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Chillin in Pingyao
5 days in Pingyao have come to a close. This is a very cool little town. I think it is the only town left in China with a fully intact wall around it. (Mao tore down almost all of them.) There are a few bruses in the wall from when the Japanese shelled the town in the 30s but overall it is in good shape for its age. Can you imagine a mid-evil seige in the 1930s? Only in China. Pingyao is not much of a tourist destination with only a few buses of Chinese tourists and just a handful of westerners. 95% of the place still looks like it did 600 years ago with 3 "tourist streets" that have shopping, food and hotels. But even these "new streets" are old buildings with a fresh coat of paint, electricity and some glass to differentiate them from the rest of the town. Overall, a nice place to chill out between big cities. The locals are great even if they keep trying to stuff me with pingyao noodles tilll I can't walk. Special thanks to the folks at
Tian Yuan Kui who took such good care of me with a great price on a room that better homes and garden would not believe. I get on the train for xi'an tonight and wake up in a city of 7 mil.
Pingyao photo album
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