Qinghefang has been a prosperous area of Hangzhou since ancient times. East of Qinghefang Xingong Bridge is Deshou Palace, the bedroom of Song Gaozong in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that the name of Qinghefang has a historical story. Zhang Jun, a great master, repelled the nomads from Mingzhou in his early years and won a great victory in Gao Qiao. In his later years, he was named king of Qinghe County, which was very popular. He built the Qinghe County Hall in Heping Lane, Hefe Street, so this area is called "Qinghe Square".
During the Southern Song Dynasty, Qinghefang was the political and cultural center of Hangzhou and the place where merchants gathered. After Yuan, Ming, Qing and the Republic of China until the early days of the founding of New China, this generation is still a prosperous business district in Hangzhou. Most of the ancient buildings in Jiancun were built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
speciality shop
Xiangyige 1
Mainly show the history and culture of tobacco and smoking utensils. The tobacco rod in the center of the main hall is made of Indian rosewood, weighing 205kg and 5.06m high. It can be used to smoke and cut tobacco, and won the Guinness World Record. Smoking sets exhibition hall mainly displays smoking sets from different regions and times in China, such as all-ivory hand-held bong (symbolizing rights), brass bone bong from Tibet, various exquisite hookahs and axe lighters.
2. Altar Pavilion
Mainly based on various sandalwood handicrafts, the sandalwood-Baile altar imported from African virgin forests is used as the raw material. This tree grows on a lonely cliff, with ivory bark and yellowish brown core, emitting elegant fragrance. It is the only wood in the world that has been soaked in seawater for many years without rotting, and the handicrafts made from it have the function of preventing insects and expelling insects.
3. Wuyue people.
Show the production process of blue calico (live performance of spinning, weaving, embroidery), and sell all kinds of daily life and decorative products mainly based on blue calico. Blue printed cloth, also known as "medicated patch cloth", is made of all-cotton textiles and healthy plants, and does not contain any chemical components. It is made by hand pressing, scraping and printing. On the second floor, all kinds of clothes and bedding made of blue calico are displayed and sold.