Dinghai Ancient City

Dinghai Ancient City is a thousand-year-old city with a long history and numerous historical sites. It is also a famous […]

Dinghai Ancient City is a thousand-year-old city with a long history and numerous historical sites. It is also a famous city of island culture in China. In the ancient city, there were historical blocks such as Zhongda Street, Xida Street, Dongda Street, Chaishui Alley, and Liufang Road in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are many historical sites with a long history scattered around, leaving footprints of talented people and celebrities of all dynasties. Historically, this place has always been a military fortress. In addition to the war against British aggression, there are also a number of historical relics of the war against Japanese pirates and the war against the Qing Dynasty. Dinghai is a gathering place of talents. In history, nearly a hundred celebrities such as Zhu Baoshan, Liu Hongsheng, and董浩云 have emerged. Zhongxi Street: It is a very famous old street in Dinghai. The growth process of Dinghai, this famous historical and cultural city, is remembered in the body of the old street. The old street is not wide. On both sides are layers of old houses, lined up with century-old stores one after another. The slightly curved old street seems to have no end. It is like the enchanting bend of a girl who can’t help laughing. It is full of charm. The flagstone road full of the footprints of generations of ancestors is still so clean and proper.


Ming and Qing historical blocks: Xida Street and Zhongda Street in Dinghai are commercial streets in the late Qing Dynasty. The street is 4.5 meters wide. At that time, it can be regarded as a real commercial street. There are firewalls with two upper and lower floors and wooden structures. The eaves corridor on the second floor was the place to overlook the bustling scenery of the market in those days.


Zuyin Temple: Located on Changguo Road in Dinghai, it is known as ‘the first ancient Zen forest in Wengzhou’. It covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters. It was built in the fifth year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty. After several repairs, it has formed a large-scale Buddhist temple on Zhoushan Island.


Deep mansions in the late Qing Dynasty: In Liufang Alley, Shuyuan Alley, Chaishui Alley, Dongguanmiao Alley, Xida Street, and Changguo Road area, there are many unique residences such as the former residence of Lan Li, the former residence of董浩云, and the former residence of Liu Hongsheng. The dougong, gates, halls, doors and windows, and caisson here are all unique.


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