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Qinghefang Historical Culture Street lies on the foot of the Wushan Hill at the southern end of YanAn Road, south of Hangzhou with just a few hundreds meters away from the beautiful West Lake and it occupies an area of 13 hectares with a length of about 460 m. The street is the only well-preserved part of ancient Hangzhou. This is also a miniature of city’s long history. 

Since the ancient times, Qinghefang has been the most flourished area in Hangzhou, where it was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were lots of shops, restaurants and teahouses; businesses there had been flourished until sometimes after the Liberation in 1949. 

The culture of tea, medicine, food and various hundred-year old shops as well as folk artists and small stalls fully incarnated the lifestyle and habits of people in old Hangzhou. The Qinghefang Historical and Cultural Street has restored its history and culture: Chinese Medical Hall, Drug Store, Zhongdetang, Wanlong Ham Store, Wangxing Fan Store, Rongbao Bookshop. The newly introduced spots such as World Coins Museum, Classical Art Museum, Yafengtang Hall, Zhejiang Ancient Ceramic Collection Hall, tea houses, restaurants and Chinese wine cellars, etc.

 

 

 

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