{"id":379088,"date":"2025-05-08T12:37:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/jings-residence"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:33:53","slug":"jings-residence","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/china\/jings-residence","title":{"rendered":"Jing&#8217;s Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mansion from the Qing dynasty<\/h2>\n<p>Hidden between the city walls in the heart of the ancient walled city <strong>of Ping Yao<\/strong> is the intimate boutique hotel <strong>Jing&#8217;s Residence.<\/strong> The property originally served as the store and home of a silk merchant during the Qing Dynasty and was renovated by renowned architect Antonia Orcha into today&#8217;s atmospheric hotel. The characterfully decorated rooms are situated around a traditional courtyard, and decorative elements range from centuries-old carved wooden window frames to bamboo floors and rice paper ceilings. This is not just another hotel in <a href=\"\/?continent_category=china-reizen\">China<\/a>, this is a comfortable journey through a glorious past. <em>Where the world can&#8217;t find you&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Tips &amp; Tops Jing&#8217;s Residence:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Small-scale with only 19 rooms decorated in natural tones and featuring decorative caligraphy works<\/li>\n<li>Book a private tour guided by a professor from the local university to explore the history of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ping Yao, the only remaining walled city from the Ming and Qing dynasties in Chinese history<\/li>\n<li>Choose from a wide range of local activities such as paper cutting, shoe making, noodle courses or massage classes<\/li>\n<li>The restaurant offers an extensive menu of tasty international and local dishes<\/li>\n<li>Discover Shanxi&#8217;s <a href=\"\/?continent_category=de-chinese-keuken\">unique provincial cuisine<\/a> and its diverse noodle culture. The province has no less than 260 types of noodles and there are 30 different methods of preparation<\/li>\n<li>Choose a unique culinary experience with a history of more than 100 years; a traditional Chinese hot pot or Chinese fondue accompanied by a professional chef<\/li>\n<li>The spa at Jing&#8217;s Residence offers a stunning array of therapeutic and rejuvenating facial and body treatments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small boutique hotel in Ping Yao<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":373305,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[255],"highlight_category":[603],"continent_category":[217],"class_list":["post-379088","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-china","highlight_category-accommodatie-en","continent_category-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/379088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/379088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405878,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/379088\/revisions\/405878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=379088"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=379088"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=379088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}