process of Chinese society and the interpretation of the excavation depth, to show the world all-round progress in China. 2009 Pingyao International Photography Festival will be held September 19 to 25 in the world cultural heritage "Pingyao Ancient City," organized exhibition's theme is "life dream" Pingyao Ancient City - anecdotes Legend Pingyao Ancient City was built in the Ming and Qing Streets BC 827 ~ 782 years before the period of Zhou Xuan Wang, Yin Jifu troops for the Western Zhou Dynasty generals built here. Since 221 BC, the Qin government to implement "county system" since the city of Pingyao is the county seat has always been, continues to this day. Pingyao ancient city suffered a lot, after several changes, became the most complete one existing in ancient China during the Ming and Qing county's prototype. Now see the ancient city, is the Hongwu years (1370) look like after the expansion. After the expansion of large-scale majestic city of Pingyao, the circumference of 6.4 kilometers City, Shanxi is China's existing early history, the largest of a town wall. Rishengchang the legend of the rise of ticket numbers Rishengchang ticket number, the predecessor of the West into the paint Zhuang Yu, Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty has the financial resources of a solid. Moneybags is Pingyao Li Daquan village west Po, Li Jiaqing One morning in late Daquan and friends (a famous fortune teller were lost), Shing Wong Temple in Pingyao, a temple fair, a romantic young man pointing a sudden fortune teller said: "Lee classic if you accept this young man will definitely great fortunes." Li Daquan ask why? Fortune teller replied: "This young man looks romantic by nature, big spenders, is indeed underappreciated the original, and difficult for others to know this young man spending, and only as Lee classic moneybags you can for this young man from the overhead, Li I want to trust the master, many years after the _set_ting of gold and silver. " Li Daquan hear, said: "What I would feed him for a year to see what this young man is genius." Fortune teller said: "Lee classic, but I have something before then, this young man wanted to go somewhere, and want what you have to promise him." Li Daquan a little thinking, said: "As long as he do not make no justice." Then put two epigenetic call over young man called to ask what, who lives where, want to do? That young man called Leilv Tai, who lives in small Yaocun want to go to Beijing, Li Daquan too long when they sent the young Ray Lu-tai to the capital of the western margin into the paint (Beijing), the semicolon. Three years of the Qing dynasty (AD 1823) was established Rishengchang ticket number, and create the great undertaking of China's banking history, a ticket number. The total number located in Pingyao, Shanxi West Main Street, shop owner Lee Guinness, manager of Leilv Tai. Lei Lvtai Night's Dream "Rishengchang" Dynasty three years (1823), Sai Yu ticket number into the reform camp, named "Rishengchang" intended business is booming, such as at the rising and prosperity. "Rishengchang" This gold plaque, so that every sort, but on the "Rishengchang" the source of these three words, but it has a beautiful and mysterious legends. One evening, after dinner in the shop No. Leilv Tai slip inside a circle, back to the room to lie down and relying on bedding roll, and suddenly see the wood pavement ramp door with a factory fire in the sky, sometimes people are screaming small cried to the fire, but before Ray hurried wooden furniture factory, turned out to live in a magnificent game like god of heaven compound, went into, I saw there is jewelry, glazed tile glass, is really a colorful and dazzling fairyland , the time is mine dispensers dazzle, to find that rainbow glow of the East King, the two red gushing out and the house that matched Jinhui, it is bright magnificent, it is amazing. Sound of a crash soon as I saw the sky then opened a door to heaven and floated to the Assembly of Immortals, westward, when many gods are frequently waved about with him, so Lei Lvtai to feel the body, such as streamers, slowly boarded Once upon a time, when he was about to sit back, the fleet towards his wife and children waving, he tried to take away with them, but, Assembly of Immortals, one black-angel blocking the path the front step, a shock Leilv Tai Meng Ling, more from the stand, was actually a bizarre dream. Then look at the hour of mine, has been handed a three-shift, I still vividly recall the dream scenario, the dream is a clear intention of careers and the good omen, and he remembered the past few days has been to determine the total number of names and repeatedly thinking, but not satisfactory. He had thought of "Ju Yuan Guang", "booming Sheng" and name, then are all denied. Moneybags kneeling please mine dispensers Rishengchang ticket number after the establishment of large dispensers Leilv Tai Hung-noise of bird's wings with two dispensers gross deterioration of relations, the young owner Li Zhen audio from Mao's proposal to mine home to recuperate, Ray know that hair get in the way, want to replace it. Ray will write home village to withdraw points. Door after the club that sent silver to send wine back down until the knees before mine, and in the hair on the number after the resignation of a number of work. As the saying goes: all the things that contradiction is the driving force and source of development. Rishengchang business reason Draft Land of Wealth, Lei, Mao played a contradiction between two of the catalyst. Its main business of the father and son Mingjinggaoxuan - broken umbrella Emperor Kangxi, SONG Zhong Fan villagers carrying a large umbrella into the original city of Pingyao, a doctor, went off the Yi village south of panic came from behind one person, SONG Zhong of the original knowledge of the person, who is not even later than the next village. Was cloudy, lightning, rain soon. Soon, it really began to rain heavily. SONG Zhong original prop up carrying a large umbrella, not even the late invite colleagues, not even the late rain quickly leaned over and by parachute. SONG Zhong from the classroom down the original plaintiff, tears tears sounded, the defendant will not even gloat later, triumphantly. They go out of county government Zhaobi Street, four runners kicked out of the two called back to the Magistrate. Duo once again knelt in the lobby, the magistrate judge pleasant Jie, SONG Zhong umbrella is the original plaintiff, the defendant not Even later is a rogue, the heavy responsibility of four top ten board, to impose fines ten strings, pay the plaintiff a new umbrella. SONG Zhong Wang after the magistrate sent the original to a plaque, inscribed "Mingjinggaoxuan", describe. Pingyao Cheng Huang Jinwucangjiao Palace Temple in Pingyao Floor East, take a tip room at the beautiful young woman, said she is Cheng Huang's concubine, concubines for the origin, so popular among some in the story: a young gas Pingyao City God Sheng, can