Hefang Street
Location
Hefang Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
Reasons to visit
Hefang Street is located at the foot of Wushan Mountain. It is part of Qinghefang and belongs to the old city of Hangzhou. In the old days, it intersected with Zhongshan Middle Road at the "four corners of Qinghefang". Since the Republic of China, it has been called Kong Fengchun Fragrant Powder Store, Mi Dachang Hanyan, and Wanlong Street. The Ham Shop and Zhang Yunsheng Hat Shop each occupied a corner, becoming a well-known area at that time. Hefang Street is a historical and cultural district in Hangzhou. The influential former residence of Hu Xueyan and the Zhu Bingren Bronze Sculpture Art Museum are the highlights of this street.
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Hefang Street is located at the foot of Wushan Mountain. It is part of Qinghefang and belongs to the old city of Hangzhou. In the old days, it intersected with Zhongshan Middle Road at the "four corners of Qinghefang". Since the Republic of China, it has been called Kong Fengchun Fragrant Powder Store, Mi Dachang Hanyan, and Wanlong Street. The Ham Shop and Zhang Yunsheng Hat Shop each occupied a corner, becoming a well-known area at that time. Hefang Street is a historical and cultural district in Hangzhou. The influential former residence of Hu Xueyan and the Zhu Bingren Bronze Sculpture Art Museum are the highlights of this street.
Hefang Street is an ancient street with a long history and profound cultural heritage. It was once the "imperial city root" of the ancient capital Hangzhou, and also the cultural center and economic and trade center of the Southern Song Dynasty. The "time-honored" shops on the street, such as Kongfengchun Xiangfen Shop, Wanlong Ham Shop, Mi Dachang Dry Tobacco Shop, Ye Zhongde Chinese Medicine Hall, Wang Shunxing Noodle House, Wenglongsheng Teahouse, etc., are still familiar to Hangzhou people even today. . As the only old street in Hangzhou that maintains the historical features of the ancient city, Hefang Street embodies Hangzhou's representative historical culture, commercial culture, market culture and architectural culture. Therefore, it was spared the fate of being completely demolished during the renovation of Hangzhou's old city.
In 1999, the Hangzhou Municipal Government decided to redevelop this 13.6-hectare block adjacent to Wushan (City God Temple) Cultural Square into an antique commercial and tourist pedestrian street. Hefang Ancient Street is a concentrated representation of the customs and customs of the ancient capital of Hangzhou, because Hefang Street can maintain the ancient customs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as antique shops selling jade, Ming and Qing porcelain, and celebrity calligraphy and paintings; wearing robes and carrying long-mouthed copper teapots to serve customers The "Tea Doctor" who pours tea; the "Wuyue Renjia" fabric shop that shakes a wooden spinning wheel and spins yarn for customers on the spot... Even the man selling maltose bars in the small shop wears a long gown and shakes a rattle to attract customers. With orange-yellow tiles, bluish-white walls, and shiny archways, the Qinghefang historical district at night becomes even more charming under the warm and cool light. Visitors stopped to watch and admired from time to time. The lights were so exquisite, and people wandered among the lines of the ancient buildings outlined, as if they had returned to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
When the eaves tile lamps that had been installed in Jingyanggang Restaurant, Qinghefang Archway and other places illuminated the eaves, almost all the citizens playing on Hefang Street cheered. The cheers attracted a large number of foreign tourists, who gathered around the tour guide to inquire about the origin of these lights. The ancient costume stalls that rented Qing Dynasty costumes suddenly became lively on the street. Many people rented a set of princess clothes and stood under the lights to take pictures. The lighting of the entire block follows the principle of "seeing the light but not seeing the light", using a combination of ancient and modern techniques to customize "non-standard" lamps that are consistent with the architecture. The color temperature of the lamps is also very particular and can be adjusted to produce different effects. It's late at night, but attracted by the exquisite and clear night view, more people are visiting Hefang Street... The lights on Hefang Street outline the outline of Hangzhou's urban customs. Hefang Street is hot and rainy in summer and cold and dry in winter. Precipitation is mainly concentrated in summer.
The more suitable travel time is spring and autumn. History and Culture Hefang Street was opened in October 2002. The renovated Hefang Street reflects the style of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It focuses on highlighting cultural value, creating a market culture with commerce, medicine, architecture, etc. as the main body, and maintaining its history. authenticity, cultural continuity and integrity of style, while confirming Hefang Street as a pedestrian street. Hefang Street is one of the streets that can well reflect the historical and cultural features of Hangzhou. It is also an integral part of West Lake's application for world historical and cultural heritage. Its restoration and transformation have reproduced the historical context of Hangzhou and left a legacy for Hangzhou. Precious historical and cultural heritage.
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