The Ancient Pingyao City Wall

The ancient city wall of Pingyao was first built during the Zhou Dynasty (11th century - 256 B.C.) and was expanded in 1370. It is square, 10 meters high, 5 meters wide, and 5.4 kilometers in circumference. Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely reserved as it was hundreds of years ago, no modern buildings, only narrow stone-plate street with many Chinese-style shops on the two sides. Thus, it has been listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO.

Chinese Financial House Museum - Ri Sheng Chang

Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xi'an, Pingyao developed into a merchant center where enterprising locals set up the nation's earliest banks. Ri Sheng Chang was established in the early Qing Dynasty. It was China's forerunner for organizing Chinese early finance system, handling remittance, money exchange, deposit, loan and other financial business. There were 35 branches in China's cities. Its business covered Europe, America and Southeast Asia.

Wang's Compound House

Wang's Compound House was built from about the 1660s to 1800s, covering area of 150,000 square meters, , titled as the "First House of the Chinese Folk Residence".
The Wang's Compound are built along with the tendency of the hills, in massive scale, harmonious layout, and completely functional. The styles of the South China and the and the North China are combined in the building art and decoration skills, formulating a unique workmanship model, presenting a wonderful art style rooted in the land of China.