平遥古城位于山西中部,1997年被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产。古城建造讲究、有严格的标准和程式,以南大街为中轴线,按照封建礼制对称布局,左祖右社,左文(文庙)右武(武庙),东观(道教)西寺(佛教),城隍与署对称。平遥在清末一度是全国的金融商业中心,中国第一家票号“日升昌”诞生于此。平遥民居做工精良,造形华丽,集实用与艺术于一体,独具地方特色,现保存完整的古民居有400余所。 The ancient city of Pingyao is located in central Shanxi and was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. The ancient city construction stress, strict standards and programs to South Avenue as the axis, according to the symmetrical layout of feudal ritual, Zuo Zu You She, Zuo Wen (Temple) Youwu (Wu Temple), East View (Daoist) West Temple (Buddhist) , Chenghuang and Symmetry Department. In the late Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was once the country’s financial and commercial center. China’s first ticket number, Rishengchang, was born here. Pingyao dwellings are well-made and gorgeous, integrating practicality and art into one. They have unique local features. There are over 400 existing ancient dwellings in the province.