Doumen Ancient Street is located in Doumen Market, Doumen Town, with a total length of more than 500 meters.

After the Opium War in 1840, China's door opened wide.

At that time, Doumen Town often had ships traveling to and from Hong Kong, Macau, Jiangmen, Shiqi, Guangzhou and other places. There were many merchants coming and going. On the market days on the second, fifth and eighth day of the lunar calendar, the market was bustling with traffic and the purchase and sale of agricultural and sideline products was booming.

In addition to the merchants and workshops in the market, there are also walking hawkers, heroes from all walks of life, and all kinds of people from all walks of life, who are constantly in the market. People going to the market are crowded and bustling.

Under this situation, many foreign businessmen took a fancy to Doumen Town and came to Doumen Town to invest and do business, filling the streets of the market town with foreign goods.

This gradually accelerated the exchange of Chinese and Western business cultures.

Around 1850, "Macau Baptist" pastor, Canadian, and construction engineer Carlisle and Guangzhou and Shiqi Catholic godfather Geng Qiguang (French), Gu Lihua (French), Ji Liyun (German-Belgian) and other Westerners

People often come to Doumen Town to preach and preach, which deepens religious and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

Due to the rapid development of commerce, the buildings in the old streets of the market town could no longer meet the needs of the development of commerce. Therefore, foreign businessmen and local wealthy businessmen worked together to build streets and houses.

Under this circumstance, the Canadian construction engineer Garriso and others coordinated the planning and design, and absorbed the essence of classical architecture from European and American countries. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, Guangyingxiang, Dachang, and Xiangsheng were built one after another.

There are more than ten cloth shops; Meixin, Midea and other department stores; Chinese medicine stores include Tonghetang, Da'antang, Tongrentang, etc.; rice shops include Hechang, Taifeng, Zheng'an, Qiahexing, Houxinxing, etc.

There are four banks: Yongxiang Shanhuo and Changrong.

In addition to shops, Christians built gospel churches, and Catholics built a German-style two-story church.

The buildings along the street basically adopt the "arcade" structure with southern characteristics, which is spectacular.

These buildings form the main feature of the Qing Dynasty exotic ancient street in Doumen Town, becoming the only relatively well-preserved ancient street in Zhuhai.

Address: Old Street, Doumen Avenue, Doumen Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City Transportation: Bus No. 609, 402, get off at Nanmen Station Type: Characteristic neighborhood Play time: Recommended 1 hour Opening hours: Open all day Ticket information: No tickets required.

Information source: Doumen Town Government Website Doumen Community: Doumen Community Neighborhood Committee is located on Minzhu Street, Doumen Town, in the center of Doumen Town.

Under the direct leadership of the Doumen Town Committee and the town government, the community is guided by the important thought of "Three Represents", conscientiously implements the spirit of superior instructions, and with the purpose of serving the residents, actively carries out community party building, urban management, community health, comprehensive

Government, family planning, production safety, civil affairs, re-employment and other work.