Gu Xiang, an old street, twists and turns, or goes straight to the end, there are always many stories hidden here, waiting for people to come here, touch the bricks and tiles here, and hear every story told here. The historical time flows slowly, and the years are like ink, with deep and shallow traces, expressing the accumulation of years here.

If you come to Jinan, you must not miss the old street Gu Xiang here. Jinan is a place with a long history and is very popular with the ancient emperor Qianlong. The scenery here is beautiful, and the most quiet, ancient and elegant is Gu Xiang. Next, let's take a look! The present situation of Gu Xiang in Jinan Old Street

Gu Xiang, an old street with white walls and blue tiles and flowing bridges, is the blood of the old city, just like the hutongs in Beijing and the alleys in Shanghai, and records the past and present of old Jinan.

Although some of these old streets and lanes have lost their brilliance, the charm of the spring city left in ordinary lanes is still intoxicating, accumulating the historical and cultural essence of Jinan, an ancient city in the north.

In Jinan, there are still many original old streets and lanes that have not been commercialized. When you pass by these old streets and lanes, you will feel the historical charm of old Jinan when you look at the old houses of every family with years and linger between the white walls and blue tiles.

You might as well walk into a spring house, soak a pot of fragrant teas with the spring water that you hit at hand, sit by the spring water and quietly taste the slow life of old Jinan.

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Some of the names of old streets and lanes in Jinan are named after shapes, such as Wall Seam Lane and Chessboard Street; Some are named after Italy, such as scissors lane and clothing market street; Others are named after anecdotes.

such as Wangfuchi and Qifengqiao Street; Some are named after beautiful and romantic artistic conception, such as Qushuiting Street and Furong Street. The word "three" often contains rich images, reflecting the city's long history and profound cultural heritage.

Distribution of Old Streets and Alleys in Jinan

Gu Xiang, the old street in Jinan, is mostly distributed in Lixia Old Town in the south of Daming Lake Scenic Area, and it is concentrated in the north of quancheng road and between Baotuquan Road and Xianxi Lane. These streets often meet each other, and they are not far apart. It takes a day to walk or ride a bike to play around.

_ distribution in the north of quancheng road:

_ distribution in the south of quancheng road: suggested tour route

In the morning: Qushuiting Street-Houzaimen Street-Donghuaqiangzi Street-Qifengqiao Street-Xigeng Street-Furong Street-Xiangfeng Lane-Jin Ju Lane

In the afternoon: Shuangzhongci Street-Whip.

2. You can reach Daming Lake Station and Furong Street Station by bus in the urban area.

3. The old streets and lanes in Jinan are relatively concentrated, but it's not too short to meander down, so you must wear comfortable shoes.

4. There are springs in many residential yards, so you can visit them without affecting the residents' life and rest, but be careful not to make any noise. Qushuiting Street Jiangnan Water Town in Jinan City

Come out from the south gate of Daming Lake and go straight. Qushuiting Street is full of flowing water and weeping willows at the water's edge. This is the best portrayal of "every spring, every household weeping willows".

On one side, there are old buildings with blue bricks and red tiles, and on the other side, there are crystal clear springs. People in Linquan wash rice and wash clothes here. Teahouses, shops and people can be seen everywhere in the street. From time to time, authentic Jinan dialect comes from the houses with white walls and gray tiles, and folk artists can often be seen playing erhu.

Walking into Qushuiting Street is like walking into a small bridge in the south of the Yangtze River.

sitting by the spring on a summer night, I invited three or five confidants and sipped tea in Linxi. It was so pleasant that I couldn't help but think of the beautiful story of "winding water" in the past.

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the scholar-officials in Jinan built the "Qushuiting Cup Pool" near Qushuiting Street. At that time, every year on March 3, scholars from all over the world would gather here to wash at the water's edge to clear up the ominous.

At the beginning of the banquet, the literati will put the cup full of wine on the surface of the "flowing cup pool" and let it drift down. When it floats to the corner, it will often stop. People sitting by the river will drink the cup and then improvise poetry. If the poem is not good, they will be fined.

