Shanxi smooth Yao is called " save most whole 4 big ancient cities " one of, also be China is only one of city of two Gu Cheng that declare world culture bequest in order to rectify a Gucheng to score a success, it is city of Chinese Chinese nation the outstanding example in period of bright Qing Dynasty. Have as China save one of complete 4 big ancient Ya, the Ya of smooth Yao county inside Gu Cheng, also be the prefectural Ya with countrywide existent the largest scale, be apart from the history that already had more than 600 years today. On May 19, 2004, when eleventh world Panchen arrives at prefectural Ya to make an on-the-spot investigation, joyfully prompt: "Of ancient Ya of Ya of smooth Yao county most " . Early morning days of Gu Cheng, wear fully god-given quiet and easyThe position of civilian house building inside smooth Yao city is precise, axes is clear, or so semmetry, primary and secondary trenchant, outline rises and fall, the exterior closes, courtyard is deep. Carve of exquisite woodcarving, brick and stone carving match with dense the paper-cut paper-cut for window decoration of agrestic breath, lifelike, lifelike. Building of street, shop front, town withholds city wall less than form of bright Qing Dynasty is made; New city says beyond the city wall. This is an ancient time and modern building each become an organic whole, hand in photograph reflect, far making a person to think of unceasingly beautiful ground. The team that make one's rounds of the ancient costume on the foreign tourist with the visible everywhere on the road and street performs, let a person feel time of stagger of a kind of Gu Jin suddenly!