Wandering through the Ziyang Street by the sea

The historic district of Ziyang Street in Linhai is the most prosperous commercial area in the history of Taizhou Prefecture, and it is a microcosm of the millennium history of the prefecture city. Historically, Ziyang ancient street was lined with shops, including century-old brands such as Xufengyuan Restaurant, Wang Tianshun's horseshoe cakes, Tongshuhe tea food shop, Yidongtian teahouse, Cenzhenyuan medicine shop, and Cai Yongli scale shop. The ancient street is 1080 meters long and 4-5 meters wide, running north to south, with two to three-story wooden structures on both sides. The entire street retains the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, with exquisite and auspicious gray carvings and lines, and five firewalls built across the street are distinctive. Find a sunny afternoon, wander east and west on Ziyang Street, and let the old streets and cultural atmosphere calm your mood. 🗓 Itinerary: During the three days in Linhai, Ziyang Street is definitely worth visiting two or three times. 👉 Day 1 1⃣️ Start from Donghu, head west along Huipu Road, turn south into Ziyang Street at Qinghefang, which is roughly the middle section of Ziyang Street. 2⃣️ Head south to Xingshan Gate, about 800 meters, along the way there are many local snacks from Linhai and mini-exhibition halls to visit. ❤️ Food recommendations: Wang Tianshun traditional snacks, Rongjia snacks, Jiujinori cakes, Lushi shrimp puffs ❤️ Recommendations for historical buildings and exhibition halls: The former site of the People's Bank of China Taizhou Branch, Zhu Ziqing Memorial Hall, Chaomu Embroidery Art Museum, Dasheng Cloth Shop former site, Qianfo Well, Zhang Xiujuan Papercutting Art Museum 3⃣️ Arriving at Xingshan Gate, the south gate of Taizhou Prefecture City, you can start a five-kilometer trek along the Great Wall from Xingshan Gate, or head east to visit Longxing Temple and continue east to Jinshan to admire the group of pagodas. . 👉 Day 2 4⃣️ Continue to explore the other side of Ziyang Street today. Still follow Huipu Road to Qinghefang, then turn north. 5⃣️ This route passes through Yingxianfang, Fengxianfang, and Wuzhenfang. Because the north end of the street has the former residence of Zhang Boduan, the founder of the Southern Sect of Taoism and the Ziyang Taoist Temple, the street is named 'Ziyang Street'. 6⃣️ Along this route, there are still many cultural attractions, including Fang Yiren medicine shop, the nation's first privately-run Lu Xun exhibition hall, the former site of Tongshuhe tea food shop, which is now the Taizhou-style 'hard qi' theme hall, and the ruins of Wufengfang. 7⃣️ There are noticeably fewer tourists on this stretch, so the prices of snacks are slightly cheaper, recommended is Li Ji's herbal paste under Shunzhengfang on Ximen Street. 8⃣️ Head north to Wuzhenfang, see the screen wall of Ziyang's hometown, and the street walk is complete. Turn back to Ximen Street and turn west, you can also visit the Drum Tower and Confucian Temple of Taizhou Prefecture City.