The first phase of the "Cultural and Creative Market" of Pishi Street, a century-old street, was opened to innovate and promote the protection and rejuvenation of the ancient city. Photo by Cui Jiaming
Yangzhou, May 16 (China News Network) -- From May 15 to 16, the first phase of the "Cultural and Creative Market" in Pishi Street, a century-old street in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, was held, and a large number of local people and tourists came to "catch up with the market and punch in" to reproduce the fireworks of "Ten Mile Long Street City Jinglian".
Yangzhou is one of the first 24 national historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council, and is a city that grows together with the Grand Canal, rises and falls together, and has a history of more than 2,500 years. The 5.09 square kilometers of ming and qing ancient cities on the banks of the ancient canal river condense the essence of canal culture, and the ancient city ruins have a clear vein, the historical district style is intact, and the pattern of streets and alleys is obvious, which is one of the few samples protected by ancient cities in the country. Pishi Street is one of the witnesses of the development and historical changes of Yangzhou's ancient city, with profound commercial and cultural heritage and historical celebrity resources.
A large number of local people and tourists came to "catch the market and punch the clock". Photo by Cui Jiaming
"In line with the principle of not only improving the traffic in the old city, but also highlighting the characteristics of the old street of the ancient city, the local government has also systematically repaired and protected the style of the old town along Pishi Street while widening the road and supporting public facilities." Originally more than 600 meters long and 3 meters wide, Pishi Street was remodeled and widened to 9-11 meters in 2006. At present, Pishi Street is a well-known Internet celebrity street, with cafes, grocery stores, bookstores, and various special snacks, etc. The city is full of fireworks and leisure literature. The person in charge of the relevant department of the Yangzhou Guangling District Government told reporters that the "Cultural and Creative Market" aims to better tap the local cultural resources of the ancient city, stimulate the vitality of traditional cultural and creative products, create an atmosphere for the development of the cultural and creative industry, and innovate to promote the protection and rejuvenation of the ancient city.
All kinds of cultural and creative products have been unanimously praised by the public. Photo by Cui Jiaming
As soon as you walk into Pishi Street, you will see vintage art, specialty coffee, original designs, personalized handicrafts, independent bookstores... Dozens of booths with different themes and special performances, combined with the original floating life in the block, border city bookstore, Jiu Sui Tang, Jasmine and other flower blossoms, small houses, a little light, no bluff, Jiu Ji side stove, mushroom hall and other creative art merchants, showing the exquisite, elegant, literary and artistic temperament of Pishi Street, while leading the public and tourists through the ancient and modern Pishi Street.
All kinds of cultural and creative products have been unanimously praised by the public, "many things are very liked, and I want to buy them and slowly appreciate them." A foreign tourist said in front of a handmade jewelry stall that Pishi Street is a well-known Internet celebrity street in Yangzhou, worthy of its name.
People punch in the century-old street Pishi Street Cui Jiaming photo
"Pishi Street does not have high-walled courtyards and lacks salt merchants, but there are many celebrities, famous houses, and famous courtyards, such as Zhu Ziqing's former residence, Wu Daotai's residence, Wang Shaotang's former residence, Weipu, etc., and at the same time, the ordinary people's affairs in the neighborhood and the fireworks in the city also fully reflect the production form of the canal river basin and the symbiosis of integration." Li Guangchun, executive deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Yangzhou Municipal Party Committee and second-level inspector, said bluntly that creative guidance and selection of business formats are the grasp of cultivating the cultural ecology of the historical district and the focus of the renewal of Pishi Street. (End)
Source: China News Network