The lovely old buildings finely decorated for the tourists.
Pingyao is a rather small Chinese city (only half a million inhabitants) that due to its vanished importance maintained its historical center protected by restored city walls. Former courtyards are transformed into hotels and hostels, but kept the historic interior making us sleep like an emperor from the Qing dynasty. The bed was simply build by brick stones with a thin layer of mattress on top. Pillows felt like filled with rice and the whole thing was framed in pink curtains. We had a perfect night sleep.
Our hostel backyard by night. We got the very last room in the third backyard.
More about being a good subject for photography than actual protecting the stone houses from burning.
A little choice from the souvenir shops framing Pingyaos streets.
Excaping the crowd. Pingyao city wall.
Pingyao side streets outside the city walls.
Chinese street food „Spätzle“ and a very amused chief, when we set down and even wanted to make pictures of him. Look out for him in Pingyao, great choice.
„Spätzle“ are served in spicy soup. Yummy