Hefang Street is located at the foot of Wushan, is part of the Qinghefang, belonging to the old city of Hangzhou, east of Jiangcheng Road, west of the north-south over the south of Jianguo Road, in the middle of the river, Zhongshan Road, Huaguang Road, Labor Road to Nanshan Road, road length of more than 18,000 meters, Wushan Plaza to Zhongshan Road section of the pedestrian street, the greenstone pavement, the width of the road, road width of 13 meters, the rest of the road width of 32 meters. In the old days, and Zhongshan Road intersected with the "four corners of Qinghefang", since the Republic of China, respectively, for the Kong Fengchun incense powder store, Dachang smoke store, Wanlong ham store, Zhang Yunsheng hat Zhuang four each corner, became a well-known area of the time. Hangzhou is famous for the "Five Hangs" (Hang Shears, Hang Fans, Hang Powder, Hang Tobacco, Hang Threads) here. Here, specialty snacks, antiques and paintings, and stores gather. There are more than one hundred stores of old and Hangzhou specialties. Hefang Street was opened in October 2002, after the reconstruction of Hefang Street reflects the style of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Civil War, focusing on highlighting the cultural value, creating a business, medicine, architecture, etc. as the main market culture, to maintain the authenticity of its history, cultural continuity and style of the whole, and at the same time to determine the Hefang Street as a pedestrian street.
Hefang Street is one of the streets that can best reflect the historical and cultural features of Hangzhou, and is also an organic part of the West Lake declaration of the world's historical and cultural heritage, and its restoration and remodeling, recreating the historical lineage of Hangzhou, leaving a valuable historical and cultural heritage for Hangzhou.
Buildings in Hefang Street:
Century-old Medicine Shops: Hu Qingyu Tang, Baohe Tang, Fang Huichun Tang, Ye Ciande Tang
Crafts: Xiangyi Pavilion, Shengtang Pavilion, Longquan Kiln, Wuyue People's Home, Ouji Knives and Swords, Wang Xingji Fan Shop
Commercial Shops: Scholar's Pavilion, Xilayuan Garden, Wang Runxing Restaurant, Huabao Zhai, Pan Yongtai No., Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors, Wanlong Ham House, Xidebao Silk House
Tea House: Taihe Tea House, Taiji Tea House, Wenglongsheng Tea House
Specialty Pavilions: Rongbaozhai, Guanfu Museum, Yafengtang, Hefangjie Post Office, Santai Art Museum, Shouzhen Special Art Museum, World Numismatic Museum, Ancient Ceramics Museum, and Zhu Bingren's Copper House in Jiangnan
The middle street has a buy-it-yourself shop for very delicate small crafts
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