October 20,
The Department of Culture and Tourism of Jiangsu Province announced it
The first batch of provincial tourism and leisure blocks and
List of provincial tourism and leisure block cultivation units,
Dongguan Street and Pishi Street in Guangling District are among them,
Separately identified
The first batch of provincial-level tourism and leisure blocks and cultivation units.
And these two old streets hide the quietest time of Yangzhou people...
PiShi Street
Pishi Street in the Qing Dynasty is a street of leather goods business, and today's Pishi Street, bordering Wenchang Road in the north and Guangling Road in the south, is a representative block of slow life in Yangzhou.
More than ten years ago, Pishi Street was still the kind of bumpy old street paved with brown strips of stone, about 3 meters wide and 628 meters long, and it was only 10 minutes from the northernmost to the easternmost side.
With the rapid development of the city, Pishi Street was widened and repaired in 2006, with an average width of 10 meters. After the completion of the construction, in the face of construction defects, the government worked hard to smooth the uneven bluestone piece by piece, giving the old street pavement a flat and smooth.
Subsequently, with a number of idealistic and ambitious entrepreneurial youth characteristic small shops have settled in, gradually bringing a strong classic leisure and youth literary and artistic atmosphere to the old street, the old street has suddenly rejuvenated its vigorous vitality.
Nowadays, Pishi Street is a gathering place for literary and artistic youth, and it is also a paradise for foodies.
Here, some old shops do not need to be advertised, and the streets will be patronized.
The big oil burning on Pishi Street is unknown to everyone and everyone is unknown. The dough is rolled into long strips in the boss's hand, brushed with a layer of puff pastry, topped with a handful of green onions and a small lump of lard, until both sides are fried until browned, that is called a praise!
One person is not rich, a group of people are rich is really rich! It is said that the boss was particularly atmospheric, and unreservedly taught the secret recipe to his brother-in-law, allowing him to come to Yangzhou from his hometown in Anhui and make a living by fire.
Not far away, Duanrong baked cake is also the favorite of Yangzhou people, the owner's surname is Liu, Anhui people, this shop has been open for more than 20 years.
Baked cake sandwich fritters are the first choice for many Yangzhou people's breakfast, and it is convenient and fast to pack and take away. In addition to sweet baked cakes, salty baked cakes, radish shredded baked cakes, and small baked cakes made with plum vegetables, each of which is the favorite of Yangzhou people's taste buds, so queuing up is a common thing.
Leather noodle shop, bald liu noodle shop, fried dried shop... These old shops carry the memories of countless Yangzhou people.
Of course, in addition to these hidden smells in the old streets and alleys, mushroom hall, floating shengji, jasmine and other flowers blooming, Ji Yu, Jiu Ji side stove, no bluff, cloud flavor... New stores are emerging in an endless stream, which also satisfies the taste buds of Yangzhou people.
You can quietly stroll through Pishi Street and feel the different feelings of the new life of the old street in the internet celebrity shops where many literary and artistic youth must punch.
Hang Shuzhi, a post-85s shopkeeper with a dream, was determined from the beginning to make Fusheng ji a "nother possibility for bookstores".
In 2015, among the 24 independent bookstores in cities selected by the column of Ruili magazine, Fushengji occupied a place. Since then, Fushengji has also appeared in the top international travel magazine "Yueyou".
As one of the earliest merchants to settle in Pishi Street, Wang Jun, the owner of the Border City Bookstore, told reporters, "In 2011, the shops on this street could count on one hand. ”
At the beginning, the border city bookstore business was single, only to do the restoration of ancient books, but in order to conform to the market so that more people can appreciate the fun of ancient book restoration, stimulate participants' love for ancient and modern Chinese and Western culture and life, these years Wang Jun opened an ancient book restoration experience class, with traditional culture as the core, and vigorously promoted the original design products related to ancient books, adhering to the design concept of integrating the beauty of book culture into daily life, and reproducing the beauty of ancient books.
