Day 01 Beijing/Taiyuan by Bullet Train, Pingyao (L)

Your driver will meet you at the lobby of your hotel with downtown location with your name sign and transfer you to the Beijing West Railway Station.

The local tour guide will wait for you at the exit of Taiyuan Railway Station with your name sign and transfer you to Pingyao-the best preserved ancient county of China directly. On the way to Pingyao, you will have a tour to Qiao Family Courtyard - where the famous film "Raise the Red Lanterns" was shot by the famous Chinese director of Zhangyimou. The Qiao Family Grand Courtyard has been admired as a bright pearl of residential buildings in North China. Then you will arrive at Pingyao Ancient City. Covering an area of 2.25 square kilometers, it is a huge building complex consisting of city walls, streets, shops, temples and residential houses. You will begin with the Mingqing Street. It is one of the busy and interesting streets in which to experience ancient Chinese culture. It is 440 long, Ming and Qing Street used to be the commercial center of Pingyao ancient city. Then visit the Rishengchang Exchange Shop. It is considered the first draft bank in China's history, firstly built in 1823.At its peak, it controlled almost half of the Chinese economy and has its branches even in some western and southeastern countries. Transfer you to your hotel after the tour.

Day 02 Pingyao, Taiyuan/Beijing by Bullet Train (B, L)

Your tour guide will pick you up from the lobby of your hotel at 8:30am. Today you will continue your exploration of the ancient city. Visit Armed Escort Company Museum at first. Escort companies, in a narrow sense, are special agencies offering security service for individuals and merchants. The leaders of these companies are often martial arts masters. Then have a visit of the ancient city hall and law court at the County Government Office. After the Pingyao tour, you will be transferred to Taiyuan Railway Station and catch the bullet train back to Beijing.
After only around 3 hours, your driver will meet you at Beijing West Railway Station, and then transfer to hotel and finish the wonderful Beijing-Pingyao-Beijing tour!