Tingjiang, an ancient town in the hometown of overseas Chinese

Tingjiang Ancient Town belongs to Mawei District, Fuzhou. It is located on the main traffic road of Lianjiang, Changle and Minjiang estuaries. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is adjacent to the Minjiang River in the south. It has beautiful mountains and clear waters and beautiful scenery!

Tingjiang, commonly known as Tingtou, was originally the starting point of the administrative system of One Pavilion in Ten Miles. Zhu Xi, an acting scholar of the Song Dynasty, once set up a forum to give lectures in Zhuzi Mountain in the south of the town. Students from eight nearby villages came to attend the lectures, which became popular. As a result, the ancient town had the names of Zhuzi Temple, Zhuzi Road (Wharf) and Zhuzi Mountain. Because of the students The number of inns, restaurants, and restaurants in the city is booming. Many young people in the town have traveled across the ocean to develop in the United States, and most of the rest are women, children, and the elderly. The reputation of the overseas Chinese hometown lies in the buildings sent from the United States. A new house was built with the money returned. Women are called Wanba sister-in-law!

As the business center of the ancient town, Tingjiang Street runs from the first pavilion across the street and extends under the pavilion from east to west, forming a Gassho Street pattern about one mile long. Most of the shops are double-story. In the early 1950s, there were 4 cloth shops, 10 butcher shops, 4 barber shops, 4 Jingguo shops on the street...

The shopping mall on Tingjiang Street , First, it depends on the river tide, and the seafood business is very lively. For example, yellow croaker is on the market in February, anchovies are on the market in May, hairtail is on the market in winter, and fishmongers from all villages come to wholesale seafood! shipped to their respective places of sale. Local families can pre-order, and the fish market clerk will deliver it to your door as scheduled. The second is a morning market, which sells fruits and vegetables grown by farmers, and the third is a fixed store, many of which offer delivery or customized services.

Tingjiang Street is rich in bamboo utensils, including various agricultural and household utensils, which are antique and very popular. In the 1950s, a bamboo tent production cooperative was organized to jointly operate and ensure batch supply, and the business was booming.

The market traders on Tingjiang Street have many customers from neighboring counties, and their business is booming. Langqi's clams, Tantou's watermelons, Meihua's salty goods, etc. are all popular local specialties. Of course, Tingjiang's goods are also transported to various ports by ship. Export and import complement each other and form a network of commercial markets, reaching a situation where business is booming all over the world and wealth is abundant reaching three rivers.