Pingyao, Shanxi, China

... (14th or 15th century). it's famous in china for the degree to which it's still intact and self-contained...all of pingyao's modern, often ugly, development had taken place outside the old city walls. there are red lanterns hung all over, and against the ...

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... from those who wished they could afford it. Here, Iron Legs Zhao was one of the fearsome protectors of civilized Pingyao. For those civilized men venturing into the wild Taoist nature outside the city streets, these services were essential to avoid the ...

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... your name?" and "where are you from?" in broken English. The main gate guard towers and fortifications emphasised how important a place Pingyao used to be, it was a main financial city during the Imperial era. After the wall we wandered around town again ...

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