Pingyao is a Chinese city and county in central Shanxi province. During the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China. It is now renowned for its well-preserved ancient city wall, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This will be walk in history and also some wonderful stories you will learn. The 1992 a quite famous movie “Raise the Red Lantern” was shot in the Qiao's Compound at about 30 km from Pingyao. The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen at Luoyang and Mogao at Gansu. The grottoes are an outstanding example of the Chinese stone carvings from the 5th and 6th centuries. All together the site is composed of 252 grottoes with more than 51,000 Buddha statues and statuettes. In 2001, the Yungang Grottoes were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yungang is place you could not miss in Shanxi trip. Mount Wutai ("Five Plateau Mountain"), also known as Wutai Mountain, located in Shanxi, China, is one of the Four Sacred Mountains in Chinese Buddhism. Each of the four mountains are viewed as the abode or place of practice of one of the four great bodhisattvas.Wutai is the home of the Bodhisattva of wisdom, Manjusri in Chinese. Wutai was the first of the four mountains to be identified and is often referred to as "first among the four great mountains." Mount Hengshan, is one of the "Five Great Peaks" of China, and is also a major Taoist site. Not far from Heng Shan, the Hanging Temple is located on the side of a cliff and has survived for 1400 years despite earthquakes in the area. Quio's Compound Located 30 kilometers north west of the historic Pingyao city lies the historic Qiao family home of Raise the Red Lantern fame. It is a courtyard estate covering 9000 square meters and having 313 rooms with 4000 square meters within 6 large courtyards and 19 smaller courtyards. From the air the it appears to spell out the Chinese word for happiness. Architects consider it to be one of the finest remaining examples of imposing private residences in northern China. It has been converted into a museum and has many period furnishings.