Rural tourism that retains “nostalgia”. Which areas in Anhui are suitable for finding “childhood memories”?

As a city with a long history and profound cultural heritage, Anhui Province has made outstanding and effective achievements in the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in recent years. Today, let us take a look at the childhood memories of people in Anhui Province. Zhegao Old Street, Chaohu, Hefei City.

Zhegao Town was one of the three major towns in Anhui in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. During the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Zhegao Town was very large, with nine streets and thirteen lanes. The current old street was called Beizha Street in the past and was once known as the best-preserved ancient building in Anhui Province. In early 2016, the renovation plan of Zhegao Old Street began to be implemented. The plan is to mainly renovate four old workshops along the street: Lu Ji Kiln Warehouse, Wang Ji Dye Shop, Li Hongzhang Pawnshop, and Song Ji Sugar Shop.

Zhegao Old Street has an indescribable temperament and charm. We can find the old houses, various daily necessities of the past, the living environment and stories that have left us, all in Zhegao Old Street. Walking on Zhegao Old Street, you will find that time seems to have stopped here. On the rusty school sign of "Chaoxian Zhegao Primary School", there are horizontal and vertical water well mouths in front of the primary school entrance. It will make people feel the passage and preciousness of time. This is the beauty and memories that old times bring to people.

Li Hongzhang's pawnshop, "the best pawnshop in the world" built in 1870, has been restored. The pawn shop built according to the old times has an indescribable charm. People's nostalgia is a longing for themselves and their environment when they were children. The old times and memories of people in Anhui are things that cannot be buried by time, and you can find them all in Zhegao Old Street.