HeTou Old Street is located in Xugezhuang, Fengnan District. Here is the riverhead of two artificial canals, the Meihe River and the Tangjin Canal. It is also called ‘HeTou Town’. The Meihe River was excavated in 1881. It is the first lifeline for coal transportation of Kaiping Mine and the first channel for Tangshan to lead to industrial civilization. It is also the source of Tangshan’s modern industry and commercial trade.
As a result, HeTou Town was once a gathering place for merchants and extremely prosperous. According to county records, at that time, in HeTou, ‘there were endless rows of Western-style buildings and flower gardens on both banks of the river’. Beside the bridge and by the water, ‘there were rows of shops lined up closely and people gathered’. Tangshan marched towards openness and prosperity from here. This is an unforgettable history of Tangshan today. HeTou Old Street is set against the background of HeTou culture and takes the characteristic regional culture of Tangshan as the main line. It deeply explores the origin between Tangshan and the Tang Dynasty. Based on the prosperous Tang style that can represent the prosperous atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it gives a new packaging and upgrade to the prosperous Tang culture, port-opening culture, local folk culture and temple fair culture. It integrates multiple business forms such as ‘food, tourism, shopping, entertainment, sports, exhibitions and performances’, highlighting the characteristics of ‘water streets depending on each other, corridor bridges reflecting each other, every step is a scenic spot, and movement and stillness are appropriate’. It is committed to creating an innovative cultural output window exclusively for Tangshan and reproducing the vividness and prosperity of HeTou Old Street. Opening hours: From October 8th to December 31st, 14:00 – 22:00. Preferential policies for opening: Children: Those under 1.2 meters (including 1.2 meters) in height are free. The elderly: Elderly people aged 70 or above (with the new machine-printed senior citizen certificate, ID card, and electronic senior citizen privilege certificate) are free. Soldiers: Active and retired soldiers (with their own soldier certificate, officer certificate or military academy student certificate); retired military personnel (with military retirement certificate) are free. Disabled people: Disabled people (with the original relevant disability certificate issued by the state) are free. Fire rescue personnel: Firefighters (with their own cadre certificate, firefighter certificate, student certificate or retirement certificate of the national comprehensive fire rescue team) are free. Blood donors in Hebei Province: With the honor card for unpaid blood donation in Hebei Province, it is free. Journalists: Journalists (with the press card issued by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and passed the annual inspection) are free. Local people in Tangshan: Cardholders of the ‘Phoenix Elite Card’ in Tangshan are free. Supplementary note: The above free ticket policies are only applicable to ticket services. Facilities: Stroller rental: Reference price: free; Address: North side of the middle gate and Linglu Square on the east bank. Wheelchair rental: Reference price: free; Address: North side of the middle gate and Linglu Square on the east bank. Toilets: Locations: Tourist service center at the middle gate, HeTou Cultural Square, Dongzheng Cultural Square, first floor on the west bank of the water market, second floor on the east and west banks of the water market, beside the Yan Youli store in the art district, south side of the Yan Youli store at the south gate. Mother and baby room: Address: Tourist service center, HeTou Cultural Square, Dongzheng Cultural Square, south side of the Yan Youli store at the south gate.HeTou Old Street
HeTou Old Street is located in Xugezhuang, Fengnan District. Here is the riverhead of two artificial canals, the Meihe River […]
