Tunxi Old Street is not long, but it is the best-preserved pedestrian commercial street in China with the architectural styles of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the busiest commercial street in Huangshan City.
Many tourists who come to Huangshan for the first time will come here to take a look around, feel the bluestone slabs and ancient Huizhou architecture, and visit the museum; at the end of the west side of Tunxi Old Street is the old bridge built in the Ming Dynasty, which is still in normal use. There are also many time-honored shops on the street, such as "Tong Ren Tang" pharmacy and "Cheng De Xin" soy sauce, where you can buy some local specialties, such as the four treasures of the study and Huangshan tea. This is also a good place to stay, shopping and eating are very convenient, and you can also sit in the outdoor cafe, looking at the old houses and spend a leisurely afternoon.
Attractions Location: 8 meters southeast of the intersection of Xiama Road and Yan'an Road, Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province
Tickets: free
Opening hours:
All day (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Contact Details: 0559-2586016
Transportation:
Take bus No. 5 to Ermalu (bus stop), then walk about 110 meters to arrive.
Time reference: 1-3 hours
Tunxi Old Street is the heart of Huangshan City, rich with traditional Hui-style architecture, shops, and local culture. Spend a day soaking in the atmosphere, tasting local cuisine, and shopping for crafts.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in a boutique hotel or guesthouse near Tunxi Old Street. Sample local dishes such as braised pork, hairy tofu, and bamboo rice.
Souvenirs: Anhui teas, Huizhou-style wood carvings, paper-cut art, and embroidered textiles.
Combine a day exploring Tunxi Old Street with a visit to the world-famous Huangshan Scenic Area for hiking and breathtaking mountain views.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Tunxi Old Street or in Huangshan Scenic Area hotels. Try mountain specialty dishes and local teas.
Souvenirs: Yellow Mountain-themed crafts, mountain honey, local teas, and Hui-style embroidery.
This itinerary adds a visit to the UNESCO-listed Hongcun Ancient Village to enjoy traditional architecture and picturesque scenery.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Tunxi Old Street or Hongcun Village. Sample local bamboo shoots, steamed fish, and Anhui-style snacks.
Souvenirs: Hand-painted fans, wood carvings, embroidered fabrics, and local teas.
Expand your cultural immersion by adding Xidi Ancient Village, another well-preserved Hui-style village with historic charm.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Tunxi Old Street or local guesthouses in Xidi. Try Anhui wild vegetable dishes and bamboo rice.
Souvenirs: Traditional wood carvings, embroidered textiles, and Huizhou ink sticks.
Explore the natural beauty of Mukeng Bamboo Sea along with the historic villages and Huangshan mountains.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Tunxi or nearby inns. Sample bamboo shoot dishes, local teas, and mountain mushrooms.
Souvenirs: Bamboo crafts, mountain honey, herbal teas.
Visit more Anhui highlights including Langya Mountain Scenic Area and Huizhou Ancient City for a full nature and culture experience.
Accommodation/Food: Stay near Tunxi Old Street. Enjoy wild vegetables, river fish, and Anhui local cuisine.
Souvenirs: Wood carvings, teas, and herbal products.
This week-long itinerary covers major scenic and cultural sites around Tunxi Old Street, blending nature, history, and local traditions.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in Tunxi boutique hotels or guesthouses. Try Anhui delicacies including hairy tofu, bamboo rice, and smoked meats.
Souvenirs: Huizhou embroidery, teas, wood carvings, local snacks, and paper-cut artworks.
Tunxi Old Street is located in the central area of Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is surrounded by mountains in the north and water in the south. It is 1,272 meters long, with a core area of 853 meters and a width of 5 to 8 meters. It includes 1 straight street, 3 cross streets and 18 alleys. The entire street consists of more than 300 Hui-style buildings built in different eras. It is distributed in a fish skeleton shape, narrow in the west and wide in the east. Because Tunxi Old Street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang River, Lushui River and Xin'an River, it is also called the flowing "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street market in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles. In 2009, Tunxi Old Street was selected as a "Famous Historical and Cultural Street in China" together with Beijing Guozijian Street and Suzhou Pingjiang Road.
Tunxi Old Street is composed of more than 300 Hui-style buildings built in different eras. It is distributed in the shape of a fish skeleton, narrow in the west and wide in the east. Because Tunxi Old Street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang River, Lushui River and Xin'an River, it is also known as the flowing "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles.