be said to be omniscient and omnipotent. Time, Pingyao Town God and Jiexiu City God together in a chess, Pingyao City God joke said, If I beat you, you who have to go all my virtuous wife, Jiexiu City God from the heart refused to accept a promised down Finally, the Pingyao City God for the victory, so this jokingly made for the consequences of gambling and, Pingyao City God can not, but to bring back for her environment to create a little poetic, only Jinwucangjiao. In the old days, the Temple during a temple fair, Jiexiu Zhang Temple, Pingyao Town, also sent to the hair at the annual ceremony, the custom has been extended to 70-80 years, vivid story of the ancient working people to further the broad convinced the City God's existence. Tao Feng Ding and Ping Huang Di Tao said the level of Pingyao ancient times, today the site of Pingyao Joe Village (now the Hebei wall), according to legend Emperors Yan, Emperor Battle Banquan victory, established the status of the Yellow Emperor common lord the world, orders the world, large letters Territory a day along the Fen River into the Yellow Emperor Hui-Qiao Ji River Village, Pingyao tour so far (the original "wing wall") along the plains, found not far from the scenery alone show, smoke everywhere, from shore, the area in which a (now Pingyao Du Village), large-scale ceramics, but very refined, Tao Feng is flat here. Inherent emperor Yu Ping Ding Tao, said. Pingyao Du Village has a long history, until the Ming Dynasty, Pingyao this South Temple, the temple walls are inscribed with glazed pottery "Pingyao million years the Ming Du Village system" kind. Rishengchang Draft anecdote: Delta management, extension, therefore children Minds To abandon business dynasty Confucianism Phase is well-known firm dynasty Wei Changsheng (auspicious days now museum) and Tai-Tai moneybags. Phase of the dynasty came from the poorer, sophisticated people. Centered Around Diligence early years, although not National Cheng Kung University climate, but also rose to the rank Yu taught his father very much looking forward to his son on the way over in his benevolence, but the dynasty, the eldest son does not live up to expectations this phase, several provincial examinations fallen off, has decided to abandon Confucianism business. Business use of his scheming, size up the situation, which document transactions to do, what not to do business, document, measure was more accurate. The fluctuation of prices is not bad nothing to judge. So he more than 40 years in business, very few losses. Dynasty is not only relative to business operation, and a very important sense, with people, credit first, pay attention to genuine, fair trade, never Kengren. So many people are willing to do business with him. He of the Confucian concept of justice and benefit applied to their business activities, he often educate their children and grandchildren: business and official position, although the road of life are taking different, but live by the same. Good business people, money and goods for profits are in place, the same brilliant virtue repairable; seeking commercial profit in a proper way, not unscrupulous, opportunistic politicians who are good at, Fengxian five of the teaching, not Lee seeking goods, not corrupt, fair and honest, to famous apparition, power of the name to. Phase have been convinced that his dynasty creed, says it will do, his business idea and establish a mirror, it is worth pondering future generations! View of Emperor Qing Xu asked, "Road" Word Analysis View was built in the Tang Dynasty Qing Xu, peak in the Yuan, Ming, until now, incense constantly, visitors flocked, according to County records: Twenty-six years Guangxu (1900) Run in August, there have been Emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi West Tour on the way, the road places Pingyao, the emperor asked the person Qingxudong concept of "Tao" Word Analysis of the records. Left go down in history, the story of Liu-Fang BES. Emperor into the concept, the line to the platform Shun Yeung House, Cheung Road, asked: Can Donors asked dynasty said: I only for the word, "Hill "You see even means? A head that is the "mountain" and the words looked up and down some donor: "The mountains but not water, no foundation, the donor must have asked how to get a country?" Dynasty, nodded and said admiringly: "Good." Long Road, added: "You ask me, I ask who, Manchao civil and military are all thieves, to country in safety, unless the thief Shazei future. Tiannian poor run in August, state disaster, government of the people to disaster, but the catastrophe will be over the coming year, promising. "After hearing the emperor himself a smile face, hope to have a turning. At this point, Qingxudong Taoist asked, "Road" fame, Yang and the country, enduring, attracting many foreign visitors come to ask, "Road" Word Analysis. Fire Temple Sleeping aunt and medicine woman Temple, Shanxi Dongbei Yu has a small shrine "Tze Ching," Temple there are two statues, one is a girl lying in bed, eyes closed, called the "sleeping aunt"; a scrawny old woman is sitting next to is called "medicine her mother. " They are the mortal world, how to enter the temple shrine to enjoy the world's serve it? According to legend, long ago, a family bridge village family good fortune for the old couple million, and consistently below-knee and my daughter enjoy family lived a day of harmony and well-being. However, there are unexpected storms, people have good and bad fortune overnight, my daughter sixteen years old, was seriously ill parents have died. This is an embrace of life in the parents of a little girl of sixteen is so unfair that she could not accept this cruel reality, parents grave every day to look at, I wish I could see his parents, to their cried his Zhongchang, but Death is final, the girl eventually can not get it. Words, from their house to the cemetery just passing through the village temple. When her parents often took her for a temple to the altar, pray to Buddha bless the family in peace, Though now old couple died, but my daughter did not forget to always into the temple dedicated to Buddha. The next year, sending the auspices of the monks around the temple to beg alms, ready to repair some of disrepair of the house. Girls know that after all the property around the house sold, a point not to stay in monasteries donated. Later, on the occasion of her sick bed, touched the Buddha's devotion to the gods. Never met a woman, came to me every day for her cooking, Extracting and worked to serve her patients well after the two had each other, until the little girl died, this woman also had to accompany her Zuohua . People to commemorate the generosity of the girls and I do not know the origin of the woman, in the temple of the Dongbei Yu built a single small shrine, which had their plastic statues, people called "sleeping aunt," "drug-law." Believers into the temple every worship, and ultimately, to the small temple to pay their last respects.
