Pingshun Jingdi

　　Pingshun Jingdi is located 45 km southeast of the county seat, bordering Wangxiangyan Scenic Area in Linzhou, Henan to the north and adjacent to the Huguan Grand Canyon Scenic Area to the east. The main attractions include more than 30 sites such as Xiangyun Lake, Shuiliandong (Water Curtain Cave), and Laowanggou. The scenic area features perilous peaks, unique rocks, lush forests, and crystal-clear waters. The flagstone streets, stone houses, stone tables, benches, mills, and rollers in the folk village blend harmoniously with the beautiful natural scenery, creating a distinctive natural and cultural landscape.

　　Attraction Information

　　Scenic Area Level: Ecological Folk Village

　　Address: Jingdi Village, Shiyaotan Township, Pingshun County, Shanxi Province

　　Ticket: Free

　　Opening Hours: All day

　　Transportation: Changzhi Bus Station has buses to Pingshun County every half hour from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with a ticket price of 1 yuan and a travel time of about 30 minutes. Contact Changzhi Bus Station at 0355-6063886.

　　There are public buses from Pingshun County to Jingdi Village, but they are infrequent. You can also hire a car for a day trip with a round trip on the same day.

　　Contact Number: 0355-8925293 8981209 (Pingshun County Cultural Relics and Tourism Development Center)

　　Complaint Hotline: 0355-8925293

　　Official Scenic Website: www.psly.cn (Pingshun Tourism Website)

　　Related Service Facilities in the Scenic Area: Jingdi Village has farmhouse accommodations. For banks, gas stations, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities, you’ll need to go back to the county seat.

　　Accommodation: You can stay at farmhouses in Jingdi Village or find accommodations in Pingshun County.

　　Jingdi Village Farmhouse, Phone: 13623555877 (Mr. Zhou)

　　Pingshun County Hotel Address: No. 045, Fuxi Street. Standard room: 140 yuan/room/day. Phone: 0355-8922707

　　Nearby Attractions: Tianji Mountain, Bei Quan, Jindeng Temple, Hongni Grand Canyon, Pingshun Xigou, Wulong Cave

　　Jingdi Village got its name because it is surrounded by steep cliffs on all sides, resembling a well, with the village situated at the bottom of the valley. It is also known as Baiyun Valley (White Cloud Valley). The terrain is not very ventilated—when there’s fog outside the mountains, it’s also foggy here; when the sky is clear outside, the valley is filled with white clouds. When rain is coming, mist rises from caves and crevices, gathering between the cliffs to form long cloud ribbons, veiling the stunning mountains and waters. From a high vantage point, the emerald-green mountains rising from the sea of white clouds are breathtaking. It’s no wonder that after the suppression of the Chen Qing rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, imperial officials who passed through the valley three times and saw the white clouds named it "Baiyun Valley."

　　"Climb up to Shennan Hill, and you’ll see Jingdi Village: a temple to the goddess in the east, a Guanyin Hall in the west, streams at both ends, and official buildings in the middle." This is a rhyme from travelers on the ancient Jin-Yu Road. Here, everything is made of stone: stone steps, flagstone streets, stone walls, stone houses, stone mortars, stone mills, stone rollers, stone tables, benches, stoves, and water tanks. "For breakfast, mix dough balls with fried noodles; at noon, have scooped rice with pumpkin soup; in the evening, cook ginseng (carrots) in porridge. Spicy oil pancakes that smell great for miles, steamed yellow pears and fried persimmons, hawthorn boiled with sugar." Just hearing it makes your mouth water.

　　The villagers love sedan chairs. Several elaborately decorated sedan chairs are shared—today I marry and you carry me, tomorrow you marry and I carry you. Grandparents ride first, then parents, then children. For thousands of years, this tradition has been passed down from generation to generation, preserving an enduring custom in this remote mountain town, earning it the elegant nickname "Folk Village."

　　Jingdi Village also has many wonders. For example, there is a solitary redwood tree in the valley that is over 2,300 years old. Even experts are puzzled as to why this southern tree species appears here—and only one of it.

　　Pingshun is known for its prickly ash, and there are also many prickly ash trees in Jingdi Village. The prickly ash trees are not tall. When you walk through the grove and stand under the trees, the scent of the prickly ash refreshes your mind and clears your vision, filling the air with fragrance.

　　According to research, prickly ash is originally from China and is a uniquely Chinese spice. Western cuisine still doesn’t use it. The Book of Songs · Zhou Song says: "The fragrant prickly ash brings peace, ensuring the elders live long," meaning the far-reaching aroma of prickly ash helps people live peacefully and long lives.