Do you know an old city called" Pingyao" in Shanxi Province (省)? The old city is not far {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi. It's a town with a long history of more than two thousand {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (year).

    The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometres in size. And there {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most {#blank#}4{#/blank#} them are made of stones (石头). There are many Chinese-style shop on each side of the street.

    Pingyao is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} square city. The city {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) a wall around it. It's about 6 km long and 12 m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustn't {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss) the nice food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.

    Pingyao is a place worth (值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. It's less than 2 {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hour) bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (little) time, only one and a half if you want to go to Pingyao train ride {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (take) only about 6 hours.