明代城墙大规模重筑The city wall was extensively rebuilt
关于平遥ABOUT PINGYAO
在城墙之内，时间仍有尺度。A city where time keeps its scale.
街巷、院落、寺庙与商号，共同保存一座汉民族城市的完整肌理。Streets, courtyards, temples and merchant houses preserve the complete fabric of a historic Han Chinese city.
一座仍在生活的古城A historic city still lived in
平遥位于山西中部。今天所见的城市格局主要形成于明清时期，城墙、街道、民居、商铺与公共建筑共同构成连续的历史景观。这里不是被封存的布景，居民的日常生活始终与遗产空间并行。Pingyao lies in central Shanxi. Its present urban form was shaped largely during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Walls, streets, homes, shops and civic buildings form a continuous historic landscape that remains part of everyday life.
1997 年，平遥古城与双林寺、镇国寺一同列入联合国教科文组织《世界遗产名录》。三处遗产把城市格局、寺庙建筑与彩塑艺术连接为同一条文化脉络。In 1997, the Ancient City of Ping Yao, Shuanglin Temple and Zhenguo Temple were inscribed together on the UNESCO World Heritage List, linking urban form, temple architecture and painted sculpture within one cultural landscape.
查看 UNESCO 世界遗产资料View the UNESCO World Heritage record列入《世界遗产名录》Inscribed on the World Heritage List
古城墙周长Approximate wall perimeter
WORLD HERITAGE
古城之外，两座寺院保存着更早的时间。Beyond the walls, two temples hold an earlier sense of time.
双林寺Shuanglin Temple
双林寺位于古城西南，以规模宏大、保存丰富的彩塑群闻名。现存建筑与塑像主要见证明清时期的营造与艺术传统，人物神态、衣纹和群像关系构成极具现场感的叙事空间。Southwest of the ancient city, Shuanglin Temple is renowned for its extensive ensemble of painted clay sculpture. Its surviving halls and figures largely reflect Ming and Qing craftsmanship, with expressive faces, drapery and groupings that create vivid narrative space.
镇国寺Zhenguo Temple
镇国寺位于古城东北。核心建筑万佛殿建于公元 963 年，是中国现存极少数五代木构建筑之一。低缓的屋面、深远的出檐与有力的斗拱，使建筑本身成为一部可阅读的木构史。Northeast of the ancient city, Zhenguo Temple is centred on Wanfo Hall, built in 963. It is one of the very few surviving timber buildings from China’s Five Dynasties period. Its low roof, deep eaves and powerful bracket sets make the building a legible history of timber construction.
CITY CULTURE / 城市文化
商路穿过街巷，守信成为城市的语言。Trade moved through the lanes, and trust became the city's language.
平遥的文化名片不只在城墙与寺院，也在一代代商人、伙计与走镖人的往来之中。票号连接远方，镖局守护路途，院落则把商业、家族与日常生活收纳在同一座城里。Pingyao's cultural identity lives not only in walls and temples, but in the movement of merchants, clerks and escort agencies. Draft banks linked distant cities; biaoju protected the roads; courtyards held commerce, family and daily life together.
04 / 金融网络
晋商与票号Jin merchants and draft banks
以日昇昌为代表的票号，让平遥从地方商镇进入全国性的汇兑网络。柜台、账簿与院落里的秩序，见证了晋商以信用经营远距离贸易的方式。Draft banks such as Rishengchang placed Pingyao inside a nationwide remittance network. Counters, ledgers and ordered courtyards record how Jin merchants used trust to conduct long-distance trade.
05 / 路途与护送
镖局与商路Biaoju and the trade routes
当货物离开票号与商号，镖局承担起护送、联络与辨认路线的责任。它连接城门、驿站与远方市场，也留下了平遥关于行旅、规矩与信义的集体记忆。Once goods left the draft banks and merchant houses, biaoju took on the work of escorting, coordinating and reading the route. They linked city gates, way stations and distant markets, leaving a shared memory of travel, rules and loyalty.
平遥的人文坐标Cultural coordinates of Pingyao
晋商与票号Merchants and draft banks
清代，平遥成为重要的金融中心。以日昇昌为代表的票号把汇兑网络延伸到中国多地，商号院落与街市格局至今仍记录着这段商业史。During the Qing dynasty, Pingyao became an important financial centre. Draft banks led by Rishengchang connected remittance networks across China, a history still visible in merchant compounds and commercial streets.
院落与街巷Courtyards and lanes
四合院、窑洞式民居、店铺和庙宇紧密相连，形成可步行、可停留的城市尺度。Courtyard homes, cave-dwelling forms, shops and temples create a compact urban scale made for walking and gathering.
活态遗产Living heritage
传统节俗、饮食、戏曲与手工技艺仍在当地生活中延续，让遗产不只属于过去。Festivals, food, performance and craft remain part of local life, keeping heritage connected to the present.