Ganzhou: A severely underrated treasure city
Ganzhou·Jiangxi, a city embracing the charm of the Song Dynasty, is known as the Song City of the south of the Yangtze River.
Here, you can stroll along the banks of Ganzhou·Jiangxi, where the Zhang and Gong rivers converge, feeling the pulse and stories of the ancient city. Literary figures like Xin Qiji once lamented the clear waters beneath the Yugu Platform, and Mao Zedong also praised the unique scenery here.
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Wen Temple: Standing proudly since the first year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, it has become a sacred place for venerating Confucius. It also serves as the school for Ganzhou County, where local students study.
Song City of the South: The historical and cultural street of Song City not only has ancient Song Dynasty architecture but also features three hundred Tang poems hanging in the air. Sigh at the worldly fireworks, and wait for nightfall, when the entire street is adorned with poetry~ Dreamy and dazzling, as if returning to the Song Dynasty in a dream.
Zao'er Lane: A typical ancient city street with a more diverse architectural style. There are Hakka buildings from southern Jiangxi, as well as more refined Huizhou-style architecture. There are also Western-style buildings with European influences.
Ancient Floating Bridge: Located beneath the city walls, as you pass through the ancient arch of the Jianchun Gate, your gaze is involuntarily captured by a mesmerizing historical scene. You can also climb the Song Dynasty city wall and view the entire panorama of the Floating Bridge, which is very photogenic.
Yugu Platform: A public activity center of the Song Dynasty, a gathering place for historical buildings and cultural relics.
Must-see attractions:
Song City of the South, Ancient Floating Bridge, Yugu Platform—just 3 hours, and you can wander through these free historical corridors.
During holidays, the performances in Song City add to the fun of the visit and become a paradise for photography enthusiasts.
😋 Food Recommendations:
🍲 Flavorful Pork Rib Cake: Uphill from Xiaonan Gate, good value for money;
🍲 Zengji Radish Dumplings and Aimei Fruit: Renmin Alley, traditional delicacies;
🍲 Anyuan Three Freshness Noodles: Opposite Yugu Platform, tender noodles with fresh soup, and bouncy beef balls;
🍲 Swallow's Mother Breakfast Shop: Huangwuping Road, local specialty mixed noodles with a rich variety.
📷 Photography Tips:
📷 The night view of Song City of the South is very photogenic, with dim lights and night lamps like stars creating a dreamy atmosphere.
📷 There are Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) experiences available in the scenic area, which are not too expensive. You can choose your favorite Hanfu to wear for photos and check-ins, and touring the scenic area is quite nice.
📷 For night photography, find good lighting or bring your own lighting equipment.
📷 Generally, Hanfu experience shops offer follow-up photography, but the scenes are quite fixed. It's recommended to find your own spots to take unique and beautiful photos.
📷 Besides the main street's poetry lamps, you can walk around the adjacent alleys. The various styles of lanterns are also very beautiful, and with fewer people, you can avoid embarrassing moments.
Every city has its unique story, and Ganzhou·Jiangxi, with its rich historical and cultural heritage, invites you to wander through this ancient city.
In this corner forgotten by time, a precious historical treasure trove is hidden. Only by walking through it can you truly feel the unique charm of this city.
Here, you can travel through time and experience the Song Dynasty's ambiance, feeling the breath of life from that era.
About 200 meters of old alleys. When there is no one at night, the lanterns on both sides are darker. During the day, you should be able to see the ancient buildings on both sides more clearly.
Zaoer Lane, Ganzhou Historical attractions, don't look at the broken bricks and tiles, the pieces are full of thousands of years of vicissitudes. Song Shi, Ming brick, Qing tile... Ganzhou Typical representatives of many historical and cultural streets and alleys, known as Jiangjia Lane in the Ming Dynasty. Zaoer Lane is an old street and alley full of vicissitudes of years and diversified architectural features in the ancient city of Ganzhou in Jiangxi. The names of the two ends of the alley are different, one end is "Zaoer Lane" and the other end is "Zaoer Lane". At first listening to Zaoer Lane, a little can't touch the mind, and I know it after asking: in the early Qing Dynasty, there were many battles in this street and alley, and the battles were uniformly dressed in black, known as soap, so people called them soap, and the place they lived was called "Soap Lane". I don't know what year and month, "Zaoer Lane" or because of harmonics evolved into "Zaoer Lane". Whether it is "Zaoer Lane" or "Zaoer Lane", this alley shows people with diversified styles of architectural characteristics, become another window for people to understand the ancient city. The alley is more than 200 meters long. The cobblestone paved roads are deep and simple. The shops, workshops, hotels, Qianzhuang, Shushu, and houses on both sides are really the epitome of a small society. The most distinctive is its architectural style. There are both southern Fujian Hakka, Yuzhong patio-style buildings, Huizhou buildings, and even Western-style architecture. Horse head walls, black-brown folding door panels, carved in front of windows, make me feel more cordial, and the Western-style buildings also make me feel a little surprised. Local residents told us that the buildings here have historical imprints of different dynasties in Song, Ming and Qing. The 200-meter alley takes you through a thousand years of history, allowing you to appreciate the works of different eras of ancient Chinese architecture art. Now, there is no noise and lively in the alley. Although there are some hotels, hotels, and enterprises working and operating here, in addition to the occasional footsteps of tourists echoing in the alley, the tourists leave, the alley still maintains that elegance and tranquility.
Zaoer Lane is a typical representative of many historical and cultural streets and alleys retained by Ganzhou , known as Jiangjia Lane in the Ming Dynasty. Zaoer Lane is227.3 meters long, and the lane is "S" type. The alley is mainly shops, workshops, hotels, houses and so on. The architectural style also includes the Hakka building in southern Fujian, patio-style architecture, Huizhou architecture and Western-style architecture, reflecting the diversity of urban architecture. Zaoer Lane is a typical ancient city street, with moths, flowers, carved windows, and cobblestones. Dongfu is a Qianzhuang, and the layout inside is a patio-style building, which is a more representative building. It has now been used as a restaurant, southern Anhui cuisine. Yixingtang was a shop in ancient times, selling tobacco leaves and silk, and a cigarette hall. This building was originally a chamber of commerce, but now it is the Ganzhou City Federation of Industry and Commerce working here. The Xiangyang Hotel located in Zaoer Lane is a classic Hakka residence. The hotel is a brick and wooden structure building with three days in the well. There are courtyard walls before and after, forming a complete courtyard, the exterior facade is sealed with fire wall, the interior is separated by wooden fan to form a use space, the 18 guest rooms in the hall are engraved with blessings, life, and other auspicious words as the room number, reflecting the strong Hakka family love. Xiangyang Hotel was a clubhouse in ancient times. Zaoer Lane has been listed as a tourist attraction in Ganzhou . The two lanes have a contemporary calligraphy famous Li Zhenya, Li Anhua father and son, and Yuan Qingyi, Hu Lihua and other four people writing antique archway doors. A strong antique charm is floating in it, making people seem to enter the old scene of the millennium Songcheng.
The ancient street with a very lively atmosphere is itself a residential area.
Ganzhou Zao'er Lane attached to Heping Road, Zhanggong District, is an old building community composed of many alleys and buildings left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, although these buildings are not very tall. You can also understand and appreciate the living state at that time.
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