Hangzhou became a center for technical innovation and scientific research. Song technicians made world-leading advances in several fields including chemicals and mechanical engineering. Luxurious residences and teahouses for the rich were built on the place where Qinghefang Ancient Street is now.

3 天之前 · Hangzhou has several walking only streets including Hefang Street (also named Qinghefang Street) and Zhongshan Road ( also named “the Royal Street of the Southern Song Dynasty” and Zhongshan Road History Culture Commercial Street as well).

The section from Wushan Square to Zhongshan Middle Road constitutes a pedestrian street with a charming blue-stone pavement, measuring 13 meters in width. The remaining part of the street expands to 32 meters in width, creating a historic and vibrant thoroughfare in the heart of Hangzhou’s old city.

2024年11月13日 · Qinghefang Ancient Street is a section of Hefang Street which is located at the northern foot of Wu Shan Hill in Hangzhou. It is just several hundreds meters away from the beautiful West Lake. With an area of 13 hectares (32 acres), the street is the only well-preserved part of the ancient city.

Qinghefang Street lies on the foot of the Wushan Hill at the southern end of Yan’an Road, south of Hangzhou with just a few hundreds meters away from the beautiful West Lake and it occupies an area of 13 hectares with a length of about 460 m.

Hefang Street is one part of Qinghefang Ancient Street in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is full of time-honored shops and museums that will give you a glimpse of Ancient Hangzhou culture and art.

In almost every town in the world you will find an old quarter that probably will be now nothing more than a tourist attraction, but here in Hangzhou the ancient street – Qinghefang – is alive, it serves its purpose as is has been over the centuries.

Hefang Street, also known as Qinghefang Street, is a historical and cultural street located in the heart of Hangzhou, China, near the scenic West Lake. This bustling pedestrian street is lined with traditional Chinese architecture and it serves as a snapshot of the city's rich past, stretching back to the Southern Song Dynasty.