简介:Therearesome3,800rectangularcourtyards,387wellpreserved,spreadoutinthissmalltown.TheseidiosyncraticdomesticbuildingshavemoreorlessretainedtheslyleoftheMingandQingdynasties:theouterwallsareusuallymadeofgreybricksboundwithwhitelimemortarreachinguptoaheightofsevenoreightyardswithnowindowsbutcrenellatedtops,whichgivesitanimposinglook,iustlikeacitadel.
简介:“Pingyao'sbeefandTaigu'spancakes”——thusbeginstheopeninglineofthelyricof“InPraiseofLocalProduce”sungbyGuoLanying,afamoussoprano.Thankstothissong,thefameofPingyaobeefhasreachedfarandwide.Alwaysthetendercut,Pingyaobeeftastesjuicybutnotgreasy,chewybutnotdry,achievingtherightbalance.Usuallywok-braisedforover12hours,Pingyaobeefmakesadelighlfullytastydishrichinnutrition.Andalongwiththephotofestival,moreandmorevisitorswillgettoknowPingyaobeefandmoreandmorepeoplewilltakealikingtoit.