I personally think that Tunxi Old Street is worth visiting. It is different from other tourist cities' pedestrian streets filled with Yiwu small commodities. It is a concentration of Huizhou culture. This street itself was left by Huizhou merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Today, Huizhou architecture is preserved, and Huizhou ink, inkstones, carvings and other unique Huizhou cultures can all be seen here.
We finished our quick tour of Liyang In Alley and then went to Tunxi Old Street on the other side of the river. Compared with the leisurely and quiet Liyang In Alley, Tunxi Old Street was bustling with people. After all, this ancient street is famous. All the specialties of Huizhou are included here, and of course there are all kinds of novelties that attract people. In short, eating and shopping is a good experience.
Tunxi Old Street is located by the mountains and rivers, and its buildings inherit the unique architectural style of Huizhou. The old street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang River, Liushui River and Xin'an River, so it is also called the flowing "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles.
In addition to Huizhou architecture, another aspect of Huizhou culture is also reflected here, that is, Huizhou merchants. Tunxi Old Street, created by Huizhou merchants, is an important commercial town in ancient Huizhou. Huizhou merchants have been active since the Song Dynasty, and their heyday was from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty. They are a famous business group in Chinese history, together with Chaozhou merchants and Shanxi merchants, and are known as the three major business groups in Chinese history.
Huizhou merchants often went out to do business. During the Tang and Song dynasties, in addition to the transportation and sales of local products such as bamboo, wood, porcelain clay and raw lacquer, the emergence of commercial tea and four treasures of the study, such as She inkstones, Hui ink, Chengxintang paper, and Wang Boli pens, further promoted the development of Huizhou merchants. In Tunxi Old Street, you can see many shops selling the four treasures of the study.
Tunxi Old Street is located in the central area of Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is surrounded by mountains in the north and water in the south. It is 1,272 meters long, with a core area of 853 meters and a width of 5 to 8 meters. It includes 1 straight street, 3 cross streets and 18 alleys. The entire street is composed of more than 300 Hui-style buildings built in different eras. It is distributed in a fish skeleton shape, narrow in the west and wider in the east. Because Tunxi Old Street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang, Lushui and Xin'anjiang rivers, it is also called the flowing "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street market in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles.
This place is no different from many commercial districts. In addition, it is located in the urban area of Huangshan City and close to the Xin'an River, so it has become a place for many locals to relax and have fun.
Tunxi Old Street, located in Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, is a commercial street with a long history and profound cultural heritage in Huangshan City. This old street preserves the architectural style of the Song Dynasty Hui style and is known as the flowing "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles. Tunxi Old Street is 1,272 meters long, with a core part of 853 meters and a width of 5 to 8 meters. The old street consists of 1 straight street, 3 cross streets and 18 alleys. The streets and alleys are distributed in a fish skeleton shape, narrow in the west and wider in the east.
Tunxi Old Street was built in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 600 years. The old street is not only a commercial street, but also an important carrier of Huizhou culture, where many shops related to Huizhou culture, such as antique shops, study shops, Hui-style restaurants and food shops, are gathered.
Although it is also an old street, Tunxi is a completely commercialized neighborhood, making it a suitable last stop for a trip to Huizhou, where all you have to do is buy.
It's a pity that Wancuilou is not open.
The exhibits and size of Tunxi Museum are a perfect match for the commercial street, a pleasant experience
Not far away is Cheng's Three Houses, which is worth a special trip to see the wood carvings and stone carvings.
When I went to Huangshan, I spent the morning on the road and the afternoon somewhere nearby to have fun, so that I could spend the whole second day in Huangshan. I felt that many tour groups going to Huangshan often included Tunxi Old Street in their itineraries. Although I have been to southern Anhui many times, I have never been to Tunxi Old Street.
As it was close to the Spring Festival holiday and the epidemic had only been relaxed for less than a month, Tunxi Old Street seemed quite deserted, whether it was because of tourists and merchants going home for the New Year or because of the impact of the epidemic in previous years.
Tunxi Old Street was originally named Tunxi Street, and was once known as Zhongshan Street and Renmin Road. It was named Old Street in 1986. The street is close to the mountains and the water, winding and stretching from Zhenhai Bridge in the west to Qingchun Lane in the east. The whole street is 1,273 meters long, and the core section is 832 meters long. There is one main street, three cross streets, and 18 alleys, which are distributed in a fishbone structure.
