After thousands of years of accumulation, Dongguan Street in Yangzhou has left rich historical relics and cultural monuments on the street. It can be called the most well-preserved ancient commercial street among the cities along the Grand Canal in China.
In the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou won the reputation of "the No. 1 Commercial Port in Southeast China" and was known as the "Yangyi Yi Er" in the world; and Lijin Ancient Ferry (today's Dongguan Ancient Ferry) was the most prosperous transportation hub in Yangzhou at that time. With the dock, there will be a market. The convenience of boats and the busy water transportation catalyze a prosperous ancient street with dense commerce and prosperous popularity-Dongguan Street.

Dongguan Street has a relatively complete Ming and Qing architectural complex and a "fishbone" street system, maintaining and inheriting the traditional features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a total length of 1122 meters. There are more than 50 important historical relics such as former residences of celebrities, salt merchant mansions, temple gardens, ancient trees and old wells in the street. This diverse and vibrant spatial pattern of "river (canal), city (gate), street (Dongguan Street)" reflects the unique charm of the Jiangnan Canal City.

Dongguan Street is still a commercial center in Yangzhou, with strong traditional handicrafts, specialty snacks and time-honored commercial brands concentrated.

"The streets and alleys of Yangzhou are ancient and seem deep and deep."

Looking at this street is not only lively in history, it is also so lively now. There are time-honored brands and century-old shops in commerce, various gardens and temples in historical sites, and various academies and schools in culture. The old house has the former residences of celebrities from various families.

"Water bag" refers to morning tea;"Water wrap" refers to taking a bath in the public bathroom.

"Wrap water in the morning and wrap water in the afternoon" is a folk custom passed down by Yangzhou people. "Bag water" refers to morning tea. In the morning, the body lacks water. Yangzhou people like to go to the teahouse to drink a pot of tea together, which is to wrap the "water" for the "skin".

Eating morning tea is a very ceremonial thing. You need to choose the teahouse you like, choose a private seat near the window, make a cup of tea, and order a basket of snacks, steamed buns, steamed buns, and thousand-layer cakes. The steaming heat will soften your heart.

"Water foreskin" means taking a bath in a public bathroom. People are immersed in the water, and the water wraps the skin. This is a vivid description of taking a bath. You can not only take a bath, rub your back, pedicure, chat, and rest. Relax in the steaming water mist and negotiate with old friends. Remove the fatigue on your body and go back relaxed.

"The streets and alleys of Yangzhou are narrow, and they seem small and quiet in the narrowness."

There are many private houses on Dongguan Street, and the famous Geyuan is here. In the towering courtyard walls, there are orchid, bamboo and rocks, water pavilions and singing platforms, and winding paths.

In fact, as a tourist attraction, the residential buildings on Dongguan Street are also very worth seeing. They have not changed their original pace of life because of the development of tourism. From them, we can feel the historical atmosphere of the ancient city of Yangzhou. Walking slowly on Dongguan Street, there are sometimes passers-by in a hurry, either walking or cycling. We can see the real food, clothing and housing of Yangzhou people, and listen to what they are saying and doing. The residents of Yangzhou are simple and hospitable. They often take the initiative to say hello to you and even enthusiastically guide you.

Yangzhou streets and alleys have three distinctive characteristics: First, they are numerous and strange. According to research, there are 108 streets and alleys that are criss-crossing, extending in all directions, connected end to end, and strange in less than one square kilometer; secondly, they are short and narrow, with average streets being about three meters wide, and lanes being only one to two meters wide. The length is roughly between one to two hundred meters and fifty to sixty meters, and the shorter one is only twenty to thirty meters. The narrower alleys are less than one meter wide and are figuratively called "One-Person Alley". Therefore, a folk saying goes: "One person's alley, one person's alley, and one person walks and one person gives way"; the third is that it is curved and secluded, with varying lengths. Streets and alleys of large and small are winding, with alleys and alleys matching each other, winding and winding, and the inside and outside are connected. Therefore, there is a folk song in Yangzhou City: "Yangzhou City, the alleys are deep, households are to households, doors are to doors, and there is a family inside and outside the doors. Open the door in the morning and ask in the morning. Although the alleys are narrow and don't hinder people, the passers-by should be polite."

Walking on this road paved with long slabs is like walking through. The shops on the road are also authentic.

On the well-known Guxiang Dongguan Street, I have seen the rich cultural scenery of Guyang City, learned about Yangzhou's long history and culture, and felt the tranquility and charm of Yangzhou City over thousands of years. On the scattered stone walls in the streets and alleys, every simple stone brick is filled with mottled traces of thousands of years of vicissitudes, which makes me intoxicated. Here, I truly realized what it means to "complement each other with ancient traditional culture and modern civilization."