In 2016, the antique lights and 24 solar umbrellas of the light of the border city won the National Appearance Patent Award and the Creative Golden Idea Award of the Yangzhou Intangible Cultural and Creative Competition; in 2019, Wang Jun, the manager of the Border City Bookstore, won the title of Top Ten Young Makers in Guangling District and the New Sharp Figure of the Chamber of Commerce; in 2020, the ancient books of the Border City Bookstore were restored into the intangible cultural heritage projects of Yangzhou Guangling District.
Different from the rich commercial atmosphere of other urban old streets, Pishi Street is full of humanity and fireworks.
Many people here were born and raised in Si, and acquaintances can be seen everywhere when they go out, and when they meet, they nod their heads and say hello, asking "Have you eaten?" ”
The most quaint alleyway shop still maintains its original appearance, not only providing convenience for the surrounding residents but also selling our childhood memories.
The shopkeeper is also very casual, opening and closing the door all according to his own preferences, drinking tea at the door when he is not busy, basking in the sun, and watching people coming and going.
In the old street of less than 700 meters, you can see the slow life of old Yangzhou and feel the taste of the old time; you can also feel the prosperity of the city, the prosperity and symbiosis of the new and the old.
Dongguan Street
Here is Dongguan Street, which is the "Spring Wind Ten Mile Yangzhou Road" in Du Mu's poem.
Located on the side of the canal road, Dongguan Street is 1122 meters long, running through the entire Yangzhou City, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the east end of the street.
In the early years, canals meant traffic, and traffic meant prosperity. As soon as the merchant ship arrived here, it stopped and went to the street to buy and rectify the rest.
As a result, there are gradually inns for rest, hotels for recreation, tea houses for rest, shops for buying... Dongguan Street is also becoming increasingly prosperous.
There are Tang and Song Dynasty city sites, Ming and Qing guild halls, ancient du arches, official government gates, high-ranking officials' residences, rich merchant homes, heroes' former residences, talented anecdotes, beautiful people's traces, city folk customs, and centuries-old business names...
During the Kaiqing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan soldiers invaded and reached Yangzhou.
General Li swore to defend the city to the death, and after seventeen months of defending the isolated city, Li and Jiang Er were generously martyred. After the death of the two, the people of Yangzhou buried the two generals next to Dongguan Street, and also left the spirit of loyalty in Laojie, and built the "Double Loyalty Shrine" to commemorate it.
There is both a gentle and elegant cultural style and a fierce and bloody loyal soul. This temperament of inner softness and external rigidity makes the whole old street still brilliant after weathering the wind and rain.
All along, the entire street of Dongguan Street has maintained and followed the traditional style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is also the birthplace and display window of canal culture and salt merchant culture, witnessing the development and evolution of Yangzhou City.
Nowadays, walking in this old street full of history, there are attractive places to stop every few steps.
Located at the west end of the alley, the Great Qilin Pavilion is a century-old shop that houses the most popular tea of Yangzhou people and hides the Jingguo powder that tasted when you were a child.
Their pastries have always been loved by foreign guests, and foreigners who come to Yangzhou will bring some of his pastries and distribute them to relatives and friends.
The bamboo in the garden, as well as the thousand autumn pink daisy, make this old street full of charm.
Some century-old shops tell the world about their best parts.
A few steps will see a monument, a few steps will hear some stories, and you can feel the rich historical atmosphere at all times.
It also brings together Yangzhou's traditional handicrafts, special snacks and long-established commercial brands.
There are several craftsmen who make sugar paintings on Dongguan Street, and every time they pass by, the ordinary maltose water can turn into a lifelike monkey and Peppa Pig under their skillful hands...
There are no tall buildings, no traffic, and everywhere is full of antique and ancient charm.
As one of the most representative historical streets in Yangzhou, Dongguan Street is now a national 4A-level tourist attraction, which was rated as one of the top ten historical and cultural streets in China in 2013 and was selected as one of the first batch of provincial-level night culture and tourism consumption agglomeration areas in August this year.
Dongguan Street, which has been for thousands of years, is a place where some people have lived all their lives. Time flies, new stores emerge in an endless stream, but there are always some memories that we will never forget.