HANGZHOU HISTORICAL STREETS 📖

Located at the northern foot of Wu Hill in Shangcheng District in Hangzhou, Southern Song Imperial Town (Qinghefang historical and cultural characteristic block) is adjacent to the West Lake and consists of three parts, i.e. Wushan Square, Hefang Street and Southern Song Imperial Street, with land area of more than 20,000 square meters. It is the most famous streetscape in history of Hangzhou and is the only well preserved old street block in Hangzhou at present. It is an epitome of the long history of the city. The historic culture, commercial culture, architectural culture and folk culture here are imprinted with distinctive marks of the times. The old lanes, streets, celebrities, old dwellings and century
-old shops combined to showcase the rich deposits of historic and cultural heritages. In the scenic area, there are Heavenly Gate of Tang Dynasty, Imperial Street of Song Dynasty, Former Residence df Yu Qian built in Ming Dynasty, Former Residence of Hu Xueyan dating back to Qing Dynasty, Huqingyutang Chinese Pharmacy, and a number of architectures of late Qing Dynasty and Republic of China. "With combination of Southern Song
-inheritance and busy street life" , Qinghefang has become a place frequented by local citizens and a must-see sight of tourists.#bucketlistreboot #tripblazers #mytripvlog #historicculture #urbanexplorer

Post by Sleepyhead_Traveller | Oct 7, 2022