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You can get to Lijiashan from either Taiyuan or Pingyao, via the mining town of Lishi and the ancient trading port of Qikou.

你可以从太原或者平遥到达李家山，穿过一个叫做离石的小镇，还有一个古时候的贸易区碛口。

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As impressed as I was with my initial introduction to Pingyao during daylight hours, it's at night that the city truly shines.

白天初见平遥，令人印象深刻，而华灯初上后，这座古城才真正散发出了光彩，丝毫不逊于白天。

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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