Another ancient street in Jiangsu has also become popular, with simple architecture and no loss to Zhouzhuang, and is known as "the first ancient street in Jinling".

If you want to know a city deeply, you should not only observe its most modern and prosperous place, but also go to its oldest historical depths to explore and understand it. Speaking of Nanjing, countless famous landscapes are counted by tourists, such as Confucius Temple, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Presidential Palace and so on. However, if you want to experience the oldest scenery in Nanjing history, you must go deep into this historic street. After nearly a thousand years of changes, its architecture is simple and elegant, and its status is lofty. It is called "the first historical ancient street in Jinling". So who is it? Come and get to know me.

This street is gaochun old street, also called Xichun Old Street. Although it is located in Nanjing, it is far from the city center, with a drive of nearly 100 kilometers. Perhaps because of this, its popularity is not as good as other scenic spots in the city. Gaochun old street has a street history of nearly a thousand years. In the Ming Dynasty, as the main commercial street of Xichun ancient town, it played an important role in the local area.

The overall shape of Xichun Old Street is a traditional "straight line", which runs from east to west, with a total length of more than 800 meters and a width of between four and five meters. It is the traditional style of the ancient old street in China. As soon as I stepped into the old street, I felt the vicissitudes of the past years. The rouge stone of that year was still preserved in the middle of the ancient street under my feet, and those potholes seemed to tell its past. On both sides of the street, there are ordinary green flagstones. This different pavement laying form is not only beautiful and generous, but also durable.

There are many shops on both sides of gaochun old street, and now there are more than 300. These shops have a unified and harmonious style, and they are all two-story storefront rooms, which are basically the same as the restaurant shops displayed in film and television dramas. Although it is an ordinary shop building, there are still many exquisite artistic details. For example, there are many exquisite wood carvings under their eaves. These sculptures include ancient beasts and historical legends. They are like vivid pictures embedded in buildings, which bring artistic rhythm to the originally lifeless buildings. These exquisite and quaint buildings are equally divided with Zhouzhuang, which is also famous for its antiques, and Gaochun Ancient Street is not inferior.

In addition to the common shops on both sides of the street, other major attractions are the essence of gaochun old street. Wang Guan Temple, built in the Ming Dynasty, is dedicated to traditional brave generals in the history of China, such as Zhang Fei and Li Jing. In the Sculpture Art Museum, you can enjoy various forms of exquisite sculptures, such as stone carving, brick carving and wood carving. Although the raw materials used are different, the wonderful degree is surprisingly consistent. No matter its historical and cultural value or commercial function, Gaochun Ancient Street is a veritable "Jinling No.1 Ancient Street".

Good old days

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