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Qinghefang Street

Location

Hefang Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

Reasons to visit

One of the most popular shopping district to do shopping and find local snacks, tea houses

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Opening Hours

  • All day for free
Qinghefang Street has been the most prosperous place in Hangzhou since the ancient time. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, there were lots of shops and restaurants in Qinghefang, as the political, cultural and business center of Hangzhou.
 
Qinghefang Street lies on the foot of the Wushan Hill at the southern end of Yan’an 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.  
 
In front of a crystal crafts shop in Qinghefang Street, a group of tourists are fascinated by the exquisite craftsmanship of the shop owner who has even forgotten to do the business. This is a very common scene on Qinghefang Street. Now more and more such shop owners can be seen in Qinghefang Street: those who sell the bamboo flutes play the flute at the shop; those who sell the knitting sweaters knit the sweater; and those who sell the writing brushes make them at the shop. The harmonious combination of such traditional "workshop" model of business operation with the tourism has become an attractive scene to tourists.
Qinghefang Street
 

Why Visit Qinghefang

Qinghefang Historical and Cultural Block has been the center of Hangzhou since ancient times. A Qinghefang is half of Hangzhou history. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou was its capital. Hu Qingyu Hall, Fang Huichun Hall, Wang Xingji, Zhang Xiaoquan, Wanlong Ham and other century-old shops were all concentrated here.

Nowadays, modern commerce and antique historical atmosphere complement each other and naturally blend into Hangzhou’s life, which enables Hangzhou, the ancient capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, to reproduce the prosperous scene of a metropolis.

The Qinghefang under the night can always show the hustle and bustle of the old imperial city. You can buy some characteristic snacks and go shopping in the old street.
 

What to See at Qinghefang

Southern Song Imperial Street

Imperial Street in Southern Song Dynasty is a main street paved in Lin 'an, the capital of Southern Song Dynasty. Imperial Street starts from the north gate of Imperial City and outside Ningmen in the south and is the central axis of Lin 'an City in Southern Song Dynasty. The street still retains the cultural relics unearthed in that year, and the Shiwukui Lane and Damanong behind the street have a unique atmosphere in old Hangzhou.

Most of the existing buildings in the Souther Song Imperial Block are institutional sites in the early Republic of China. Strolling among the ancient western buildings, people seem to walk into the historical picture of a hundred years ago and feel the unique customs of Hangzhou.

Qinghefang devotes itself to creating a pedestrian street night scene with "Southern Song Dynasty charm" and "modern science and technology". Focusing on the display of Southern Song Dynasty culture, in the northern section of Imperial Street in Southern Song Dynasty, projection lamp displayed the four seasons customs of Imperial Street with various pattern changes, and the water system of Imperial Street vividly created the artistic conception of "flowing water around the ancient street" through the change of lighting.
 

Zhu Bingren Bronze Sculpture Art Museum

Zhu Bingren Bronze Sculpture Art Museum is the first bronze sculpture mansion in China, which combines painting, sculpture, architecture and calligraphy in China traditional plastic arts with copper as the essence. Here, you can enjoy bronze paintings, bronze murals and bronze Buddha statues, and feel the unique copper culture and Buddhist culture.

The museum is huge, with a total construction area of nearly 3,000 square meters. Except for the facade wall and floor, doors, windows, roofs, columns and furniture are all made of copper structure and decoration.

As a whole, the museum is presented in the typical Jiangnan residential style in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The cloisters are connected, the halls and buildings are stacked, the copper light is shining, and it is simple and luxurious. It is known as the "Jiangnan Copper House" and is a good place to find literature and art.
 

Drum Tower

Drum Tower, located in the east of Wushan Mountain, Hangzhou, is connected to Shiwukui Lane in the south, Dajing Lane in the north, Zhonghe Road in the east and Wugong Mountain in the west. It was an ancient coastal watchtower.

The Drum Tower we see today was rebuilt in 2001 on the basis of the original site. The rebuilt drum tower is modeled after the Ming Dynasty drum tower? After years, the Drum Tower is still magnificent, and today it is even better than before, setting off the elegance of this historic city.

When night comes, the Drum Tower is particularly beautiful after the lighting, adding a unique and beautiful scenery. After sunset, take advantage of the evening breeze, come to Qinghefang to enjoy a gorgeous and beautiful drum tower light show, and feel the beauty of culture and art between light and shadow.
 

Things to Do at Qinghefang

Taste Characteristic Foods

At Qinghefang Street, you can taste famous noodle in Hangzhou called Pianerchuan. Piarchuan is a famous dish in Hangzhou, which is famous noodles in Hangzhou. Its materials are mainly composed of cabbage, bamboo shoots and lean meat slices, which are delicious and fresh. Pianerchuan Noodles have a history of more than 100 years. Its characteristics are the delicious potherb mustard and bamboo shoots, which make diners have endless aftertaste after eating. And you can also taste the famous cake in Hangzhou called Dingsheng cakes, which means victory in Chinese. And it is very popular among students for its good meaning.

Shopping in Qinghefang Street

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 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.
 

How to Get to Qinghefang Street

Located near the West Lake, Qinghefang Street is easy to get from the West Lake. You can take taxi to the Qinghefang Street from Hangzhou.

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