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Ancient city of Pingyao - Pingyao Treasures
Pingyao Pingyao night person there are three treasures, the ancient city wall is one. Pingyao County wall. Hongwu years (1370) built 6.4 km circumference, the existing early history of Shanxi, the largest of a city wall. Ming and Qing dynasties had repair, but basically the shape and structure of the early Ming Dynasty. The city is square, the wall is about 12 meters high, all brick exterior walls built of Embrasure, outside the wall, moat, breadth and depth of the 4 meters. City open the door six weeks, something the two, and one each in North and South. Fraud and build things outside the Urn, in order to facilitate defense. There Embrasure 3000, 72 watch towers, said to symbolize three thousand disciples of Confucius and Seventy-saint. The wall of wind and rain through the vicissitudes of 600 years, glory still remain. A treasure of ancient city walls The walls of Pingyao County. Hongwu years (1370) built 6.4 km circumference, the existing early history of Shanxi, the largest of a city wall. Ming and Qing dynasties had repair, but basically the shape and structure of the early Ming Dynasty. The city is square, the wall is about 12 meters high, all brick exterior walls built of Embrasure, outside the wall, moat, breadth and depth of the 4 meters. City open the door six weeks, something the two, and one each in North and South. Fraud and build things outside the Urn, in order to facilitate defense. There Embrasure 3000, 72 watch towers, said to symbolize three thousand disciples of Confucius and Seventy-saint. . The wall of wind and rain through the vicissitudes of 600 years, glory still remain. Pingyao ancient city streets, shops and residential areas have maintained the traditional layout and style. Was cross the street, shops built along the street pavement. Tall solid pavement, eaves painted painting, color engraved carved beams, antique. Residents home after paving bricks and gray tiles of the courtyard all, axis clear, symmetrical. The whole city has witnessed a rustic style. Second Bao Tran Quoc Pagoda The ancient city of the north gate, which is the city's second treasure. Permitted million monastery built in the Five Dynasties (10th century) period, China is currently ranked third in the old wooden structure, dating back over 1,000 years of history. Hall of the Five Dynasties period is a rare sculpture of colorful art. Sambo Temple, Shanxi Located in the southwestern city. Monastery was built in Northern Qi Dynasty Wuping years (AD 571). Block the large hall inside the temple for more than 10 preservation of the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty (AD 13 to 17 century), more than 2,000 colorful statues statue, was hailed as a "treasure trove of colorful art." Pingyao ancient city streets, shops and residential areas have maintained the traditional layout and style. Was cross the street, shops built along the street pavement. Tall solid pavement, eaves painted painting, color engraved carved beams, antique. Residents home after paving bricks and gray tiles of the courtyard all, axis clear, symmetrical. The whole city has witnessed a rustic style. The ancient town of the north gate are Temple, which is the city's second treasure. Permitted million monastery built in the Five Dynasties (10th century) period, China is currently ranked third in the old wooden structure, dating back over 1,000 years of history. Hall of the Five Dynasties period is a rare sculpture of colorful art. The third treasure of the ancient city is located southwest of the city of Temple, Shanxi. Monastery was built in Northern Qi Dynasty Wuping years (AD 571). Block the large hall inside the temple for more than 10 preservation of the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty (AD 13 to 17 century), more than 2,000 colorful statues statue, was hailed as a "treasure trove of colorful art."
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Ancient city of Pingyao - Pingyao city wall
Temple, Shanxi Pingyao city wall, built in the Western Zhou Xuan Wang Dynasty (827 BC ~ 782 BC) as rammed earth walls. Hongwu years (1370) re-build the original "Nine in the eighth step" expanded as "second in the eighth Four Li" (6.4 km), and change for the masonry walls of rammed earth walls. In accordance with the legend of the "landscape sunrise, before playing in the water turtle, the City of Yau construction, and so for the win," saying, take turtles "auspicious longevity" of Italy, built for the "Turtle Town." Ming and Qing dynasties, there have been 25 times the maintenance, the wall was a square plane, the circumference of 6162.7 meters, 10 meters high, 2 meters high pile battlements, top width of 3-5 meters, the walls of the factors of soil compaction, outsourcing brick, the wall assemble the drainage channels 77. Top of the wall outside the building 2 meters high crenel wall (also known as Ma retaining wall) to take a disciple of Confucius, the number of wise men, let Embrasure 3000, watch tower 72, the puzzle parapet. Siyu turret four, East Side on the wall a bit to Taiwan, the southeast corner of the city built on top of Kuixing House and Wenchang Pavilion. Pingyao city walls for military defense needs has a heavy door Urn six, one each in North and South, East and West of the Second, the South said Ying smoked, the North said a very arch, on the East Gate of Supreme Harmony, under the East Gate of pro-John, the Simon Yongding, Simon Fung under each seat are built Zhong Yan Xie Shanding Urn tower, outside the original six heavy door Urn with suspension bridge. Surrounded by a moat outside the walls of 3 meters wide. A foot south of Taishan and Liu Root River, "Landscape sun, swimming turtles before." So far, the ancient city walls, streets, houses, shops, temples and other buildings remains largely intact, original form and pattern in general did not move, they belong to the existing ancient city of Pingyao an integral part of historical heritage. Urn: built in the town outside the city, also called on the city, to enhance the city's defense capability. "General Military defenders before the assembly," it reads: "The Outside Urn, or round or square. Whom, as the terrain, such high thick and the City, but to open a side door, left and right with its will." Pingyao Urn ancient city gate with large gate was 90 ° angle toward the majority (except for South Gate and down the East Gate), even if the enemy break through the Barbican gate, and the main gates defense, because Dion is not easy to expand the city where a narrow large-scale offensive force, delayed the enemy's attack speed, and the wall can be commanding top four defenders fired a fatal blow to the enemy, is the so-called Guanmendagou, Wengzhongzhuobie. Tower: the top gate built in the city of the ancient times referred to as "Lou Qiao." Pingyao city wall of the tower a total of six, the highest revision in the Ming Dynasty, four years of the Qing Emperor Kangxi (1703) Buxiu re-building, towers 16.14 meters high, five wide and 13.72 m, 10.04 m depth four. Modeling simple, elegant, dignified and stable structure. Exquisite beauty is top of the walls tower high-rise buildings, usually climbing lookout, commanding general took command in wartime, is an important high-altitude city defenses. Turret: built in the four corners of the floor, walls Lu, mainly to cover the dead defenders around the corner wall of defense that the weak links, thus enhancing the defense capabilities of the entire wall. Turret respectively, the northwest corner of the "Xia stacked" floor, northeast corner of the "habitat on floor." The southwest corner of the "Ruiai House", the southeast corner of the "condensate show floor." Point _set_s: the East Gate is located on the East Gate and down the wall between the top, is a brick high-profile. 