Pingyao County

Pingyao
平遥县
Pingyao Ancient City
Pingyao in Jinzhong
Pingyao in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°11′23″N 112°10′35″E / 37.1896°N 112.1763°E / 37.1896; 112.1763
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Area
 • Total1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total502,712
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
031100
Area code0354
Websitewww.pingyao.gov.cn
Pingyao County
Traditional Chinese平遙
Simplified Chinese平遥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíngyáoxiàn
Wade–GilesP‘ing-yao Hsien

Pingyao County is a county in Jinzhong in central Shanxi Province, China.[1] It is home to Pingyao Ancient City, a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction,[2] preserving a great deal of architecture from the Ming & Qing dynasties. It spans an area of 1,260 square kilometres (490 sq mi),[2] and, as of 2010, it had 502,712 residents.[3]

The county government is seated in Chengxi Subdistrict [zh].[1]

  1. ^ a b 平遥县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-25. Archived from the original on 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  2. ^ a b 平遥概况 [Pingyao Overview] (in Chinese). Pingyao County People's Government. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ 平遥县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-18.