Cao Family Mansion (Sanduotang, day trip)
曹家大院（三多堂） · Cáojiā Dàyuàn (Sānduō Táng)
The fortress-like mansion of the Cao merchant family in Taigu, with tall courtyard towers and a collection of family treasures, including antique clocks and a marble screen of a hundred “longevity” characters.
No booking neededBring your passport1.5–2 hours on site
Tip
Combine it with the Qiao Family Courtyard in one day with a hired car; the clock collection is the part most visitors remember.
- Opening hours
- Roughly 08:30–18:30 from April to October and 09:00–17:00 in winter (older data) To be confirmed
- Price
- About ¥40–45 (older data; check before going) To be confirmed
- How to book
- Buy at the gate or on Trip.com. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- In Beiguang village near Taigu, about 1 hour by hired car from Pingyao. The Qiao Family Courtyard is roughly 15 minutes away by car. To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 山西省晋中市太谷区北洸村
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