Tag Archives: Chenghuang

Quiet Temple in Pingyao 平遥

The City God Temple in the ancient town of Pingyao is all what I expected it to be. The architecture of the place doesn’t really differ much from the other…

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….

Exploring the Chenghuang Temple 城隍庙

To build a decent tourist attraction, you need to have a viewing deck. Once people get bored of the view, you need a restaurant there to get them to spend…