Attractions: Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi Province

• Source: Global Times
• [17:52 October 27 2009]
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Pingyao Ancient City is one of the best preserved examples of a walled city in China and is located 100 km south of Taiyuan City. In 1997 it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Pingyao was also known as China's major center for banking in the 19th and early 20th centuries.