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Ancient City of Pingyao
Pingyao county is located in central Shanxi province. The 2,700 years old historic town, the “ancient city of Pingyao,” was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1997. Together with the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan, the Ancient Town of Langzhong in Sichuan, and the Ancient Town of Shexian (She county) in Anhui, they are the four best-preserved ancient cities in China.