827 BC According to legend, King Xuan of Zhou's reign, the Northern Expedition to send general Yinji Fu Xian shuaibing yun, Lien Chan Lian Jie, stationed themselves today after the Pingyao was ordered, by building walls, and in this training his soldiers, point martial arts. Mid-Ming Dynasty, Yin Jifu people to commemorate the achievements, the military parade in the point where Yin has built a high true Temple. And maintenance of the walls of the Ming and Qing a "high-true temple," fused, is the city wide high-top, take a distance, relaxed and happy, poem reads: "Even the county laminated hundred feet, jeep Hoon name before the battlements. Cypriots grass consumer base long battle, the dragon on the flag Qieyi out of the bus. " Ho and the Suspension Bridge City: Moat: that around the city of Ho under the ditch. Ancient enemies of mankind to defend against intrusive, cutting-dug excavation in the villages around Ho, followed by the formation of the band heights, so that people are built walls in China. The city may be regarded as the first generation of Ho Ben Zhu walls, the local borrow the results. Ho made within the water pool, a river, has become formidable line of defense, "but the people around the city, but pool Besieged City", "pool" is the "city" of the barrier, Guchang the "moat" said. Suspension bridge is the city of Ho in nursing across the Mu Banqiao, deck out of one end of the hitch rope, through the pulley, winch can lift bridge at any time to break came from. Horse face and watch tower: "Horse Face" is a protruding wall adhesion in the pier, because it is a slender body, like a horse face, it said. "Horse face" of the _set_, to both strengthen the firmness of the wall, and guards in the city to eliminate the battlefield in the war dead: Once the enemy a hope, keep the surface of the adjacent horse husband networks are organized into cross-fire, so to commit suffered a crushing defeat by the enemy and those who left. Pingyao city wall at intervals of 60 m -100 m that is a horse face, horse face the floor, built a lookout scull enemy, "the watch tower." According to Jiuzhi said the early years of rehabilitation of the Ming Dynasty City Wall of Pingyao, only the construction of "enemy units barracks forty, Longqing three years (1569) to 94, three years of Wanli (1575), in the city to the city of brick package At the same time, the watch tower rebuilt into a brick 72, after the repairs on behalf of experience, remains so far. "fortresses plane was a square, an area of 10.24 square meters, double, brick walls, hard top, tube Panwa coverage (too and about two enemy gates Urn roof has ridge crest), the bottom side of the city for the provision of arch doors, floor, equipped with wooden stairs, the top home floor, the upstairs windows on all sides of the opening two holes arch. Looking right into every watch tower which, like many of the numerous checkpoints, everyone awesome. Fenestrae upstairs resembles a giant eyes and ears, with the majority of the watch tower, yet it is facing an Article of the city streets, from which to monitor. Can be seen both in peacetime and wartime, watch tower and a security guard functions. Wall and off the city Pingyao city wall was a square layout, ride north to south, east 15 °. The reason why the pursuit of the city, "Founder", if not in the interpretation of the ancients "hemispherical dome, Road in the central", which is the architectural design from science: In addition to round, the shortest of the surrounding area can be only around the largest square synthesis . City of direction, of course, respect for the south side, but better than Imperial County, it is 15 ° according to local conditions tend to take the east, just follow the perennial dominant wind direction, daily bathed in abundant sunshine. Both before city water, the distance is the foot of Mount Taishan and the super, Ying Shan received the water, full of vitality. Pingyao city wall perimeter 6162.68 meters (and the Early "around the second in eight Four Li" fit), of which 1478.48 meters east wall, south wall of 1713.80 meters (east and west walls, but also the southern end of the line spacing of 1,500 m), the Western Wall 1494.35 m, 1476.05 m north wall, east, west and north all straight, only the south wall with the river winds in Washington have shifted as turtle-like contraction Wei. Ancient Chinese ritual states: the emperor's city square nine years, the Duke City Square Mile, the city marquis and the count of five miles square, the three parties in the city of Viscount. Three-li square Pingyao City, apparently the lowest level of the ancient (ie, county) in the largest city. Shichuan Ming Hongwu Pingyao Old City for the previous three years, nine in the eighth step. Ji surname from the city one last words of the ancestors of the people learned to positive nine Yuan Dynasty (1349), the Sand Lane Street, west of this city is still outside the city, where "the mulberry forest, birds contention." Hongwu years (1369), flood rains, washed away the West wall, Liu Zhi red sediment, the following year when the city expanded, the walls moved westward, he had today Sha Lane Street. Furthermore, this city street kilns Street firing from the Hongwu years of the kiln bricks, both kilns, which should be ranked outside the old city, then when the walls will be near the North Street area at the kilns. Do the same judge, the perimeter of the old city and "Nine in the eighth step," saying it is very consistent. Hongwu years of the expansion of re-building, laying the basic shape of the existing walls, wall height, "thirty feet two feet", bottom width of 8 m -12 m, top width of 3 meters -6 meters. Wall with the prime land early Ben Zhu, rammed earth rammed earth wall base filled with natural. Ming left rammed layer has a diameter of 6 cm -7 cm cork, from