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1、山西山西平遙古城平遙古城The Ancient City of PingyaoPingyao City Wall The wall is ten meters high, 6163 meters around, and three to five meters wide at the top. While the west, north and east walls are straight, the southern one curves, forming a rough square. The northern and southern walls have one gate each,

2、the eastern and western walls, two each. Each gate has a barbican entrance with an inner and an outer door and had a tower above it, three of which have been rebuilt. Each gate used to have a drawbridge to cross the moat, which today is outside three sides of the city and is more than 3.3 meters dee

3、p and 3.3 meters wide. North GateCity wallNorth GateFake cannonsPingyao City Wall The tortoise is a symbol of eternity. Seventy-two watch towers were built every fifty to one hundred meters along the top. Two-meter high walls were built along the outside of the walls top, with 3,000 crenelations wit

4、h openings for shooting. These represent the 72 disciples and more than 3,000 students of Confucius. Each corner formerly had a grand tower, but only the Great Scholar Tower in the southeast remains, along with one roll-call platform. A temple used to occupy the large platform on the eastern wall.Ci

5、ty wallCity wall inside古城的造型古城的造型: : 龜?shù)男螤铨數(shù)男螤?南門為首南門為首 北門為尾北門為尾平遙古城又稱平遙古城又稱 “ “龜城龜城”“甕城甕城”Draft Banks Of Shanxi Merchants During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants organized commercial groups that engaged in business nationwide, with Shanxi Province having some of the most important ones and Pin

6、gyao as the center. The Xiyucheng dye store on Xi Da Jie dealt in remittance and in 1824 became the first draft bank in China, dealing in bank drafts rather than in silver or gold money. Known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosper ity) , it was the cornerstone of modern Chinese banking. RishengchangCourt

7、yardClerks at workDuring the hundred years that draft banking lasted in China, Pingyao became the hub as other local merchants opened similar banks. Branch banks were soon set up in major cities in China and in Asia, leading to great prosperity in Pingyao, with its subsequent economic, cultural and

8、societal development. Courtyards became more ornate, streets, shops and stores were developed, enlarged or improved, and its products, such as lacquer ware and clay sculptures, became well known.Draft Banks Of Shanxi MerchantsRishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity) The first draft bank of China, Rishengch

9、ang, is situated in the busiest section of Xi Da Jie, which used to be the First Street in the Qing Dynasty. The original site of Rishengchang occupied 2,324 square meters. The land used is arranged in a compact layout of buildings with definite functions. Although it was only a small compound, it w

10、as a forerunner of modern banking and once manipulated the economic lifelines of the whole Qing Dynasty in the 19th centuryCollection of historical itemsSeat of the County Government The seat of the county government faces south and is over 200 meters long and over 100 meters wide with an area of ov

11、er 20,000 square meters. Although Pingyao has been the seat of the county government since the Qin Dynasty, the complex was built in 1346 (Yuan Dynasty). Except for one remaining Yuan Dynasty building, the existing buildings were built in the Ming Dynasty.Gate to the SeatThe Second HallThe Main Cour

12、troomThe Magistrates Desk in the Civil CourtroomSeat of the County GovernmentInstruments of torture of the County GovernmentThe Civil CourtroomInstruments of torture of the County GovernmentUnique traditional residences In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional residences and commercial courtyard

13、s, 3797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are intact. These traditional residences are the carriers of history culture, which are valuable for studying its history, folk customs, architecture, and art, and still serve as homes of local people. They become the architectural cultural h

14、eritage, which are protected and utilized today. Carved GateMuseum of Ancient ResidencesResidencesCave-style residential roomThe ancient residences not only reflect the level of ancient architecture and the fashion of residences of the time, but they also demonstrate ancient policies,economies,philosophies, ethics, art and customs. These old houses