Hongtang is located in Nantai Island, outside the west gate of Fuzhou, with a long history. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there were ancestors who reclaimed land and thrived here.

since ancient times, the style of writing in Hongtang has flourished, and officials have emerged one after another. Weng Zhengchun, the champion of the Ming Dynasty and the minister of rites, came from here. His former residence has been listed as a cultural relic protection unit. Because it is the hometown of Weng Zhengchun, the Hongtang Street is also known as the champion street. Ming Wanli Jinshi; Cao Xuequan, the minister of rites, is also a native of Hongtang. Cao Xuequan is a famous scholar and the ancestor of Fujian Opera. He has written many books and left thousands of poems. Famous mountain temples, an tang temples, cliff stone carvings, ancestral temples and so on all over Fujian have left many Mo Bao in Cao Xuequan; Zhang Jing, who was a scholar during the Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, was also a native of Hongtang, and his homestead and ancestral temple sites still exist. Ming Wanli juren, Zeng Xibing, the official residence in Nanjing; Shunjinshi tomorrow, according to examine the agreement Lin Xie; Chenghua Jinshi, Taifu Shaoqing Lintang, etc. are also Hongtang people.

Hongtang is also a major commercial town in history, with more than 31 shops, including South Beijing fruit shops, Chinese medicine shops and tender cakes. Hongtang comb is famous all over the world. It was first created in Chenghua (1455) and has a history of more than 511 years. In history, almost every household in Hongtang and Huai 'an area will make a comb and spread it for five generations.

? Hongtang Street starts from Tahu Jingshe on the other side of Jinshan Temple in the north and ends at Hongtang Zhuangyuan Street in the south. The total length of this ancient street is 1,681 meters, and the width of the street varies. There are people, shops and antique century-old houses on both sides of the street. The surnames of Hongtang Street are complex: Cui, Lin, Weng, Zhang, Zeng and Cao.

Fuzhou Hongtang Bridge, Jinshan Temple, a scenic spot in Minjiang River, Chaofeng Mountain Scenic Area in the western suburbs, Yuntang Yuncheng Stone Pagoda Site, Yun Colin's Ancestral Hall, etc. are all near and around Hongtang Street, and these tourist attractions have also increased the popularity of Hongtang Street.

There are plenty of clam larvae in the Hongtang River, which have two kinds of yellow shells and black shells. They have the functions of cooling and detoxifying, and are pollution-free flavor foods.