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Tour Introduction
Tour Name :2 Day Ancient Town Tour
Tour Code : PY01
Day 1 (B, L,)
Arrive / Taiyuan/Pingyao
Arrive at Taiyuan. Be met & visit the Jin Ancestral Temple, the Qiao's Grand Courtyard, and the Shuanglin Temple. And arrive at Pingyao ancient town by car and check in your hotel.
- The Jin Ancestral Temple: It was originally started in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 532 AD) to commemorate the memory of Shu Yu (Zhou Wu), the founder of the state of Jin.
- The Qiao's Grand Courtyard: With the area of 8724 square meters, the courtyard was the house of the richest family Qiao in Qing Dynasty in China. Though 2 centuries have been passed, it still keeps its original splendor in architectural style.
- The Shuanglin Temple: Standing for more than 1500 years, the temple is famous for more than 2,000 painted sculptures of precious value, representing Ming and Qing Dynasties' best. They are reputed as a ""treasure reserve of the oriental painted sculptures"".
- Pingyao ancient town: In the middle of Shanxi Province, it is the best-preserved among the four ancient towns in China. It is the assembly place of folk houses in north China where rows upon rows of buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties stand in well-preserved conditions.

Day 2 (B, L, )
Pingyao
Visit the Ancient City Wall, the Rishengchang Draft Bank, and the Mingqing Street. Take evening train to next destination.
- The Ancient City Wall: The 6.4km-long wall was constructed in the third year of Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1370A.D.). It is one of the best-preserved ancient city walls in China.
- The Rishengchang Draft Bank: It was established in 1823. It was the biggest draft bank at that time and had been famous for ""Hui Tong Tian Xia"" (Business Connecting The Whole World).
- The Mingqing Street: It is the downtown thoroughfare and reserved quite well of the styles in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Type 1 person ($) 2-5 persons($) 6-9 persons($) 10 up($) Single room Supplement($)
Tourist Class 278 165 112 0 29
Deluxe Class 0 0 0 0 0
Superior Class 0 0 0 0 0
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Starting City : Pingyao
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Length of Trip : 2
Destinations :Taiyuan/Pingyao

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