{"id":4627,"date":"2021-07-31T10:19:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T08:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/?p=4627"},"modified":"2023-04-03T03:21:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T01:21:55","slug":"ein-wochenende-in-pingyao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/en\/ein-wochenende-in-pingyao\/","title":{"rendered":"A weekend in Pingyao"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Ein Wochenende in Pingyao - Reiseplanung:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>For visiting the historic old town of <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pingyao\">Pingyao<\/a> and visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hof_Wang_(Shanxi)\">Wang Compound<\/a> I have planned one weekend. The trip started on a Friday out of <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peking\">Beijing<\/a> I returned on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/m.ctrip.com\/html5\/trains\/beijing-pingyao\/\">train<\/a> coming from Beijing, it takes about 4 hours to get to Pingyao Railway Station. There are now fast direct connections from Beijing to Pingyao, but these should be booked early enough. Alternatively, there are slower connections, but a transit in <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiyuan\">Taiyuan<\/a> is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>You can easily take a taxi from the train station to the historic city center. The old town itself is car-free, so the last few meters to the accomodation you have to walk by yourself.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element dsm_embed_google_map dsm_embed_google_map_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyCNXajxYAwmv-y_uwv0H__5xW8I-WTN2iA&amp;q=Taiyuan&amp;zoom=8&amp;language=en_US\" aria-label=\"Taiyuan\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3354-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3354-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3354-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3354-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3354-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3354-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4592\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Stopover in Taiyuan:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Ich habe mir ein Ticket mit Aufenthalt zum Abendessen in Taiyuan gebucht. Anschlie\u00dfend ging die Fahrt mit einem langsamen \"Nachtzug\" nach Pingyao weiter. Die Anreise ben\u00f6tigt so etwa 6-7 Stunden.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Arrival and accommodation in Pingyao:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element dsm_embed_google_map dsm_embed_google_map_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyCNXajxYAwmv-y_uwv0H__5xW8I-WTN2iA&amp;q=Pingyao&amp;zoom=9&amp;language=en_US\" aria-label=\"Pingyao\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>When we arrived in Pingyao, it was already late in the evening and the streets and buildings have been stylishly illuminated.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of small and relatively simple hotels and hostels in the old town of Pingyao. These are directly in the historic old town and ensure an absolutely authentic lifestyle.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3360-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3360-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3360-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3360-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3360-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3360-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4593\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Numerous restaurants can be found within walking distance along the streets and alleys. Here you can enjoy traditional dishes in a local atmosphere. In addition, some cafes invite you to linger in the afternoons.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The old town of Pingyao:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The old town of Pingyao is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/\">UNESCO world cultural heritage<\/a>. Pingyao has been founded in the 14th century and counts to the most preserved historic cities. Pingyao has been between the 19th and 20th century the financial center of China.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the significant history of the city are still preserved today and can be visited and discovered in the form of open-air museums.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3385-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3385-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3385-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3385-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3385-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3385-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4597\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3371-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3371-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3371-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3371-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3371-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3371-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4595\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>During an evening stroll, you can explore Pingyao in peace on the empty streets. The stylishly illuminated and excellently preserved old buildings are an absolute eye-catcher. You really feel like you've been transported back in history.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3373-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3373-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3373-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3373-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3373-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3373-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4596\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3370-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3370-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3370-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3370-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3370-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3370-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4594\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Walking alone in the streets of Pingyao you feel like you are at a location for a historical film. <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3532-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3532-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3532-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3532-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3532-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3532-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4603\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In the morning life slowly comes back to the streets. You can get around here by walking or on two-wheelers. Food, fruit, spices and the like are sold at small stalls along the streets.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3629-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3629-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3629-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3629-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3629-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3629-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4616\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3397-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3397-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3397-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3397-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3397-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3397-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4599\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Well-preserved courtyards can be found all over the historic city center. These still bear witness to the former influence and prosperity of the city when it was still the financial center of China.<\/p>\n<p>The houses and buildings in the typical Asian architectural style characterize the entire cityscape. With their special decorations, each one is virtually unique.<\/p>\n<p>The mostly symmetrical arrangement of the houses around the courtyards is also special.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3530-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3530-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3530-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3530-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3530-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3530-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4602\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_10 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3434-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3434-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3434-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3434-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3434-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3434-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4601\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_21  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In addition to the courtyard houses, there are also a number of small, quiet temples in Pingyao. With their construction they also integrate seamlessly into the cityscape and invite you to linger in their little gardens.