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Entering the City God Temple 城隍庙 in Pingyao 平遥

It seems that there is an obligatory City God Temple in every old Chinese town. The ancient town of Pingyao has a City God Temple as one of its “must…

City God Temple 城隍庙 of Pingyao 平遥

I spent the night at the Zhengjia International Youth Hostel chatting with my roommates. Rather, they chatted me up, since I wasn’t the type to start a conversation in Chinese….

City Tower 市楼 at Pingyao 平遥

At the very center of the ancient town of Pingyao is what is probably one of its most well known landmarks. The town of Pingyao is very much still the…

Pingyao 平遥 at Night

Nothing much to do outside the Pingyao city walls since everything seems to be very quiet here. I didn’t even consider going out to the modern part of Pingyao since…