above ground, the floor every two meters, the distribution of cork plane spacing 2 m -3 meters. Rammed earth rammed nest within 15 cm in diameter, depth 2 cm -3 cm, 12 cm -15 cm tamping layer. Wall received 15% -20% points. The outside of rammed earth wall shall Shizuo Ji to a special brick (34 cm * 17 cm * 7.7 cm) pack puzzle retaining wall. The inside retaining wall built at intervals of 5 m -6 m, 58 cm * 80 cm of the brick within the stack, and rammed earth walls join. Wall thickness from bottom to top are 87 cm, 70 cm, 53 cm, height of each layer about one-third of the total height of the wall, the wall is divided into 9% of revenue. Wall to form a trapezoidal cross-section. Wai Yan foot of the wall, toward the walls of buildings scattered along the water level, commonly known as a small wall, step 1 m high and 3 meters wide -5 m, the surface side of half-brick shop. Wai Yan wall, brick Embrasure wall, 2 meters high, 53 cm thick, each stack length of 1.39 m, 3-layer brick eaves on the facilities, in the high 25 cm wide, 17.7 cm the lookout holes. Between the left stack Embrasure battlement, 53 centimeters wide, good for shooting. Embrasure each wall, the provision of a large rectangle with crenel the same "gun eye" to accommodate the gun body, kneeling firing. Embrasure with the crenel 3000 Pingyao City Wall in the first actual situation and white, from the shape of the high thickness of the wall to eliminate the rigid wall, easy to learn on the yin-yang balance to meet the pursuit of wartime troops and horses were enough to block defenders Hu Shi Shi, and thus , crenel retaining wall, also known as horse wall. The eaves wall, brick built low wall guarding a safe. Top of the walls with green sea TRANSACTIONS, bulk water at the outlet under the parapet, through the brick tank, discharged into the city of Horse Road. Gates and walls The ancient city of Pingyao city has six gates, the two things. Bird's eye view of Pingyao ancient city, just like the line did not move like a turtle, "Turtle" head south end of the North, East and West four match for the four-legged turtle, civil and therefore, "Turtle Town," said. South Gate, the ancient river winds through both, giving rise to the ancient literati, "before playing in the water turtle, sun landscape, the city of Yau construction, as for the use of" one's feelings. Turtle is an auspicious, symbol of longevity, "Turtle City" from the ancients said, "four souls," worship, "Turtle City" implies fixing impregnable, long-term stability. Pingyao South than in the north, four door, folk to distinguish orientation and topography, are called the six gates South Gate, North Gate, on the East Gate, on the west gate, under the East Gate, the next Simon. In fact, had its own name. Thirty-seven years, according to Ming Dynasty, "Fenzhou Prefecture o build volume" contains: "Three Represent Longqing magistrate for three years outside of the repair bridge in June, the legislature brick gate, both vertical and horizontal stone, the Journal of the word, to Zhuangwei view. East Gate II: one said mechanical mouth, said mouth for a smooth, this deposit. Simon II: A thorn said mouth, said Wei enemy one. Khanh six magistrate Bangladesh to Brick City, a clock, provincial judge whom Liangming Han remember. Wanli two years by building, demolition waste urn circle, said the South Gate burning mouth wash Jung said the North Gate. "to the Qing Dynasty, the walls in the dynasty, three years after the overhaul, the magistrate Liu Syria to six re- name, and pro-income board, were: Ying Xun, arch pole, Tai Wo, Yongding, the pro-John, Fengyi. Both face the south and east city, south-east of the south gate of welcome and satisfied with smoked the wind, is to "welcome the smoke door"; the ancients to the North Star as a symbol of the north, Confucius said: "for the government to Germany, such as North Star, ranking And they were the stars. "north gate" the arch very door, "come back to take four, meaning and respect for all; on the East Gate is located in the energetic position, to take full of vitality, Maintaining harmony meaning," Gate of Supreme Harmony "; on Simon named" Yongding Men, "Hope Jiangshan Yong solid, peace and prosperity; under the East Gate of the ancient Yi-oriented strategic position, Menbian book" pro John "word, intended to warn people," Rongshi by John ", works to Patriotic duty to protect the family; Simon under the name "Fung door", seems to be there early on the West Gate to the DPRK the myth of the Phoenix, "Xiao Shao Jiu Cheng, the Phoenix," Phoenix while capacity meter, is Switzerland should be auspicious, benevolent people and then think of Waste Management, fortunes Longchang. Walls are the walls of the war for the defense, and the gates are weak on defense, in order to strengthen the defense, in the provision of the gate with the outside walls, then build a heavy door, outside door to form in another line of defense, inside and outside the enclosed space between the door like a big small town outside the city, "town" means that the "Urn." War, Urn for the soldiers guarding the city provides excellent conditions for roundabout with the enemy, then by Weng Cheng Feng Shui home to "avoid evil", and is a very real Barbican enough cover to avoid dust from the outside. Weng City in China since the Han system, beginning with when the Yap Weng Cheng, search no research, only knew the Ming Zheng four years (1509) the amendment of the next East Gate Urn, Jiajing thirty year (1552) built the North Gate Urn, Jiajing forty year (1562) updated the tower, two years of Wanli (1594), "who build things Urn three, begin masonry," thirty-five years of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1696), repair the South Gate Urn, four years (1701), repair on the East Gate Urn. Four years of Emperor Kangxi (1703), Emperor West Pingyao Tour pass, then six, a new tower was worth repairing. Forty-four years (1705), also Buxiu the East Gate entrance on the floor openings. Daoguang three years (1850) to Xianfeng six years (1856), conducted a comprehensive, large-scale wall repairs, had "sowed and what the North five, noted the building is still the base compensation, plus several feet high but the South Gate" , created the existing regulation. In the six city gates, four things, in pairs, on the East Gate, on Simon, Simon under heavy doors of the south and open the face of distant mountains and rivers, so that "qi"; under the East Gate of the re- gate axis is parallel with the axis in the door, It goes to the Official Road leading to Kyoto, to show respect for the court. Although the South Gate and in the heavy door with the wrong door, but make the best use, still facing south. North Gate of the heavy door and inside was 90 ° while the east door to open, bathed in the dawn of the East. Tower: refers to the walls of the gatehouse, is the "City" sign, which displays a magnificent appearance of the city's authority and national presence. Pingyao's tower, has existed since the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Emperor Kangxi rebuilt. North and South two of the seven two-story tower is three eaves purlin Xieshan gallery-style, something four-door seven two-story tower for the eaves purlin Xieshan gallery-style. In ancient or modern war, the brick towers that Outlook is the general headquarters defenders, and shooting is extremely important stronghold. Guard to the modern war, its function was not as natural.