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_22  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_11 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3403-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3403-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3403-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3403-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3403-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3403-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4600\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_23  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_12 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3395-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3395-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3395-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3395-1-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3395-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3395-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4621\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_24  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>There is no boredom in Pingyao. The locals meet in one of the quiet side streets to play cards together. Alternatively, numerous cafes and restaurants along the streets invite you to linger and enjoy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_25  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_13 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3569-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3569-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3569-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3569-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3569-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3569-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4622\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_21  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_26  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>From the drum tower you have a wonderful view over the old town, the hustle and bustle on the streets and the surrounding mountains.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_22  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_27  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_14 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3596-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3596-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3596-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3596-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3596-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3596-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4606\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_28  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_15 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3604-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3604-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3604-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3604-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3604-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3604-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_23  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_29  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>A wonderful twilight view over the curved roofs of Pingyao's ancient houses. In particular, the gathering clouds illuminated by the sun create a very special atmosphere.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_24  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_30  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_16 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3612-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3612-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3612-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3612-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3612-3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3612-3-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3612-3-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4612\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_25  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_31  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">An absolutely fantastic moment when the sun slowly sets behind the city tower of Pingyao and turns the sky deep orange.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_26  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_32  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_18  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The Wang Compound:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_27  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_33  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_17 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3631-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3631-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3631-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3631-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3631-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3631-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1707px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4617\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_34  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_18 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3682-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3682-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3682-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3682-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3682-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3682-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4618\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_19  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>On Sunday morning there was planned an excursion to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wang_Family_Compound\">Wang Compound<\/a> which is located nearby. The family estate is the largest of its kind in the Shanxi Province and is almost as big as a small village. It comprises 231 courtyard houses with 2078 rooms on an area of 8 hectares. The property has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008 and is truly worth visiting it as an open-air museum.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_28  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_35  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The Zhangbi Underground Castle:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_29  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_36  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_19 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3703-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3703-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3703-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3703-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3703-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3703-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4619\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_21  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In the afternoon the exploration of the underground <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinatourguide.com\/pingyao\/zhangbi_ancient_castle.html\">Castle Zhangbi<\/a> was planned. Here we went through the underworld in a stooped position. The exploration is a bit horrible and fascinating at the same time, but it should not be missed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_37  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_20 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3721-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap has-box-shadow-overlay\"><div class=\"box-shadow-overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3721-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3721-scaled.jpg 1707w, 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src=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3787-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_3787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3787-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3787-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3787-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/msphotographics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_3787-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4625\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_32  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_40  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">In the late afternoon we took the train back to Beijing via Taiyuan.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_33  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_41  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_24  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Conclusion:<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_25  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>During this weekend in Pingyao I got to know a new side of China. The old, traditional and calm lifestyle. Without the stress and the restless hustle and bustle of modern cities.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the trip to Pingyao was a great experience to learn about the contrast between life in the big city and life in the country. Pingyao is also the ideal place to discover original, very well-preserved Chinese architecture.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,62],"tags":[287,288,286,285,289,290],"class_list":["post-4627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-shanxi","tag-historic","tag-old-town","tag-pingyao","tag-shanxi","tag-taiyuan","tag-zhangbi-underground-castle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fotografie, Reisen &amp; mehr &#8902; Ein Wochenende in Pingyao<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eine Reise nach Pingyao gleicht einer Reise in die Vergangenheit. 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