Pingyao

town in central Shanxi, China, preserving Ming and Qing era architecture
Place old_town Q500061
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Pingyao

Summary

Pingyao is an old town[1]. Pingyao ranks in the top 6% of old_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pingyao is located in Pingyao County[3].
  • Pingyao is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • Pingyao's instance of is recorded as old town[5].
  • Pingyao's instance of is recorded as Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction[6].
  • Pingyao's postal code is recorded as 031100[7].
  • Pingyao is part of Shanxi[8].
  • Pingyao is part of Ancient City of Ping Yao[9].
  • Pingyao's Commons category is recorded as Pingyao[10].
  • Pingyao's licence plate code is recorded as 晋K[11].
  • Pingyao's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00[12].
  • Pingyao's local dialing code is recorded as 354[13].
  • Pingyao's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.198888888889, 'lon': 112.17666666667}[14].
  • Pingyao's official website is recorded as http://www.pingyao.gov.cn[15].
  • Pingyao has a population of {'amount': '+50000'}[16].
  • Pingyao's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[17].
  • Pingyao's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '古陶镇'}[18].
  • Pingyao covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+242.54'}[19].
  • Pingyao covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+88.29'}[20].

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Geography

Pingyao is in the country of People's Republic of China[4]. Pingyao is located in Pingyao County[3]. Part of include Shanxi[8], a province of China[21], in People's Republic of China[22] and Ancient City of Ping Yao[9], a group of structures or buildings[23], in People's Republic of China[24].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+242.54'}[19] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+88.29'}[20]. Pingyao has a population of {'amount': '+50000'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include old town[5] and Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction[6]. Pingyao's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[17].

Why It Matters

Pingyao ranks in the top 6% of old_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2] Pingyao has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Pingyao is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of old town, Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
    Heritage designation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
    Area {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+242.54'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+88.29'}
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