Pingyaoisanancientcitywithahistoryofover2700years,loeatedinthemiddlepanofShanxiProvince,China.ItisanoutstandingexampleofcitiesoftheHannationalityduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Itscitywalls,streets,dwellinghouses,shopsandtempleshaveretainedallthefeaturestoanexceptionaldegree.Also,manytraditionsarestillpreservedbythepeoplelivinginPingyao.Theenclosedcityisofdistinctfunctionandproperlayout.Thecitywallthatwasbuiltwithblackbrickshasstoodagainstrainsandstormsforover600yearsandbeenwellpreserved.Nowithasbccomeasymboloftheoldcity.