After more than 600 years of rise and fall, the old street has more than 200 ancient buildings, which are simple and elegant with distinctive features. The street texture composed of the main street, back street and river street highlights the characteristics of the Huizhou regional commercial port and retains the typical form of ancient Chinese streets. The old street is one of the birthplaces of Huizhou merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. While adhering to the business philosophy of Huizhou merchants, the merchants have also formed their own business characteristics. The block records the history of urban development and is a valuable heritage for studying the promotion of commercialization and urbanization by Huizhou merchants.
Tunxi Old Street, Chinese romance hidden in Hui-style architecture~
An old street, a story
Strolling among the blue bricks and black tiles
Sedimentation of time, savoring slow life
The most attractive thing about the old street is the 300 Hui-style buildings from the Southern Song Dynasty, which are elegant in color, paved with bluestone slabs, with Hui-style wood carvings on the door lintels and lively gables on the roofs. Standing on the ancient street, the gables on both sides are like arms around each other.
It's just so-so, with a lot of pickled dishes, which are the local specialties. The rest are similar to other old streets. These traditional techniques don't seem traditional anymore, they are the same everywhere. The details are written in my travel notes.
The street is not long and can be walked through in a short while. There are many local pickled dishes, but not many that suit your taste. The rest are handmade accessories that are very common in old streets.
Tunxi Old Street is 1,272 meters long, with 853 meters of its essence and 5 to 8 meters wide. It includes 1 straight street, 3 cross streets and 18 alleys. The entire street consists of more than 300 Hui-style buildings built in different eras, and is distributed in a fish skeleton shape, narrow in the west and wide in the east. It was selected as a "Famous Street of Chinese History and Culture" together with Beijing Guozijian Street and Suzhou Pingjiang Road. The old street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang River, Lushui River and Xin'an River, so it is also called the flowing "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street market in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles, and is also a "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" in China. Tunxi Old Street was already recorded as "Tunxi Street" in the "Xiuning County Chronicles" of the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. The "Xiuning County Chronicles" of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty recorded: "Tunxi Street, 30 miles east of the county, 4 miles long in the town."
Tunxi Old Street is located at the confluence of the Hengjiang River, the Shushui River and the Xin'an River, so it is also known as the flowing "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles. It is also China's "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit".
The night view is charming! Very unique. The architectural style is attractive!
It's an average old street with old buildings. There's nothing worth buying or recommending to eat, but it's nice to just look at the street view.
We met a tour guide on the cable car. She gave us the phone number of the driver and contacted him to take us to Tunxi Old Street after we got down the mountain. Since we got down the mountain an hour earlier than expected, many restaurants were not open. So we just walked into a random store and had free tea and snacks.
Not far from the old street, there is a century-old noodle shop, which is a rip-off! I ordered a bowl of dumplings for 15 yuan, and there were only 10 very small dumplings!
It is basically a commercial street, but I come here to see the Hui style architecture.
#小小的旅在路 Huizhou, an ancient city without its own name, is no longer named Hui, but Huang! But the old streets are always old streets, and the people are not necessarily from Huizhou…
It’s nice to stroll around the old street at night. There are many snacks and you can also buy some local specialties.
Tunxi Old Street is located in the central area of Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is surrounded by mountains in the north and water in the south. It is 1,272 meters long, with a core area of 853 meters and a width of 5 to 8 meters. It includes 1 straight street, 3 cross streets and 18 alleys. The entire street consists of more than 300 Hui-style buildings built in different eras. It is distributed in a fish skeleton shape, narrow in the west and wide in the east. Because Tunxi Old Street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang River, Lushui River and Xin'an River, it is also called the flowing "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival". It is the most complete ancient street market in China with the most Southern Song and Ming and Qing architectural styles, and is also a "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" in China. In 2009, Tunxi Old Street was selected as a "Famous Street of Chinese History and Culture" together with Beijing Guozijian Street and Suzhou Pingjiang Road. But I personally think there is still a gap between it and the above two.
It feels better to go there on a rainy day. The wet bluestone road has a more vintage feel!
It is currently the most complete pedestrian commercial street in China, with architectural styles from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, and is also the busiest commercial street in Huangshan City.
