In 1995, singer Han Xiao's song "I Want to Go to Guilin" became popular across the country. This song created a character who longed to visit Guilin and be in the mountains and rivers, but suffered from being unable to realize his wish due to the contradiction between time and money. This song from that year was deeply imprinted in my mind. In this life, I must go to Guilin to see it. In a flash, 26 years have passed, and I have changed from youth to old age. I have retired and have time. Finally, I have come to Guilin, where I once dreamed of going, and I realized my dream in Yangshuo Wonderland, where the mountains and rivers are the best in the world. On the last day, I came to the center of Guilin City. After visiting Xiangshan Park and Shanhu Scenic Area, I stopped by to visit Zhengyang Street in Guilin.

Xiangshan Park is located at the confluence of the Li River and Taohua River in the center of Guilin City, Guangxi. Xiangshan is fascinating for its lifelike image. It is regarded by people as a representative of Guilin's landscape and a symbol of Guilin City. The central pattern of the city emblem of Guilin City is Xiangshan.

Elephant Trunk Mountain is named because its shape resembles a giant elephant that drinks heavily from the river. Look, it's like an elephant putting its long trunk into the river to absorb water. How cute it is. It has always been a tourist attraction.

Twin Towers Park is located in Shanhu, which is one of the two rivers and four lakes in Guilin. Two towers have been built, and the most beautiful thing is to have lights at night. One tower is white, it is the moon tower, and the other tower is yellow, it is the sun tower. The park is free, so it attracts many tourists. The trees by the lake are also growing luxuriantly.

Elephant Trunk Mountain is the city emblem of Guilin, and the adjacent twin towers are the symbol of New Guilin. The Sun and Moon Twin Towers are known as the world's largest copper tower, the world's highest underwater elevator tower, and the world's tallest copper building. The twin towers are connected by an 18-meter underwater channel at the bottom of the lake. Tourists can take the elevator to climb the Sun Tower to have a panoramic view of the beautiful urban scenery of Guilin.

Every tourist city has one or two pedestrian streets with many tourists, and Guilin is no exception. This article is about Zhengyang Pedestrian Street. We entered the branch road of the pedestrian street from the winding water beside the Shanhu Lake, then entered the pedestrian street, and finally went straight along the pedestrian street until we reached the Jingjiang Royal City.

Guilin Zhengyang Pedestrian Street is said to have a history of thousands of years. It was raining, but it couldn't stop the hurried footsteps. I took a few pictures, but I have seen them before.

Zhengyang Street was an old street in the past. It began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It was once the political and commercial center of Guilin and the place where dignitaries and merchants were concentrated. It has rich historical heritage and stories.

This street does not seem very old today. In fact, its history can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty was the most prosperous period.

Zhengyang Street is a pedestrian street that integrates leisure, shopping and entertainment, so the buildings on both sides have multiple styles and have beautiful appreciation value. The layout in the shops is carefully crafted according to the characteristics of their respective items, showing their respective styles, each with its own interests, and is very attractive and tempting. There are many shops and a complete range of items, including food, clothing, play, leisure and entertainment.

The buildings on Zhengyang Road Pedestrian Street are in northern Guangxi style, but incorporate many Western architectural characteristics.

Zhengyang Street is the busiest and most popular pedestrian street in the center of Guilin City, with a total length of 666 meters. It is perpendicular to the Zhengyang Gate of the King City of the Ming Dynasty and is the main passage for princes and nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

There are many famous brand stores on Zhengyang Pedestrian Street. These stores are mainly mid-range brands, with some snack shops and small stalls in the middle.

Street View of Bell Tower

Although it was a rainy day, there were still many tourists on the streets. There was an endless stream of red men and green women, which was very lively.

Walking the streets of Zhengyang in Guilin in the rain will give you a different taste.

Zhengyang Road Pedestrian Street was once a place where dignitaries and merchants concentrated in history. Now it is difficult to feel the ancient customs of the past.

There is an underground passage from Zhengyang Street to Dongxi Lane.

This is the underground shopping mall in "East and West Alley".

Dongxi Lane is the only historical street left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Guilin. It combines traditional culture with characteristic buildings to restore the ancient Ming and Qing architectural complexes in the old East and West Alley. It is also the only way to get to the main entrance of Jingjiang Palace.

Dongxi Lane is adjacent to Jingjiang Palace and is a comprehensive commercial district integrating tourism, folk customs, culture, shopping, catering, leisure and entertainment.

Catholic Church in East and West Alley

This is the south gate (Duanli Gate) of the "Jingjiang Palace" at the northern end of "Zhengyang Road". The Jingjiang Palace has the most well-preserved Ming Dynasty wall in the country. Its city walls and gates are basically still in the original style and have important historical and artistic value. In 1996, it was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit.

The stone lion in front of the gate of Guilin's Royal City is still guarding this precious land of feng shui.

It is now common to enter and exit the royal city!

The four characters "Sanyuan and Jidi" engraved on the wall of Zhengyang Gate in Jingjiang Imperial City demonstrate the miracles created by scholars in this city during the imperial examination era. This person who was born in the third consecutive year was Chen Jichang during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and was from Lingui. The third yuan and third yuan are the highest honors in the imperial examination. In the 1380-year history of the imperial examination in China, there have been only 13 third yuan and third yuan.

More than 600 years ago, in order to consolidate the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Shouqian was granted vassal kings to Guilin. From then on, a Jingjiang Palace, 34 years earlier than the Forbidden City in Beijing, was born in the beautiful land of Guilin. Guilin people are accustomed to calling it Guilin Royal City.

The main gate of the royal palace is a yellow archway style building, with a plaque "Guangxi Normal University" hanging next to it. Guilin Wangcheng is now the campus of Guangxi Normal University.