Ziyang Street, located in Linhai City, Taizhou, Zhejiang, is one of the most prosperous ancient streets in Taizhou and a famous historical and cultural street in China. Ziyang Street has a long history and profound cultural heritage, and it still retains the characteristics of the Li Fang system in the Northern Song Dynasty. There are many ancient buildings and specialty snacks. It is a must-visit place in Taizhou.

Introduction to Ziyang Street

Ziyang Street is 1,080 meters long and has many historic sites. There are stone tablets, Ziyang Bridge and Ziyang Square to commemorate Zhang Boduan, the founder of Southern Taoism in the Song Dynasty. There are the ruins of Ziyang's hometown and Ziyang Palace. The cornerstone of the original south gate archway of Ziyang Palace is well preserved. In the 19th year of the Ming Dynasty (1591), Wufengfang was founded by Wu Zhiyu, Peng, Wang Ruchun, Zhang Yingke and Xu.

The water wells on both sides of Ziyang Street are another major feature of the Ziyang Street historic site. The most eye-catching ones are Ziyang Well and Thousand Buddha Wells. In addition, the Beigushan Zhengguang Confucian Temple at the northern end of Ziyang Street was built in the second year of Tang Guangde (764) to commemorate Zheng Qian's pioneering work in Taizhou in the Tang Dynasty. Longxing Temple at the southern end of Ziyang Street is located at the foot of Jinzi Mountain and next to the ancient city wall. It is the largest temple in Taizhou.

Following the Lifang system pattern of the Northern Song Dynasty

Ziyang Street, a famous historical and cultural street in China, was formed in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was once one of the most prosperous streets in Taizhou Fucheng. The most noteworthy thing is that Ziyang Street still retains the characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty Li Fang system, which is rare among other ancient streets in China.

The high square wall is made of blue bricks, and under the stone is an arch. Enter from Xingshan Gate and pass through the 1080-meter-long Ziyang Street to reach Ziyang's northernmost hometown, passing Yongjingfang, Qinghefang, Yingxianfang, Fengxianfang, and Wu Zhenfang in sequence. In addition, there are Wenguang Square, Shunzheng Square, Yingchun Square, etc. It is also distributed in the ancient streets and West Street at the intersection. The wall serves multiple functions, serving as a walkway, a firewall, and as a place name. Today, they still play an important role in Ziyang Street.

“The epitome of a thousand-year-old city” and ancient buildings

It is no exaggeration to say that Ziyang Street is called “the epitome of a thousand-year-old city” and “a living thousand-year old street”. Thousands of aborigines still live near Ziyang Street, continuing the traditional neighborhood lifestyle. Moreover, there are many ancient buildings on the ancient street from the late Ming and Qing dynasties and the early Republic of China. A street is like a living historical building.

If you want to explore the appearance of the old buildings on Ziyang Street, it is better to start from BB

Li Yufeng is an "Internet celebrity" store, with a bookstore, a cafe and a B&B. Its predecessor was Yutongfeng Pawn Shop, which is a typical architectural style of the Republic of China. It has an exquisite gray carved two-story courtyard. Sister's Secret Garden This B&B was originally the former residence of Sun Ningxiang, a wealthy businessman in Linhai. It was built during the Republic of China, and the original appearance of the main building of the old house was preserved to the greatest extent during its construction.

In addition, Lu Xun Sanfu House located in Sanfuji Lane and Li Yingchun located near Chaotianmen on Ximen Street are also popular B&Bs with excellent reputations and high customer satisfaction in Fucheng.

Ziyang Street Food

Every popular ancient street must have authentic snacks. Ziyang Street can be said to be a gathering place for coastal snacks. You can eat almost all the local snacks you have heard of or not heard of here! Ziyang Street snacks, the first seaweed cake. It is a popular salty and sweet delicacy both inside and outside the province. You can see a shop selling seaweed cakes almost every three steps on Ziyang Street. The ones with the longest queues are Wang Tianshun Kelp Cake Shop with a history of more than 120 years and Jiujiu Kelp Cake Shop that appeared on CCTV.

The most authentic egg white sheep tail is produced by Baitaqiao Hotel. As the last state-owned hotel in Linhai, we insist on using the most traditional methods to make the most authentic egg white sheep tails. Other dishes at Baitaqiao Hotel, such as clams with eggs, braised tendons, etc., are also authentic and delicious coastal home-cooked dishes.

Intangible Cultural Heritage: Paper-cutting Museum, Linggen Straw Weaving, Wynn Wooden Steel Scale

Ziyang Street is a gathering place for intangible cultural heritage, inheriting centuries-old traditional crafts and still being respected today. Li Yong Wooden Scale Shop was established on the 11th

Linggen Straw Weaving originated in Linggen Village, Linhai City. Straw products are handmade, including straw hats, straw fans, straw frames, etc. It is an intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province. In 2020, it was selected into the second batch of outstanding intangible tourism commodities in Zhejiang Province. Linhai paper-cutting is also an intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province. Zhang Xiujuan has a paper-cutting museum on Ziyang Street. The Zhang family's paper-cutting has a history of more than 600 years and has been handed down to Zhang Xiujuan for more than 10 generations. The museum displays many works of Zhang Xiujuan, such as insects, fish, flowers, birds, animals, etc.

Attractions: Thousand Buddha Wells, the former site of the People's Bank of China

Ziyang Street belongs to the Taizhou Fucheng Cultural Tourism Zone and is itself a very popular attraction. If it must be broken down, the Thousand Buddha Wells on the street and the former site of the Taizhou Branch of the People's Bank of China must all have names.

The Thousand Buddha Well is actually two wells, but it is not just a well. Legend has it that after the Thousand Buddha Pagoda was built, a Thousand Buddha Well was built to balance Yin and Yang. There are 1,003 Buddha statues in the Thousand Buddha Pagoda, and thousands of Buddha statues are also carved on the walls of the Thousand Buddha Well. Standing next to the Thousand Buddha Well, you can look up and see the Jinshan Wenfeng Twin Pagodas and the Thousand Buddha Pagoda of Longxing Temple.

The former site of Taizhou Branch of the People's Bank of China at No. 249 Ziyang Street was the earliest bank in Linhai during the Republic of China. The two-story wooden courtyard building, Roman columns and old entrance hall, combines traditional Chinese style with European design, with a strong flavor of the times.

There are wax figures inside and outside the counter on the first floor to simulate bank operations in the 1950s. The second floor collects the financial memory of Linhai, accompanied by the wheel of history.