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The Birthplace of Changsha's Commercial Civilization in Pozi Street

In the book "Xiangcheng Visiting Ancient Times" there is a detailed account. "North guest Shan-Shan, South guest Suzhou and Hangzhou, converge in the city; fire God, God of Wealth, Lao Lang, three will fight to win; food and beverage, medicine number, money shop, a hundred industry competition, during the card record the most long-lasting, such as the Palace of Fire, Yu and, Jiuzhitang ...... "According to its testimony, Pozi Street has a written history According to his testimony, Pozi Street has a documented history of more than 1200 years, is a veritable thousand-year-old street. Since ancient times, Pozi Street is the commercial center of Changsha and the people's celebrations, the important venue for the party, to the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the peak of development, during which there are more than 200 well-known old, including the Palace of Fire, Jiuzhitang and other old, still stands in the business district in the reputation.

As a former "financial street", Pozi Street has become the most concentrated area of Changsha's financial and herbal industries since the end of the Qing Dynasty, with money changers, gold houses (engaged in the purchase and sale of gold), and banks, making it the "financial street" of the time. According to records, in 1934, there were 14 registered money changers on Pozi Street, and Henghe money changers, Changsha's largest Li Wenyu Gold Company, and Yu Taihua Gold Company were all gathered here, which became a symbol of Changsha's commercial prosperity. In addition, the Changsha branch of the Central Bank, the Continental Bank, the Juxingcheng Bank, the Industrial Bank and the Jincheng Bank are all located on this street. Jiuzhitang Pharmacy, founded in 1650, also chose to build on Pozi Street. It can be said that Pozi Street held the financial lifeblood of Changsha at that time, and after the liberation in 1949, the "financial street" of that year no longer existed. After the liberation of 1949, the "financial street" no longer existed. The Central Bank was changed to the staff hospital of the Department of Commerce, the Henghe Bank was changed to the kindergarten of the Bureau of Navigation, the Yu Taihua Gold Company was changed to the Changsha Department Store, and the Li Wenyu Gold Company was changed to the Hunan Provincial Tea Company.......

In the passing of the years, the Pozi Street has recorded the history and culture of Changsha in its own unique way. What makes Pozi Street so prosperous? As an old commercial street, Pozi Street's formation, development and prosperity over the centuries are closely related to the water transportation on the Xiangjiang River. In ancient times, land transportation was undeveloped, and the water transport terminal along the river became a prosperous commercial area. When Pozi Street west of the river to the small west gate pier, is an important distribution center for herbs, cloth and many other goods, because of the merchants gathered stores, and then pull the development of the financial industry in this area. In terms of its longevity, it can not be said that Pozi Street contained in the history and culture, food culture, folk culture, a great miracle out of the fusion.