The couplets of Qushui Pavilion at the north end of Qushui Pavilion Street are "Qushui Flows with Elegant Feelings, and Lotus Fragrance Delivers the Sound and Rhyme of Chess". It is the description of this scene, and the poems between cups of wine are full of Wei and Jin elegance of Qushuiting Street.

Spring Bean Curd Museum

Spring Bean Curd Museum is located in a courtyard near Qushuiting Street and Daizong Street. The courtyard is antique and full of ordinary people's street atmosphere.

In the form of miniature clay sculpture, the museum shows the making process of spring tofu unique to Jinan, as well as the tools for making tofu and books and materials related to tofu. There are also various kinds of grinding bean curd graphite in the hospital, which are full of ingenuity.

In the spring bean curd shop in the museum, you can taste soybean milk and bean curd brain brewed with spring bean curd, as well as all kinds of authentic and famous old Jinan snacks. The freshly ground soybean milk has no smell of beans at all, and is mellow and delicious. Eat a bowl of bean curd, drink a bowl of soybean milk and taste the special delicacies of old Jinan.

Ouyang Youxuan

Ouyang Youxuan is located at the intersection of Bazi Street and Qushuiting Street. It is a famous ancestral shop in Jinan, specializing in Jinan snacks Youxuan. The oil whirling here is crispy and fragrant with onion, which looks like a top. The surface is oily and golden yellow, and the taste is crisp, which is very popular among local people. Now it has also developed flavors such as lean meat and fluffy meat.

Lakeside home cooking

The restaurant is located at Houzaimen Street, which crosses Qushuiting Street. It specializes in authentic jinan cuisine and is a restaurant opened by an old Jinan person. Spring carp, crispy lotus root in Minghu Lake and lotus-flavored hand-torn chicken are the specialty dishes in Jinan.

Furong Street Jinan Food Gathering Place

Adjacent to the west side of Qushuiting Street, the bustling place is Furong Street, a super-famous food street in Jinan. Furong Street is named after the Furong Spring in the street. During the Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was a place where literati drank and wrote poems. Dong Yun, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, once lived in the "Furong Pavilion".

the past story of furong street

according to the memories of the old man who lives in furong street, furong street was beautiful in those days. The roads less than one Li are all paved with Daqing slate, and the size, font size and workshops are listed on both sides of the road.

In the early morning, there is a thin layer of fog floating on the stone slab road. From a distance, pedestrians seem to be walking in a fairyland, and through the cracks in the stone slab, you can see the gurgling spring below. In the dead of night, when you walk in the street, you will hear the sound of a fountain under the stone road.

North-South Cuisine in Furong Street

Today, Furong Street has become a special snack street in Jinan, which gathers north-south snack foods, and almost Jinan's special snacks can be tasted here. The noise of tourists and the shouts of stall owners are mixed together, and the mixed smell of kebabs, grilled squid and stinky tofu is everywhere, which is very grounded.

Jinan's special oil Xuan, lotus leaf rice, sesame seed cake, crystal dumplings, octopus balls and durian crisp are all very popular snacks. All kinds of snacks and delicious food are dazzling, and the shouts are accompanied by all kinds of delicious food, which is very pyrotechnic.

Among them, Xiao Ye Ge Toilet String, National Football Stinky Tofu and Xuji Noodle Restaurant are popular food shops in Furong Street.

In addition to snacks and delicious food, there are many handcrafted grocery stores and coffee shops in the depths of Furong Street, which are full of literary nostalgia.

after walking through the bustling downtown, choose a literary shop at the end of Furong Street to have a cup of hand-made coffee, or go to DIY to make handmade coffee. The old streets, shops and old times are deeply hidden in the fleeting time of old Jinan.

Sunlight City

Sunlight City is a small handmade silver jewelry shop, which is located in a small alley with a slight age in Furong Street. The shop mainly sells all kinds of handmade silver products, and can also customize handmade products according to your own preferences, which is quite craftsman spirit.