Located in the central area of Tunxi District, Huangshan City, with mountains to the north and water to the south
It rained on the day I went there, and there were few people on the street. It was very quiet, and it felt like a rainy alley in the south of the Yangtze River. It was very nice. I bought a lot of souvenirs.
The old street in Tunxi District is very long and unique, and it is worth a visit.
The old street at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, typical Anhui architecture
It's a pure commercial street, nothing else to see. You can go there to buy things.
Tunxi Old Street is not long, but it is the best-preserved pedestrian commercial street in China with the architectural styles of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the busiest commercial street in Huangshan City.
Many tourists who come to Huangshan for the first time will come here to take a look around, feel the bluestone slabs and ancient Huizhou architecture, and visit the museum. At the end of the west side of Tunxi Old Street is the old bridge built in the Ming Dynasty, which is still in normal use. There are also many time-honored shops on the street, such as "Tong Ren Tang" pharmacy and "Cheng De Xin" soy sauce, where you can buy some local specialties, such as the four treasures of the study and Huangshan tea.
The scenery of the ancient city is actually not much different. This is a commercial street, and the things sold there seem to be cheaper than those in Lijiang.
It was quiet and less crowded early in the morning, so it was quite comfortable to stroll around.
You can linger and let your imagination run wild. The quaint Hui-style buildings are well preserved. Walking in the old street will make you go back in time! It's like being in the ancient times. The old street has been around for thousands of years and is worthy of its name.
Before or after Huangshan, you always have to pass by this place. It feels great to visit the night market at night.
We started a travel mode of sightseeing and eating. Although it was the off-season, there were still a lot of tourists. There were a lot of people selling local specialties on the roadside. I suggest that you do what you can and don't buy whatever you can. Don't just buy it because someone says it is a specialty. You should have your own ideas.
It has become too commercialized and has lost its original characteristics.
Tunxi Old Street is a place worth recommending. It is also a food street in Huangshan City that integrates tourism and food. You can eat a lot of Huizhou delicacies here. Of course, I am not interested in Mao tofu and Shaobing. Mao tofu is really a dark dish in my heart, and Shaobing is too delicious. The old street is different from the old streets of ancient towns in Jiangnan. It is very wide. The old street is free, but parking is difficult. Huangshan City is quite small. You can either park at the hospital or park at Binjiang Road and walk over. There are very few parking spaces. I wanted to go there when I returned to my hometown this year, but unfortunately I didn’t go because of my tight schedule. I look forward to going there next time.
The old street is similar to the Confucius Temple in Nanjing and Nanluoguxiang in Beijing, and is basically full of Yiwu small commodities. You can admire the Hui-style architecture along the way, and when you are tired, find a bar to sit down, order a glass of wine, and listen to the slow rock quietly.
It can be called Nanluo at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, and the food there is very delicious.
Some people say that every city has an old street. I have visited Tongluoguxiang in Beijing, Xiaodongmen in Shanghai, and Tunxi Old Street in Huangshan. They all have their own characteristics. Most of them are newly renovated old houses, selling various local specialties. As a business card of Huangshan City, it would be incomplete if I didn't go there. You can see Huangshan sesame cakes, Maofeng tea, pickles, and writing brushes, inkstones, and paper everywhere, but I didn't buy any.
A very distinctive old street with a profound cultural heritage. The shops on both sides are either pens, inkstones, or root carvings, as well as special handmade snacks. I have been to so many ancient towns and have a particularly good impression of this one. No matter which store you walk into, the clerks and bosses all have smiles on their faces. You can appreciate it slowly. No one will follow you and ask you to buy this and that. For artworks, they will introduce you to the materials, sources, etc. The snacks are delicious. I feel that the wontons in the alleys are more delicious than those of big brands. There are also Gorgon fruit cakes, handmade sesame cakes, etc., each with its own characteristics. Their ancient buildings and simple style are worth seeing.
Tunxi Old Street is similar to Lijiang Old Town, with Huizhou-style buildings and pedestrian streets. The shops on the ground floor sell local snacks, Huizhou specialties, souvenirs, study items, or Huizhou restaurants. There are many snacks: Huangshan sesame cakes, Huizhou ink pastry, Mao tofu; there are also many Huizhou restaurants.
