Pingyao Ancient City (combined ticket)
平遥古城 · Píngyáo Gǔchéng
One of China’s best-preserved Ming and Qing walled towns, with old banks, courtyard houses and temples; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Booking recommendedBring your passport1.5–2 days
Tip
Spread the ticket over two days and see the main sites before 10:00 or after 16:00, when day-trip groups have gone. Visa-free transit visitors: Pingyao is outside the 240-hour stay area (in Shanxi only Taiyuan and Datong).
- Opening hours
- Streets and gates open 24 hours. The ticketed sites open 08:00–18:30 in summer (from 1 May) and 08:00–17:30 in winter.
- Price
- Walking the streets is free. The combined ticket (¥125; some sources list ¥130) covers 22 sites inside the walls, including the city wall, County Government Office, Rishengchang, Confucius Temple, City God Temple and several escort-agency and bank museums. Valid 3 days from your chosen date; each site once. Shuanglin and Zhenguo temples are not included. To be confirmed
- How to book
- Buy on the WeChat account “平遥古城景区官方服务平台” (real-name, choose passport), on Trip.com, or at the ticket offices by the city gates. Your passport is registered and scanned at each site. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- Bus 108 or taxi from Pingyao Gucheng Station; walk from Pingyao Station
- Address in Chinese
- 山西省晋中市平遥县平遥古城
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