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Pingyao Ancient City - cultural values
China's first ticket number unique and rich cultural heritages: Ancient City of Pingyao own fortification activities, there have been 2,700 years of history, in the long process of development, to retain large number of cultural relics, high density, long time span, is known as the "treasure house of ancient Chinese architecture" within the Shanxi Province, a "cultural county." Pingyao ancient city of many cultural relics, not only represents the ancient Chinese cities in different historical periods of architectural forms, construction methods and timber standards also reflect the different ethnic groups in ancient China, progress in different areas of art and aesthetic achievements. Traditional Han Chinese culture: Pingyao Ancient City is in accordance with the thinking of Chinese Traditional planning and architectural style building up the city and embodies the 14 to 19 century AD around the historical and cultural characteristics of Han nationality, the study of social forms of this period, economic structure, military defense, religious beliefs, traditional thinking, moral human habitation in the form of important reference value. Complete ancient residential communities: Pingyao Ancient City is self-evident Hongwu years (AD 1370) reconstruction after the original structure remained, the literature and in-kind can be verified. Pingyao, the focus of the city houses, the Department was built in AD between 1840 and 1911. Residential building layout strict axis clear, symmetrical, clear priorities, outline ups and downs, the appearance of closed compound deep. Exquisite wood, brick and stone together with strong local flavor of the paper-cut window grilles, vivid, lifelike, is by far the best preserved Han Chinese areas of the ancient residents of communities. Developed financial city: Pingyao is a well-known ancient Chinese business, "Jin" one of the cradles. Four years of the Qing dynasty (AD 1824), China's first prototype of the modern banking "Rishengchang" Draft born in Pingyao. Three years later, "Rishengchang" In many provinces have _set_ up branches in China. The 19th century, 40 years, further expanding its business to Japan, Singapore, Russia and other countries. At that time, "Rishengchang" Draft, led the ticket number Pingyao industry is developing rapidly, peak number of votes actually here, as many as 22, became the center of China's financial industry, manipulation and control of China's modern financial industry. Historical Status: Pingyao is a well-known ancient Chinese business, "Jin" one of the cradles. Four years of the Qing dynasty (AD 1824), China's first prototype of the modern banking "Rishengchang" Draft born in Pingyao. Three years later, "Rishengchang" In many provinces have _set_ up branches in China. The 19th century, 40 years, further expanding its business to Japan, Singapore, Russia and other countries. At that time, "Rishengchang" Draft, led the ticket number Pingyao industry is developing rapidly, peak number of votes actually here, as many as 22, became the center of China's financial sector. Cultural Value: Pingyao Ancient City was built in the Western Zhou Xuan Wang Dynasty (BC 827-782), has been 2700 years of history. Since China adopted in 221 BC, "county system" has been Pingyao as "county" location, continues to this day. This is the most grassroots level city. Now save the ancient city wall is the Hongwu years (AD 1370) when the original extension, the city of six existing buildings and temples County Yamen, City House, history of ancient buildings are the original kind. The size of city streets has more than 100, or the original historical form, the commercial shops along the street is basically a 17-19 century buildings. The city has 3,797 traditional houses, of which the higher conservation value than 400, local unique style. Cultural relics: the ancient city of Pingyao own fortification activities, there have been 2,700 years of history, in the long process of development, to retain large number of cultural relics, high density, long time span is known as the "treasure house of ancient Chinese architecture "Shanxi Province, within the scope of a" cultural county. " Pingyao ancient city of many cultural relics, not only represents the ancient Chinese cities in different historical periods of architectural forms, construction methods and timber standards also reflect the different ethnic groups in ancient China, progress in different areas of art and aesthetic achievements. Unique and rich cultural relics. Cultural characteristics: Pingyao Ancient City is in accordance with the thinking of Chinese Traditional planning and architectural style building up the city and embodies the 14 to 19 century AD around the historical and cultural characteristics of Han nationality, the study of social forms of this period, economic structure, military defense, religion, traditional thinking, moral human habitation in the form of important reference value. With the traditional Han Chinese culture. Complete ancient residential communities: Pingyao Ancient City is self-evident Hongwu years (AD 1370) reconstruction after the original structure remained, the literature and in-kind can be verified. Pingyao, the focus of the city houses, the Department was built in AD between 1840 and 1911. Residential building layout strict axis clear, symmetrical, clear priorities, outline ups and downs, the appearance of closed compound deep. Exquisite wood, brick and stone together with strong local flavor of the paper-cut window grilles, vivid, lifelike, is by far the best preserved Han Chinese areas of the ancient residents of communities. Developed financial city: Pingyao Ancient City in the late 19th century, is the most developed cities in the financial industry is one of the ticket number of the most influential headquarters and the headquarters of the financial sector and financial sector where the largest concentration of headquarters institutions. A time period. China has manipulated and controlled the modern financial industry. Pingyao ancient city flourished in the ticket numbers in 100 years time, China's modern economic development had a positive impact.
