Travel guide to Songkou Ancient Town in Meizhou

If you come to Guangdong for a visit, why not take a walk in Songkou Ancient Town in Meizhou, the hometown of Hakka (Meixian District, Meizhou City) Upon arriving at the east end of Meidong Bridge, looking at the opposite bank's fireboat dock, Songjiang Hotel and Prosperity Road, this bridge of over 70 years seems to link the modern and the past nearly a hundred years; Step into the archive of time, listen to the history of Songkou people In the 1860s, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement was defeated in Meizhou, and many Songkou people in the Taiping Army fled to Nanyang. The road to Nanyang was long, and the Hakka emigrants had to bring a snack called 'Qi Lu Bing'. The Yuan Kui Tower also became the tower of homesickness for the emigrants when they returned home In the 1930s, the Songkou fireboat dock was opened, with up to 300 boats moored at most. Looking up, you can see the well-preserved 'Songjiang Hotel'. The street where the hotel is located was built in the late Ming Dynasty and is called 'Prosperity Road'. More than 800 arcade houses were built on both sides of Prosperity Road, and more than 400 were built along the Meijiang River On the overseas letters of Songkou people, as long as it is written 'China Shantou Songkou transfer to a certain village and a certain person', it can be directly transferred to Songkou via Shantou Port, hence the saying 'Songkou has never recognized (Jiaying) Prefecture since ancient times' If you love exploring history and are willing to listen to stories with your heart, you will not be disappointed with the fireboat dock, Songjiang Hotel, Prosperity Road, etc. in Songkou Ancient Town