What is the information about Pingyao ancient city?

Pingyao is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, 80 kilometers away from Taiyuan. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingyao was developed in commerce and merchants gathered, which once became an important commercial distribution center. The appearance of the first bank in China in Pingyao has made Pingyao's economy, finance, industry and commerce develop rapidly and won the business circle of 100 years. Exquisite buildings are indelible marks of the glorious history of this ancient city. \ x0d \ x0d \ The ancient city is surrounded by high walls and the city is brightly lit. There is no silence and desolation as expected, but there are leafy lanterns and loud shouts from vendors. Walking inside, typical ancient quadrangles in Shanxi gradually appeared on both sides of the street, one after another. The street is not wide, and there are two deep rut marks on the granite threshold of every decent house. You can imagine how busy you were. These horses and chariots come from all over the country, carrying money, pride and prosperity. \ x0d \ x0d \ A quadrangle like a paradise: under the shady grape trellis in the middle of the courtyard, there are antique stone tables and benches, and several tourists are sitting chatting and enjoying the cool. Three spacious houses with three wings and one wing on each side. The window is bright and clean, and there is nothing to do. The bed, couch, tables and chairs in the room are simple and elegant, with porcelain antiques on the table and ancient paintings and mirrors hanging on the wall. Time seems to go back hundreds of years. The nightlife in the ancient city seems to be still very lively-through the high-walled courtyard, you can vaguely hear the wonderful world outside. Not far from the door, there is a row of restaurants, and there are light boxes with Chinese and English menus at the door. What "hanging", "hanging" and "bowl" and Pingyao beef. It's made of Shanxi oil noodles. It's steamed and dipped in gravy sauce. It's all gone. It tastes good. \ x0d \ x0d \ Pingyao ancient city is a street pattern composed of four streets, eight small streets and seventy-two kitchen lanes, which is a gossip pattern on the tortoise shell, interwoven with warp and weft, orderly, dynamic and static, and clear priorities. Exquisite and elegant houses are lined up, and the looming walls closely echo each other. After one or two hundred years of ups and downs, they are old everywhere, but they are old and strong, but they don't have much sense of poverty and poverty. \x0d\\x0d\ The basic route is: Confucian Temple-Chenghuang Temple-County Government-Rishengchang Ticket Office-No.1 Escort Agency in North China-City Wall. \ x0d \ x0d \ Confucian Temple, as its name implies, is related to culture. There are Dacheng Hall (which means that children can ask them to worship if they are successful in their studies), Longmen (jumping with their feet together and never tripping), Nomination Gold List, Zunjingge (which contains the only champion paper in China), champion paper (I can't understand it, but the fine print is really beautiful) and champion (if you take a picture, you must stand on the champion, otherwise you will take a picture. \ x0d \ x0d \ county government, not bad. Covering an area of 26,000 square meters, the county government has a huge organization, a clear division of labor and the implementation of responsibilities, just like a miniature of the State Council and its ministries. At that time, there were equivalent to the current public security bureau, procuratorate, court, prison, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and other state organs. The top decision-makers are county officials. The county magistrate personally served as the president of the court and held a public hearing. We saw two bluestones on the left and right sides of the ground in the center of the court, and each bluestone had four concave holes, which were actually knelt out by the plaintiff and the defendant during the trial. I can't help sighing, God knows how much sadness and sadness there is! \ x0d \ x0d \ Rishengchang, founded in 1823, is the first bank (bank) in China, and is known as "the rural originator of China Bank". At that time, it was also the largest bank in China. In its heyday, there were more than 30 semicolons in China, with an annual exchange volume as high as 38 million taels of silver, which may be equivalent to our current China Industrial and Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Interestingly, many rules and regulations, operational procedures, recruitment and employment, and risk prevention measures in the draft banks are not worse than ours. \ x0d \ x0d \ First of all, the anti-counterfeiting measures for bills of exchange are very scientific and strict. Please refer to the Travel Notes of Ice Thief Bear for introduction. The security setting of the vault is also very interesting: on the right side of the entrance gate is the ticket number business field, and on the side of the business field is the VIP room equivalent to a modern bank. At that time, there was a big kang for VIPs to rest. VIPs and extended families can drink tea, smoke and negotiate business on the kang. But under the ashes of the stove next to the kang, there is a mystery-the import and export of the vault! The vault usually has millions of taels of silver in stock. Unexpectedly, your most dangerous place is the safest place! No one would have thought that the vault would be located on the bustling opening where people come and go. Practice has proved that this setting is safe. During the rise and fall of Rishengchang 100 years, the vault has never made a mistake! \x0d\\x0d\ Escort Agency, born of the ticket number, is prosperous because of the ticket number. At that time, there was no contact between Heaven and Earth Club, fund transfer, electronic system and UnionPay, and some cash needed to be escorted by escort agencies to all parts of the country. \ x0d \ x0d \ Pingyao ancient city wall is one of the relatively complete ancient county-level city walls in China. It is said that there are 3,000 battlements and 72 small enemy towers in the ancient city, symbolizing 3,000 disciples of Confucius and 72 sages, making this wealthy commercial city literary. Now there are four gates in the ancient city, east, west, north and south, and there are some organs at the gate to prevent foreign enemies from invading. Climbing the stairs and looking at the railing, you will suddenly feel open-minded, as Zhao Gande, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, said, "The mountains in the southeast are beautiful and the water in the northwest is clear. Look up at the changes in the cloud and overlook the prosperity of the city. " This is indeed the best place to climb and overlook the whole ancient city. \x0d\\x0d\ Impression of Pingyao Ancient City: \x0d\\x0d\ Night is the best. You must find a quaint and elegant inn for one night. Only in the dead of night, sitting in the courtyard of the rich merchants of Shanxi in Ming and Qing Dynasties and looking at the long-lost stars in the pure sky, can we feel the unique charm of the ancient city. If it is a one-day tour, it will be boring. \x0d\\x0d\ Fee: Pass 120 yuan, and you can visit 19 scenic spots. Make a hole every time you reach a point. If you can't finish reading it on the same day, you can continue to use it the next day after stamping, and the use is limited to two days. \ x0d \ x0d \ Transportation: There are shuttle buses and private taxis between Taiyuan and Pingyao, and between Pingyao and Qiaojia Courtyard. It is recommended to take the shuttle bus. You can ask the local people about the specific time. Taiyuan to Pingyao for 2 hours, the fare is 25 yuan; Pingyao to Qiao Family Courtyard 1.5 hours, fare 10 yuan. \ x0d \ x0d \ Eat: There are many shops, large and small, so help yourself.