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Pingyao Ancient City - folk customs
The fire of civil society Han Chuan with bamboo, wood, colored silk series tied into color-fang, surrounded by silk enclosure, surface with wood, silk canopy ride. Performances by blowing drum accompaniment and one woman played by boat, with colored ribbons on the shoulders of the ship driving, sit cross-legged false foot "boat", the boat seems to like to walk. Another person to play the boatman, who paddle in the former plan to bring. More content with the vessels for the ancient drama in the story, "fisherman kill the family", "Xu Xianyou Lake", "Autumn River" and so on. 1 Rocker stilts made with two pieces of wood legs, usually in the 6-foot up and down, up to a ten feet high by 2 feet. Wooden cross mounted at the top of the pedal, when the actor's performance tied to the wooden top of the lower leg, foot step on board, moving performances by various dance steps. Skilled, could jump off the bench, tables or other obstructions or eight forks, "Golden Chicken independence", the next soft waist. Traditional content of "White Snake", "celebrate the top Pearl," "fox injustice", "Tang Seng learn." After the founding of new China, but also add the contents reflect the real life "Songzi join the army", "Family Planning", "Red Lantern", "symphony" and so on. The County of North City Village, known for performing dry Village stilts. 2 carry the Court will lift iron rod fixed to the side, carrying the rod around a lotus flower, decorated with clouds and other props, and then three or four plays a variety of dramatic characters and the mythology of the story fixed in the irons on the children of men and women, carried by the adult males with the moving performances. More than 50 kinds of content, including "The Shao Monkey King", "wealth map", "fire horse", "Broken Bridge", "rainbow Off", "Qi Jie", "flowers Pavilion", "Pirates of the fungus" , "under the east," "picking firewood", "Su escort female", "double hanging filial piety," "Yellow Front", "XL Mirror" and "anti Tang Yi," "Fox edge", "Fung Ting", " blood fingerprint "and Dragon bamboo, wood, cloth and other materials of refined lead, then made a number of sections of bamboo dragon ring, with a cloth around the connecting grow up to 20 meters above its body, tail, dragon painted Lin, Talon patterns . Performances held one lead with a wood, wooden section with ten men held on its body, tail, in front of people who have a long lead the way Tsai-fireball drama. Accompaniment in the wind and percussion music, dance leader, leading to its body roll with the ups and downs, winding swing. Performances of "Erlongxizhu", "tone square", "eight tone," "snake skin back," "pearl _set_", such as modeling. Built the first dragon dragon candles, day and night and can show. Evening performances, dragon body lights, the momentum is quite spectacular. 4 steadily high and the back stick its surface is similar to the actual performance is more difficult. Performers are from the 7-year-old boys and girls, make up into a variety of dramatic characters, standing shoulders above the adult performers, without any tie lines, depends on a child against the adult brain, legs, knees, Push standing, similar to the acrobatics. Adults with the music rhythm, in the moving performances, children above the shoulders of the corresponding variety of dance moves, truly beautiful. Repertoire to play, "Journey to the West", "Eight Immortals" and the majority, are very popular. Yangko 5 to Yangko to have to sing and dance, musical instruments, both sides are drum, cymbals, a pair of each hairpin, gongs on both sides, mouth scraping sides, conditions can be increased when the musical instruments, performers, a corresponding increase. Leng, a hand drum performers aside, quick thinking, eloquence clever lyric by King to Pingyao dialect and humorous impromptu concert auspicious "forty-six sentence." Sentence paragraphs, the various instruments suddenly hit Qi, intense interlude, sonorous melody. Hand drum is the core of the band, opened the playing posture, dancing, walking in the team, very active. Other musicians not only percussion, and performance, form freely. Yangko spread to a wider repertoire of traditional "view of five in Beijing," "ten light", "Wang Xiangxiao mother" and so on. Crafts A handmade cloth "old bad feet first, health first raised foot." The most significant feature handmade shoes are breathable, absorbent and strong, and increased foot extension on the surrounding environment, and adaptability, so as to realize the human body from foot to body maintenance. Oxytropis shoes, also known as tiger-head shoes, the best of traditional Chinese female red level. Shoes, cat-like phantom tiger, naive, meaning evil and misfortunes, luck prosperity. Carcass soft foot in children role play a very good maintenance. Legend story Rishengchang the legend of the rise of ticket numbers Rishengchang ticket number, the predecessor of the West into the paint Zhuang Yu, Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty has the financial resources of a solid. Moneybags is Pingyao Li Daquan village west Po, Li Jiaqing One morning in late Daquan and friends (a famous fortune teller were lost), moneybags in the flat kneeling at your mine dispensers? N after the establishment of Chang Draft, Tai-Ray Lu-tai hung with two dispensers hair?? relations deteriorated, the young owner Li Zhen audio from Mao's proposal to allow Ray to go home to recuperate, Ray know that hair get in the way, want to replace it. Ray will write home village to withdraw points. Door after the club that sent silver to send wine back down until the knees before mine, and in the hair on the number after the resignation of a number of work. As the saying goes: all the things that contradiction is the driving force and source of development. Chang ticket number on the business reason for Land of Wealth, Lei, Mao played a contradiction between two of the catalyst. Its main rivers of the father and son business through Guangzhou semicolon manager Xingjia Bin, young, good at business. Seventeen years of the Qing dynasty (1891), and once Xingjia Bin informed the governor of Guangdong to Beijing in Beijing to one hundred thirty-two thousand rates. He pre-empted, Meet the governor of adults, view the war the business. Xingjia Bin's father Xingguo Fan Wei Tai thick Hankow semicolon any manager, was informed earlier, Wei-Tai Hau, Guangzhou has long been conveyed to compete for this business semicolon dispensers. Wei-Tai Hau rivers pass with considerable strength, good friendship with the governor adults. In order to fight to the business, Xingjia Bin Chen said his father wrote to the subject, his father refused to give. Struggle to fight through to the end, rivers do the business. The struggle between father and son of its owner, was in the business passed to his brother's wife. Total No. East Sea through a joint letter awards Xingjia Bin dispensers.