I invited a roommate from the Central Plains to go shopping in the old street. We couldn't wait to taste several specialties of Huangshan: Mao tofu, stinky mandarin fish, Huangshan sesame cake and blessing cake. To be honest, my personal experience: the best ones are Mao tofu and chili sauce, followed by Huangshan sesame cake, and the taste of stinky mandarin fish is a bit like Guangdong's cured fish.
The company traveled to Qiandao Lake, and on the way back, we stopped by the old street! In fact, all the old streets in China are the same, all selling things, and the things are not very good... I bought some melon slices and queshe, and when I went back, I drank them, and they were terrible! ! ! ! Fortunately, I didn’t buy Hui ink for the children! I guess it’s fake... The old streets in various places are the same, just visit without buying, and feel the local culture! !
The old street looks pretty good. Anhui people are also very friendly. On the bus, the old man was very busy when I showed him the way.
From Liyang Lane to Tunxi Old Street, you only need to cross a bridge and see a plaque with the word "Old Street" on it. The old street is mainly composed of shops, including pastry shops, pickle shops, wood carvings and inkstone shops.
Tunxi Old Street is no different from other pedestrian streets. It is just a row of small shops with antique Hui-style buildings, selling various specialties and small handicrafts. It is also a good place for a family of three to stroll leisurely, and for the children to buy some small toys and eat some ice cream.
As the busiest landmark in the center of Huangshan, it is less crowded than what is described online, and more peaceful like an ancient Huizhou town. Today, few locals live in the old street, and the Huizhou wooden houses are all shops, but it has not lost the simplicity that the old street should have. The source of this simplicity is that the old street has retained its original appearance. In addition to the stone slabs, horse head walls, and small green tiles on the outside, the atmosphere of life has also been passed down. Just like the things sold in the shops are not as dazzling as those in the ancient city of Lijiang, most of the shops in Tunxi Old Street are stationery shops, tea shops, local specialty shops, and antique shops. Even if you don't go into the shops, you can feel the full Huizhou atmosphere by walking on the street and smelling the smell of rice paper and fragrant ink.
Speaking of antiques, we have to mention the local antique morning market. Like the market in the north, the antique morning market opens along the first road in Tunxi Old Street every Thursday morning. As the sun rises, the morning market reaches its climax and ends around 1 p.m.
Check in at Tunxi Old Street and buy some local specialties, such as Huangshan sesame cakes and tea. Be sure to bargain vigorously, as bargaining can work wonders.
The old street is lively at night, with strings of red lanterns and white walls and black tiles. Although there is nothing special about the old street, if you want to visit scenic spots around Huangshan, it is still a good idea to use the old street as a transit station, stay overnight, and walk around. If you have time, you can find a teahouse on the old street and listen to Huangmei Opera. There are also many century-old shops on the old street. Whether you buy something or not, it is still a good idea to stroll around.
Quite disappointed, it's full of shops, nothing worth noting, it's like most old streets, not recommended!
Huangshan Tunxi Old Street is poorly managed. The parking spaces are marked with random charges. I asked her to show her ID card, but she said she didn't need it. She can charge with just a word. Calling the police is useless! I didn't know that there are places that charge without ID cards! Take a photo!
I started to walk around the old street under the scorching sun. I walked and stopped and finished the walk quickly. During the walk, I found a tofu pudding shop to escape the heat and complained that the prices were very expensive. The old street was full of tourist shops, which were very homogeneous and made people lose interest in walking around.
Tunxi Old Street still retains more of its original flavor, with Hui inkstones, She inkstones, and delicious snacks, fully satisfying the various needs of travel experts!
Although they are all selling things, you should still go and have a look. After all, it is a business card of the city. There is a store called Gong Sanjie. The sour plum soup at the door is 5 yuan for a large cup. It tastes so authentic. It is also an unexpected gain! There is also a Tunxi Museum that is worth a visit! The things are not expensive. The Hui style architecture is very distinctive!
It is best to visit Tunxi Old Street at night, where merchants are lined up, people are crowded, and the lights are bright, which will be very charming. When you arrive at the old street, there are mostly old buildings and small shops; it is recommended to enter the old street from the direction of the first floor of the old street, so that you can directly cross the bridge and walk to Liyang from the other side. In the old street, Qimen black tea, golden yellow chrysanthemum, She inkstone, rice paper, Xuan brush, and Hui ink, the four treasures of the study, can be seen everywhere, which shows that Anhui people attach great importance to the tradition of education, especially She inkstone. The large She inkstone is very shocking, more like a handicraft, and one inkstone costs one or two million.
