像薛生财这样的年轻人有很多。为了平遥古城的保护，他们和家人甘愿迁出这座千年古城，以减轻人口过度密集给它带来的重负。在过去十几年间，平遥古城的人口从申遗之前的5万人降到如今3万人左右，近一半居民迁到城外居住。然而，对于这座拥有2700多年的古城来说，居民数量仍然太多了。

As such young people have extra: a lot。In order to pingyao ancient city protection，They and their families to move out of the one thousand year old city，In order to reduce population intensive to bring it of the heavy burden。In the past ten years，Pingyao ancient city of the population from "the 50000 people left before now to about 30000 people，Nearly half of the residents moved to live outside the city。however，For the ancient city with more than 2700 years of it，Number of residents still too much。

　　作为世界文化遗产，平遥古城原住人口外迁工作已经持续了十几年。为了更加持久地保护这座古城，平遥政府将逐渐把原住人口降低到明清时期的水平。

As a world cultural heritage，Pingyao ancient city native population moved outside work has been more than ten years。For the more lasting protection the ancient city，Pingyao government will gradually reduced to the original population live the level of the Ming and qing dynasties。

　　平遥古城被称作“中国的华尔街”，在明清时期曾经是中国商业最繁华的街区，也是目前中国唯一以整座古城申报世界文化遗产获得成功的古县城，被美国《纽约时报》评选为全球最值得旅游的41个地方之一。随着国际知名度的不断提高，近几年平遥古城的游客量和商业化程度不断增加。街道两旁商铺林立，每年100多万游客涌入这里，使这座本来就十分狭小的古城显得更加拥挤不堪。过多的居民在这里生活加速了古城的老化，也导致了旅游品质的下降，甚至游客们也在抱怨：“平遥古城太拥挤了！”

Pingyao ancient city is called“China's Wall Street”，In the Ming and qing dynasties was once the most prosperous block China's business，It is also the only Chinese to the whole ancient city as a world cultural heritage succeed in the ancient county，By the United States《The New York times》Voted the most worthy of global travel and one of the place。With the continuous improvement of the international fame，Pingyao ancient city in recent years and the commercial tourist visitors increased degree。Street were lined with shops，Each year more than 100 visitors here，Make this was very narrow city appears more crowded。Too many residents living here accelerated the aging of the ancient city，Also led to the tourism quality decline，Even visitors also complaining：“Pingyao ancient city is too crowded！”

　　为此，平遥县政府不得不在未来几年内继续启动原住人口的外迁工作。尽管有的居民并不情愿，但是理解的声音还是占据主流。“我们愿意为此作出牺牲，如果非迁不可的话，因为我们爱这里，我们希望它能够永远保存下去！”一位住户说。

For this，Pingyao county government had to in the next few years continue to boot the original population live outsourcing of work。Although some people don't want to，But the voice of the understanding or occupy the mainstream。“We are willing to make sacrifices，If the move not words，Because we love here，We hope it will forever preserved！”A resident said。