Meiwan Street is located in the central section of Jiaxing's South Gate. It is said that plum trees were planted there in ancient times and it was close to the bend of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, hence its name.
Today's Meiwan Street mainly refers to the collective name of the old city of Nanmen District in Jiaxing City after its reconstruction. It is located at the intersection of Hexing South Road and Chengnan Road in the old town of Jiaxing City Center. It is close to the water scenery of Southwest Lake and is integrated with the Nanhu Scenic Area.
As the intersection of waterways, the Nanmen area centered on Meiwan Street has been the main gathering place for rice and silk markets in Jiaxing since ancient times. Sizhu Street, under the rice shed... "In May, the market is full of new silk, and the wheels are rolling."
"Resounding through Doumen", "Densely populated and brightly lit."
Thanks to the gathering of people and prosperous commerce since ancient times, Meiwan Street, especially Meiwan Ancient Street, has concentrated many famous wealthy businessmen. Only the famous Shen family, Chu family, and Huang family account for half of Meiwan Street.
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These classical mansions with strong Jiangnan architectural flavor are built along the lake, taking full advantage of the scenery of Southwest Lake.
Meiwan Street also preserves many former residences of historical celebrities with traditional characteristics, such as Zhu Shenghao's former residence, Jinjiu Shelter, the former site of the Korean Provisional Government, Wang Huzhen's former residence, Xu Yigu Hall, etc.
These unique ancient buildings make Meiwan Street a large-scale and unique urban landscape in the center of Jiaxing.
Meiwan Street is a key project of the Jiaxing Municipal Government to build a "water city, green city" and "historic and cultural city". It is fully invested by Jiaxing Construction Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiaxing City Investment Group, a large state-owned enterprise, with a total investment of 480 million yuan.
It is located at the intersection of Hexing South Road and Chengnan Road in the old city center of Jiaxing, close to the water scenery of Southwest Lake and integrated with the Nanhu Scenic Area.
It is the only and currently largest historical, cultural and leisure district in Jiaxing, with a total area of ??100,000 square meters and a total planned construction area of ??approximately 130,000 square meters. It is a comprehensive commercial complex integrating leisure, culture, entertainment and commerce.
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Its structure is a frame structure, and the main layout is divided into five major blocks: Meiwan Food City, Meiwan Xintiandi, Meiwan Ancient Street, Meiwan Commercial Street and Meiwan Business Center.
At present, Meiwan Street is mainly developed in the west area.
Including Meiwan Food City, Meiwan Xintiandi, Meiwan Ancient Street and Meiwan Commercial Street.