Every small town with a story has an old street for us to feel. The old street of Tunxi, which was lit up, was very lively. The atmosphere was like Wuzhen and Qilishantang, but the architectural style was completely different. It was very hot, but it rained a little and it was much cooler. It takes less than ten minutes to take a taxi from the train station to the old street. The fare is enough. After dinner, it was dark. I strolled on the old street and experienced the hustle and bustle of thousands of years. Anhui has a lot of calligraphy and painting treasures, Xuan pens, Xuan paper, Hui ink, and She inkstone. The four treasures of the study are all produced in southern Anhui, with a long history and exquisite craftsmanship, which are unique in the world. For the three of us travelers with big bags, we can only watch and can't carry them anymore, woo woo~ But if you have the conditions and like calligraphy and painting, you can really come to learn about it.
Although Tunxi Old Street is an old street, it is full of shops selling things. The whole street is connected in all directions.
It may be too hot at noon, so there are not many tourists in the street. Speaking of which, there is really nothing to visit in Tunxi Old Street during the day, which is a bit disappointing. Some snacks can be found in Hongcun, but tea and study supplies shops are very common.
Parking is not very convenient in the old street. After arriving, take some photos to experience the architecture of Huizhou. You can also buy some local specialties. I personally like the Huangshan sesame cakes with pickled mustard greens inside. You can buy a little and give it to others when you come back. If you buy tea, you can also take some Huangshan Maofeng tea. Dinner was eaten in the old street. There are many restaurants in it, and the taste is similar. You may want to try the local specialties Mao tofu and stinky salmon.
After passing the Liyang Memorial Archway and the old stone arch bridge over the Hengjiang River, you can reach the old street in three minutes. Just walking in the wide and narrow alleys of bluestone slabs, the whole Huizhou is in front of you.
There are all kinds of goods on both sides of the old street, but the most important ones are tea, inkstones, wood carvings, various pickles and Huangshan sesame cakes, as well as some handicrafts and snacks.
Tunxi Old Street is quite famous. It was still early when we arrived, so there were not many people in the old street, and the shops seemed to be about to open. The old street is very long, and there are all kinds of small things in it. But it feels different from some old streets. It sells bamboo fabrics, tea, Huangshan sesame cakes, strange stones, pickles, and still has local characteristics. The weather was cloudy, not too hot. We walked slowly along the whole street and left until noon.
The main purpose is to take a look. I actually hope it will be like Hubu Lane in Wuhan, where there are so many food stalls that I can eat all the way there, but it’s not... Anyway, there is food!
After having enough drinks, we strolled around Tunxi Old Street, a pedestrian street with no special features, no different from the pedestrian streets all over the country. It is a distribution center for Yiwu small commodities, and there were a lot of people selling tea, haha.
The old street still has a strong commercial atmosphere, but it is not boring. It is antique and has a unique flavor when you walk around at night. Shaobing, Kudzu root cakes, and She inkstones appear most frequently. It is a good place to end this trip to Huizhou by strolling around and tasting them.
Shopping place! Huangshan sesame cakes and pork with preserved vegetables are the most delicious! Five-eye fruit, it is said that if you eat the kernel with five eyes, you can become an official! The entrance of the police station here is also crowded, there is no place to park the police car!
This is a commercial street. The shops on both sides are traditional Huizhou-style buildings. After walking around, I finally bought some dried bamboo shoots and golden chrysanthemums. When I go out shopping, I am used to buying local specialties directly. Although I can buy better and cheaper ones online now, I always feel that buying them myself in tourist destinations is more interesting...
