Ming and Qing Street

Pingyao is famous for its lanes and streets which date from antiquity. The city's main drag is Ming and Qing Street, also called Nanda Jie. It is one of the best places in which to explore ancient Chinese culture.

With a length of 440 meters, Ming and Qing Street used to be the commercial center of Pingyao ancient city. The street are on abroad, but very well arranged. The numbers of inns, shops, and restaurants has exploded since the late 1990s. Dotted with memorial archways and decorated gateways, stretching one after another and high and low, the old houses and courtyards flanking the streets and lanes remind visitors of the long past and their ancestral places. It is also possible to travel through the streets in the appropriate style by taking a rickshaw ride.

In the middle of the Ming and Qing Street is the Market Tower. With 18.5 meters in height, it is highest building of the city. On its top, travelers can take a whole view of the Ming and Qing Street.