Baichuantong Exchange House
百川通
A Qing-dynasty exchange house on South Street, now the Shanxi Furniture Museum, displaying rosewood furniture and domestic interiors.
Baichuantong Exchange House was financed by the Qu family of Qixian and was one of Pingyao’s major exchange houses in the late Qing dynasty. Its site lies near the Shilou (Market Tower) on South Street. The courtyard is a typical Central Shanxi merchant residence, and it now houses the Shanxi Household Furniture Museum, which displays Ming and Qing hardwood furniture, screens and the furnishings of exchange house business. It is included in the old town combined ticket and sits on the main street, so you can simply step in while walking along South Street.
Opening hours
08:00–18:30 (until 18:00 in winter)
Nearby sights
- Xietongqing Exchange House
- Pingyao City God Temple
- Pingyao Ancient City (Nan Dajie & Market Tower)
- North China No.1 Escort Agency Museum
- Rishengchang Exchange House
- Pingyao Confucian Temple
- Pingyao County Government Office (Yamen)
- Qingxu Taoist Temple