I learned from the WeChat public account of Shanshuijian that there is a ghost market for cultural relics in Tunxi Old Street every Thursday at 4 a.m. I wanted to go and see it, but I was afraid that I could not get up early. When I asked the front desk about the location of the ghost market, I was told that it was not necessary to wait until 4 a.m., and the stalls would start to be set up on Wednesday night. So I went out alone to see the legendary ghost market. In fact, there is only a bridge between Liyang Old Street and Tunxi Old Street. Because it is an old bridge, it is not accessible to motor vehicles now, so I can only walk there. Although it is less than 10 minutes away, I was alone in the midnight streets of a foreign land, and it was dark all around, which was really a bit creepy. Especially when I just walked into the old street, the shops on both sides had already closed their doors, and there were no street lights. It was so quiet that I turned on the flashlight on my mobile phone and walked quickly to the place with lights in the distance. Under the light, I finally found a few stalls that had been set up. Although there were no stalls in other places, various tools for occupying places had been arranged on the ground. Some used brooms, some used washbasins, and the simplest ones used stones to press down a few sheets of toilet paper. Two stall owners took the time to sleep, and there were a few people who were still awake chatting in the distance. When they saw me stop to take pictures, a big man (actually not that big) came over and scanned me with a flashlight. I don’t know if this is a secret signal between sellers and buyers, but after being scanned by him, I immediately felt that it would be safer to go back to sleep immediately. The plan to explore the ghost market ended here, even if I saw it. The next night was not as hot as during the day, so I walked from Liyang in Lane to Tunxi Old Street to stroll and digest the food. Hui ink, She inkstone, rice paper, and Hu brush, the three most famous of the four treasures of the study, are all in Anhui, so the shops on Tunxi Old Street sell local products from Huangshan or Anhui, unlike the old streets in other cities in China, where the small souvenirs and handicrafts sold are all the same. The ruler on Tunxi Old Street is 10 yuan per piece, which is the most conscientious price I have seen in physical stores. Tunxi Old Street is very long, and we went back after walking for a while.
We went to the old street early in the morning. The old street is a typical Hui-style building. Because it was early, there were not many people, so we walked around everywhere. Only a few shops were open, and they usually sold food. Although it was only eight o'clock, the sun was already very hot. The sun rose at four or five in the morning. People here should go to bed early and get up early to have a good body, right? I couldn't help but eat hairy tofu. There were too many shops, and I didn't know which one was authentic, so I just randomly chose one (you can also refer to China-TravelNote, I forgot at that time). It looks ordinary, right? In fact, it is very salty. It is indeed the kind of tofu with white hairy tofu fried (pan-fried) and then added with sauce. You can watch "A Bite of China". You can try it. Salty and spicy (just salty) have a chemical reaction with bacteria. I can't explain why, but it's still good. Many shops in the old street sell tea, sesame cakes, handicrafts, restaurants and juice and milk tea shops. Don't buy tea randomly, there are too many, and the fish and dragon are mixed.
There are not many tourists in the old street, giving people a very quiet and comfortable feeling. There are many shops on the old street, mainly selling local specialties, tea, She inkstones, etc. I bought tea here and the price is acceptable...
It can be said to be an authentic tourist commercial street, but how can you say you have been to Tunxi if you don't visit here. You can consider buying "Golden Silk Tea", the chrysanthemum is very beautiful when it is brewed, and a box of 20 packs can be bought for 15 yuan. "Crisp Cake" seems to be available in many places, depending on personal taste, and the price is relatively uniform. I personally recommend walnut flavor, but the taste is not the same when you buy it back home; my partner strongly recommends chive flavor. "Food" There are many homemade pickles, each with its own flavor, and the hairy tofu is definitely not edible, haha. I suggest trying it, 10 yuan a can is not expensive. "Kugen Crisp" I feel that the ones made here are better than those in Hongcun. I am worried that I will gain weight if I buy it back, so I resisted and didn't buy it. I recommend it.
The postbox on the old street a hundred years ago is now nowhere to be seen, replaced by Fengchao and Yungui. After having a full meal, the family of three who walked around the old street could only look at the various delicacies and regret not having more stomachs. They had to climb Mount Huangshan the next day, and could not bring too much food. They could only leave with memories and regrets.
Maybe I am not artistic enough, the buildings in the old street can't capture the artistic conception... I just walked around. The only highlight is the surrounding bus stops.
Maybe it was because it was close to the Spring Festival, or maybe Tunxi Old Street was low-key and unobtrusive. Whether at night or in the morning, there were not many tourists in the old street, and it could even be said that there were "very few". However, it is said that this is the best-preserved and longest ancient street of Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture. I ran into an aunt who served in the restaurant last night. She smiled and greeted me and walked into a house in the old street. This scene made me feel very cordial - Tunxi Old Street is not like the tourist ancient streets in many cities, which have a strong commercial atmosphere. Many businessmen are local residents and live on this street.