Through the efforts of the city government, Pingyao earned its place on the UNESCO World Heritage list, which made the entire world to take notice of the city.

在市政府的努力下，平遥市成功进入了联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录，这引起了全世界对平遥市的关注。

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If you've ever seen Zhang Yimou's wonderful "Raise the Red Lantern" (filmed near Pingyao in 1991), you'll understand.

如果你看过张艺谋的杰作“大红灯笼高高挂”(1991年拍摄于平遥城附近)，你就会懂得。

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Thankfully not -- they proved true gems by writing a note in Chinese, which requested my train ticket to Pingyao.

幸好不是――她们通过为我写了一个请求订购前往平遥车票的便签，她们真是太招人喜欢了。

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For the moment, Pingyao's 50, 000 inhabitants still live in a town that looks much as it has for centuries.

WSJ: Ancient Village Rises in Shanghai; The Shock of the Old

These stubborn bastions also protected a thriving ancient town, its lanes lined with lavish mansions, temples and even banks dating from the period when Pingyao was the financial capital of the Qing Dynasty.

WSJ: Ancient Village Rises in Shanghai; The Shock of the Old