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Pingyao Ancient City - historical figures
Liang Tianxiang Ye Liu three yuan Wen Yugui giant Renliang Bi Yan Liu Ji Xu Yun Xu Taihe Wang Shou Wang Zhengqing Houwang Bin Li Zhen Liu and Zhang Xingbang Song Jukui as Li Hung-year-old Mao Yu Ling Qiu Taiji
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Pingyao Ancient City - Culture & Tourism
Historical and cultural city: Pingyao National cultural heritage: Pingyao city walls, the town of Temple, Pingyao Temple, Shanxi, Tsz-phase Temple, Confucius Temple, Pingyao Entrance tickets: Pingyao Ancient City Tickets: 120 yuan (Pass) Shuanglin: 25 yuan
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Pingyao Ancient City - Introduction
● Chinese name: Pingyao Ancient City ● English name: The Ancient City of Ping Yao ● Approval: December 1997 (the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province in December 1997 the "World Heritage List") ● Heritage Category: Heritage ● Heritage _select_ion criteria: the ancient city of Pingyao, the _select_ion criteria under the Heritage C (II) (III) (IV) was included in the "World Heritage List." ● Evaluation of the World Heritage Committee: Pingyao Ancient City is the best preserved in China an ancient town, is the city in the Chinese Han nationality outstanding examples of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Chinese history of development, for people to show an extraordinary cultural, social, economic and complete picture of religious development. About city Ancient history Ancient city of Pingyao in central Shanxi province in northern China, was founded in the Western Zhou Xuan Wang Dynasty (827 BC ~ 782 BC), the Ming Dynasty Hongwu years (AD 1370) expansion, dating back over 2,700 years of history. So far, it was more well preserved Ming and Qing (AD 1368 ~ 1911) during the county's basic style, called the Han areas of China the most complete ancient city existing. Fen is located in the east coast of Pingyao, Taiyuan Basin, southwest side, with another countries, Qi County adjacent to the historical and cultural city. Tongpu Railway, the Grand Canal runs through the county highway. Agriculture dominates the economy, the main producing grain, cotton, specialty beef, push the light lacquer. Considerable reputation as beef, the "Taigu Pingyao beef cake" of folk lyrics. The late Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China, and China is now the best preserved ancient town pattern. Pingyao is a state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Beauty, Warring States is Zhao. Tao Qin leveling County, both Chinese and home counties, the capital of the king on behalf of the clan. Renamed the Northern Wei Dynasty, Pingyao County. The late Qing Dynasty, based in Pingyao number of votes have more than twenty, accounting for more than half of the country, but is called "Ancient Chinese Wall." Which is to create the largest was built in Dynasty, the "Land of Wealth" and the first seat on a famous number "Rishengchang." Pingyao now basically saved the town during the Ming and Qing prototype, the "turtle" the city said. Street pattern of the "earth" shaped layout of the building to comply with gossip position, reflects the concept of urban planning during the Ming and Qing and shape distribution. Inside and outside the city with all kinds of sites, more than 300 ancient buildings have preserved nearly 4,000 homes in Ming and Qing, the streets are reflected historical appearance of shops, called the study of ancient living cities in the sample. Pingyao city wall built in the Ming Hongwu years, there are six existing gates Urn, four turrets and 72 watch towers. Section of the south gate of the wall which collapsed in 2004, in addition to most of the rest are still well, is the present large-scale, early history, save one more complete ancient city wall is also a World Heritage ancient city of Pingyao core component. In addition, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Temple, Shanxi, and Pingyao Confucian Temple, also have been included in world heritage protection. "Merchants," the birthplace of the Qing dynasty, four years (AD 1824), China's first prototype of the modern banking "Rishengchang" Draft born in Pingyao. Three years later, "Rishengchang" In many provinces have _set_ up branches in China. The 19th century, 40 years, further expanding its business to Japan, Singapore, Russia and other countries. At that time, "Rishengchang" Draft, led the ticket number Pingyao industry is developing rapidly, peak number of votes actually here, as many as 22, became the center of China's financial sector.
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