10 Must-Do Things in Pingyao Ancient City! I Want to Fall into Spring with You

Number of days：3 days
Time: February
Average cost: 800 yuan
With whom: and friends

I want to fall into spring with you

Doing something meaningful during your trip will make your trip more fulfilling.

Pingyao Ancient City has entered spring in February. The spring rain has washed the bluestone slabs, the old wall tiles, the epidemic, and the restlessness in people's hearts.

Spring has arrived in Pingyao Ancient City, and traveling is a good way to cleanse the heart. Traveling is also a kind of spiritual practice. In this spiritual practice, let me fall into the spring of Pingyao with you.

Ten Things to Do When Traveling

1. Gazing at the ancient city wall under the lights

Check-in location → Yingxunmen Square

Yingxunmen Square is the main gate of Pingyao Ancient City - South Gate Square. The legendary two big eyes of the Turtle City are here, located on both sides of the South Gate. There are two pavilions. There is an ancient well in the middle of each pavilion. You can go and have a look if you are interested.

The South Gate Square is very spacious and is also the main pedestrian entrance. It can be seen from a distance when walking in.

2. Stand on the city wall and watch the curling smoke from the city.

The Pingyao Ancient City Wall is another of the city's most scenic attractions. It's both majestic and remarkably well-preserved. Climbing the wall offers panoramic views of the ancient city. The tower at the South Gate (Yingxun Gate) is particularly exquisite, and near residential areas, you can glimpse into the lives of the people who inhabited the city. If you have more time, a full-scale walk along the wall will take you around the city, taking in its full beauty. Watching the sunset from the wall in the evening is truly breathtaking.

Check-in location → South Gate Tower. The scenery here is beautiful and the view is relatively open. You can enter from the South Gate and go up to this tower. The view is even wider when you climb up the city wall. There is also a new park outside the city, which is very beautiful.

3. Enjoy an authentic Pingyao meal

Hongwuji Restaurant, a Jin cuisine restaurant, not only offers Pingyao-style beef and kuoluoluo, but also the restaurant's signature dishes such as fish in sour soup with oat noodles and Qinzhou yellow rice jelly. The open kitchen is amazing! A meal for two for over 80 yuan is simply too much for two people, so you can order a two-person set meal for three people.

4. Sleep on the earthen kang in a fellow villager's home

Check-in location → Deshenglou Inn The inn is located behind Hongwuji. It is an inn with its own cats. There is also a stage in the yard. You can ask the waiter to bring the food to the big table in the yard for dinner. The atmosphere is very good. The favorability towards the boss is 100 points!

This kind of big kang room is very suitable for families or groups of people. It is absolutely no problem to squeeze four or five people on the kang. Haha, you can roll around wherever you want.

5. Chat with the old man in the ancient city

Check-in location → An old man on South Street [shy] was sitting in front of a shop, buying things. He was born and raised in Pingyao and should still be there. He's about 10 meters south of Hongwuji. He's very cute, haha. Feel free to ask him anything you don't understand.

The man's Pingyao-flavored Mandarin was very interesting, and I also completed item 7 with him.

6. Bargain with the merchants on Ming and Qing Street

There's an antique shop next to the city building, but I don't know much about it and I felt embarrassed to bargain without buying anything, so I just went in to have a look [shy]. Be sure to keep your eyes open when buying antiques here, as the quality of the goods varies greatly, so make sure you're sure before you buy. Antiques are the most reasonable place to bargain, as other small items have fixed prices, but it also depends on your bargaining skills.

7. Learn to speak a few words of Pingyao dialect

These are some of the things I remembered. You can learn them by looking for an uncle on the street.

藤子→means fool, so cute, isn't it? This word is unique to Pingyao, it can be cute, mean or coquettish, but don't use it carelessly.

荷兀叱叫→shouting

歇人→pretty You can compliment girls

肉囊燕→fat[笑哭R] Don't use this to talk about girls, cherish them while you have them.

白块洞洞→白 This can be used to describe girls

If you use the above to praise the waitress in a restaurant, you may get a discount

Dimi→tomorrow

Ye Lai→yesterday

凑乎→凑合

……

There are many more that I don’t remember, welcome to add.

8. Buy an ancient lacquerware

Check-in location - Yonglonghao on South Street

Nowadays, there are not many shops like Yonglonghao that have been open for decades. Authentic polished lacquerware can only be found in specialized lacquerware shops.

If you are tired of walking, you can come in and take a look at the Pingyao lacquerware, which is full of girly heart.

9. Try the yogurt with aged vinegar flavor.

Check-in location → Liang Xiansen Yogurt Shop on Yamen Street

Yogurt comes in various flavors, but have you ever tried the one with aged vinegar? Of course you have to have a cup of this amazing taste!

10.See Pingyao Again

Check-in location → See Pingyao Again Theater

The performance time of See Pingyao Again is 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Please book a time in advance.

Travel back to ancient times and learn about the touching story of the ancient Pingyao Escort Agency.

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The body hasn't moved, but the heart is already far away.

Someone said, "Life should have at least two impulses: a reckless love and a spontaneous trip."

I think everyone, in their youth, has dreamed of traveling, a spontaneous journey. However, in reality, for various reasons, this beautiful hope has become a beautiful dream every midnight.

If you haven't yet embarked on that dream journey, I want to use these words to tell you the meaning of travel. Please listen carefully.