https://china-travel.org/tags/pingyao/Recent content in Pingyao on China Travel GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 LéaSun, 18 Oct 2026 12:43:26 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:50:00 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#quick-overview-which-area-is-for-you" >Quick overview: which area is for you?</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#1-inside-the-walls-the-courtyard-inns-and-the-cheapest-beds" >1. Inside the walls: the courtyard inns and the cheapest beds</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#2-mid-range-inside-the-old-city" >2. Mid-range inside the old city</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#3-the-top-of-the-pingyao-market" >3. The top of the Pingyao market</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#4-outside-the-walls-the-one-property-we-found-out-there" >4. Outside the walls: the one property we found out there</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#5-arriving-which-pingyao-station-to-book-around" >5. Arriving: which Pingyao station to book around</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#quick-budget-breakdown" >Quick budget breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#practical-tips-for-pingyao" >Practical tips for Pingyao</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#faq" >FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-pingyao/#my-final-recommendation" >My final recommendation</a></li> </ul> <p>My first Pingyao booking was made the lazy way, on a booking site, in a hurry: the cheapest room inside the old city, no map, no thought. I got off a train at a station I hadn&rsquo;t realised was the better part of ten kilometres from the walls, and spent the first hour of my trip working out which gate my inn was behind.</p>