Actually, the coffee shop

Actually, the signboard of the coffee shop looks like a township health center, but it is a petty bourgeoisie coffee shop. The coffee shop takes the cat route, the old pink-green facade, and the environment is simple and literary. There are all kinds of cats in the shop, and it is a good place for cat lovers.

In addition, there is Yuqian Cheongsam Shop, a century-old shop with intangible cultural heritage, a molecular workshop of retro cafes for reading, and an old street with a lot of cats in the lazy cat cafe. The front section is a bustling business market, and the back section is a quiet time. Houzaimen Street quancheng road in Old Jinan

Houzaimen Street, named Baihuaqiao Street in ancient times, has a history of more than 611 years. Here is Baihuazhou in the north and Qushuiting Street in the west. There were more than 281 Eight Banners Clubs, and Houzaimen Street was known as the "quancheng road" of old Jinan because there were many small shops doing business.

historically, the unique geographical location has made Houzaimen Street a gathering place for bureaucrats and ordinary people. At that time, famous firms such as Tongyuan Building, Jiuhua Building, Daibei Building, Huaxia Zhai and Wenmeizhai flourished here.

There was once a famous Guandi Temple in Jinan and a Christian church in the west, which added an exotic flavor to the old street.

It can be said that Houzaimen Street is the epitome of old Jinan. Although the prosperity of that year is no longer there, the old buildings, campbell flowers and morning glory full of walls still talk about the unique charm of the old streets.

Now, there are all kinds of bars, cafes, Japanese-style izakaya, British bistro and German beer hall in the quaint old building. Each small shop has its own characteristics, which makes Houzaimen Street reborn with a brand-new attitude and has become the "Houhai" of Jinan. Xigengdao Street Antique Jinan Taste

Xigengdao Street and Qushuiting Street are connected, and the architectural style and natural scenery are the same as Qushuiting Street. The difference is that because Xigengdao Street is far away from the scenic spot, there are not so many tourists, less commercial atmosphere, more antique, and the charm of old Jinan is more sufficient.

xigengdao street is clean and shiny, with old houses with white walls and black tiles on both sides. On the broken tile roof, lush corrugated grass grows wantonly, and couplets related to spring water are posted on every door, which is full of antique flavor. It is said that the old watchman often walked here, hence the name Xigeng Road.

Walking in a narrow alley, flanked by courtyards a hundred years ago, it seems that you can hear the sound of "Beware of the candle" of the watchman with lanterns. Scissors Lane

In the old days, there were many old streets and lanes with industrial colors in Jinan. Scissors Lane was named because most of them used to run scissors business here.

In the past, Scissors Lane was paved with stone slabs. Spring water gurgled from the crevices of the stone, and the water flowed like a river. Clear spring water kept running all year round. People who walked by here would take off their shoes and wade in the water. It is just the saying "stones of crystal in its brooks, people walk in the water".

On both sides of the alley, women are washing clothes and yarns, the old people enjoy the cool under the shade of trees, and their friends are playing in the water. It's not Jiangnan, but Jiangnan. Whip Finger Lane

It is said that when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River and passed through Jinan Mansion, a street in the city aroused his interest and waved his whip and said, "What street is this?" The governor of Shandong, who followed closely, really didn't know, but he had a brainwave and replied, "Report to the emperor, this is Whip Finger Lane." From then on, this street was really renamed Whip Finger Lane.

Whip Finger Lane is an old street with a history of 1,111 years. Since Jinan was established in the Ming Dynasty, there have been offices such as Chief Secretary, Dusi, Duchayuan, etc., and the traffic is endless. This lane is famous because Jinan has produced two top scholars in history, and one of them, Chen Mian, the top scholar in Qing Dynasty, was born here.

Today, the No.9 and No.11 courtyards in the lane are the number one scholar's mansion. Although they have experienced many vicissitudes, they have long lost their former glory, but inside and outside the door, they still reveal their immortal temperament.

Even if the years pass by, they will quietly leave their marks. Outside, insects are singing and birds are singing, and noisy people are coming and going. This seems to be an isolated city, but it has entered the mortal world. But don't worry about being too commercialized here. Some of them are still the same.