A glance of Pingyao(www.hellochina.com)

hellochina.com — First light in Shanxi. The carriage window reveals a horizon broken by enormous red, blue and white characters on low brick hamlets. The fields are dusty and devoid of tractors; the air is perfumed by the Lao Chen Vinegar brewery. As the train nears the city of Pingyao, this groggy tourist feels that she is journeying back in time – or to a China