What are the attractions in Ziyang Street? Ziyang Street Travel Guide

Ziyang Street is located in Linhai City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the busiest ancient streets in Taizhou and a famous historical and cultural street in China. Ziyang Street has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It still retains the characteristics of the Lifang system in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has many ancient buildings and many special snacks. It is a must-see attraction when visiting Taizhou. Introduction to Ziyang Street

Ziyang Street, with a total length of 1080 meters, has countless historical sites on the street. There are stone tablets, Ziyang Bridge and Ziyang Square commemorating Zhang Boduan (Zhenzhen Ziyang), the founder of Southern Taoism in the Song Dynasty. There are the ruins of Ziyang's hometown and Ziyang Palace. The cornerstone of the original south gate archway of Ziyang Palace is well preserved. There is also the "Wufengfang" established by Wu Zhiyu, Peng Shihuan, Wang Ruchun, Zhang Yingke and Xu Ziyu in the 19th year of the Ming Dynasty (1591).

The water wells on both sides of Ziyang Street are another major feature of Ziyang Street’s historic sites. The most eye-catching ones are Ziyang Well and Thousand Buddha Wells. In addition, the Zheng Guangwen Temple in Beigu Mountain at the northern end of Ziyang Street was built in the second year of Guangde in the Tang Dynasty (764) to commemorate Zheng Qian who pioneered culture and education in Taizhou during the Tang Dynasty. At the southern end of Ziyang Street, Longxing Temple is located at the foothills of Jinzi Mountain and beside the ancient city wall. It is the first temple in Taizhou. Following the layout of the Lifang system in the Northern Song Dynasty

Ziyang Street is a famous historical and cultural street in China. It was formed during the Tang and Song Dynasties and was one of the most prosperous streets in the capital city of Taizhou. The most noteworthy thing is that Ziyang Street still retains the characteristics of the Lifang system in the Northern Song Dynasty, which is rare in other ancient streets across the country.

The tall and large square walls are made of green bricks, and there are arches under each stone square. Enter from Xingshan Gate and pass through the 1,080-meter-long Ziyang Street to the northernmost Ziyang hometown. You will pass through Yongjingfang, Qinghefang, Yingxianfang, Fengxianfang, and Wuzhenfang in sequence. In addition, Guangwenfang, Shunzhengfang, Yingchunfang, etc. are also located on West Street at the intersection of the ancient street. The square walls have multiple functions. They are both sidewalks and firewalls. They are also used as place names. To this day, they still play an important role on Ziyang Street. "The epitome of the thousand-year-old city" and ancient buildings

Ziyang Street is called "the epitome of the thousand-year-old city" and "the living thousand-year-old ancient street". This is no exaggeration. Tens of thousands of aborigines still live near Ziyang Street, continuing the traditional neighborhood lifestyle. Moreover, there are still many ancient buildings from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and the Republic of China on the ancient streets. A street is like a living historical building museum.

To explore the appearance of the old buildings on Ziyang Street, it is better to start with B&Bs.

Yufengli is an "Internet celebrity" store that integrates bookstores, coffee bars, and B&Bs. It was formerly Yu Tongfeng's pawnshop. It has a typical architectural style from the Republic of China period, with a double-story courtyard and exquisite gray carvings. Sister Yunduo's Secret Garden This B&B was originally the former residence of Sun Ningxiang, a wealthy businessman from Linhai. It was built in the Republic of China and the original appearance of the main building of the old house was preserved to the greatest extent during the construction.

In addition, Luxun·Sanfu Yizhai in Sanfuji Alley and Yingchunli near Chaotianmen at Ximen Street are also popular B&Bs in Fucheng with excellent reputations and high customer satisfaction. Ziyang Street Food

Any popular ancient street must have the blessing of authentic snacks. Ziyang Street can be said to be a gathering place for coastal snacks. You can eat almost all the local snacks you have heard of or not heard of here! Among the Ziyang Street snacks, seaweed pancakes are the most recommended. This is a salty and sweet food that is popular both inside and outside the province. You can see a shop selling seaweed pancakes almost every three steps on Ziyang Street. The ones with the longest queues are Wang Tianshun Seaweed Cake Shop, which has a history of more than 120 years, and Jiujiu Seaweed Cake Shop, which has appeared on CCTV.

The most authentic egg white sheep tail must be produced by Baitaqiao Hotel. As the last state-owned hotel in Linhai, it insists on using the most traditional methods to make the most authentic egg white sheep tail. Other dishes in Baitaqiao Hotel, such as clams with eggs, braised tendons, etc., are also very authentic and delicious Linhai home-cooked dishes. Intangible cultural heritage: Paper-cutting Museum, Linggen Straw Weaving, Wynn Wooden Steel Scale

Ziyang Street is a collection of intangible cultural heritage that has inherited centuries of traditional craftsmanship and is still admired today. Yongli Wooden Scale Store was founded in the 11th year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, which is 150 years ago. The old store has a small store, and there are various wooden scales in the store, most of which are purely handmade and are true works of ingenuity.

Linggen straw weaving originates from Linggen Village, Linhai City. Straw weaving products are purely handmade, including straw hats, straw fans, straw frames, etc. It is an intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province and was selected into the second batch in 2020. List of outstanding intangible cultural heritage tourism products in Zhejiang Province. Linhai paper-cutting is also an intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province. There is a Zhang Xiujuan paper-cutting museum on Ziyang Street. The Zhang family's paper-cutting has a history of more than 600 years and has been passed down to Zhang Xiujuan for more than 10 generations. Many of Zhang Xiujuan's works are displayed in the museum, with insects, fish, flowers, birds and animals vividly displayed on the paper. Attractions: Thousand Buddha Wells, the former site of the People's Bank of China

Ziyang Street belongs to the Taizhou Fucheng Cultural Tourism Zone and is a very popular attraction in itself. If it must be subdivided, the Thousand Buddha Wells and China on the street The former address of Taizhou Branch of the People's Bank of China must have a name.

Thousand Buddha Wells are actually two wells, but they are not just wells. It is said that after the Thousand Buddha Pagoda was built, the Thousand Buddha Well was built in order to balance the yin and yang. There are 1,003 Buddha statues in the Thousand Buddha Pagoda, and correspondingly there are Thousand Buddhas carved on the wall of the Thousand Buddha Well. Standing next to the Thousand Buddhas Well, you can look up and see the Wenfeng Twin Pagodas in Jinshan Mountain and the Thousand Buddhas Pagoda in Longxing Temple.

The former site of Taizhou Branch of the People's Bank of China at No. 249 Ziyang Street was the earliest bank in Linhai during the Republic of China. It is a two-story wooden courtyard building with Roman columns and old porches. It combines traditional Chinese style with European design, giving it a strong sense of the times. On the first floor, there are wax figures of characters inside and outside the counter to simulate the scene of bank business in the 1950s. The second floor collects Linhai’s financial memories that move forward with the wheel of history.