Turtle City

Pingyao's history dates back 2,700 years, and is one of the best preserved ancient cities in the known world. It's renowned for it's well preserved ancient city wall which is shaped like a turtle. Giving the city it's nickname "Turtle City". The wall, which was built in 1370, measures 12 meters high with a preimeter of 6,000 meters. There is also a 4 meter wide mote just outside the walls. With over 70 watchtowers and more than 3,000 battlements you can understand why it became the banking center of China.

Cassie and I spent two nights and three full days exploing this cities temples, shops, and restraunts within its walls. I've left all the photos of what's inside these walls to a photo set. So like us, if you want to see the what was inside this walled city you will have to enter these ancient walls. Pingyao photo set.