The Ancient City of Pingyao
Dublin Core
Title
The Ancient City of Pingyao
Subject
Culture,Immovable Culture Heritage,Tourism
Description
The Ancient City of Pingyao, located in Shanxi Province, China, is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city from the Ming and Qing dynasties (14th-20th centuries). Its impressive city walls, temples, shops, and residential houses showcase the cultural, social, and economic development of Chinese civilization over five centuries. Pingyao's urban fabric and its many intact architectural features provide an outstanding picture of the evolution of Chinese city planning and historic conservation. Digital interpretation of this site can contribute to SDG 11.4, which aims to strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage.
Source
is51102024
Date
14 century
Contributor
yz246@st-andrews.ac.uk
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1074
Date Submitted
04/05/2024
References
https://whc.unesco.org/zh/list/812
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,37.19478361329807,112.17247009277345;
Provenance
China
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
The Ancient City of Pingyao
Object
https://pingyao888.cn/
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Archaeological
Place
Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi, China
Prim Media
2250
End Date
Present
Status
public
Stewardship
China
Condition
1
Contact
yz246@st-andrews.ac.uk
Collection
Citation
“The Ancient City of Pingyao,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2251.
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