The arcade is a modern commercial and residential building, which can be seen in many places along the coast of Lingnan and China, but among many arcade buildings, few can be called "cities".

Wuzhou, known as Cangwu in ancient times, is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 2 100 years. It was once the political, economic and cultural center of Lingnan area, the birthplace of Guangfu culture and one of the birthplaces of Cantonese.

Wuzhou is located in the east of Guangxi, where three rivers, Jiang Xun, Gui Jiang and Xijiang, converge, and 85% of Guangxi's water is gathered here. Wuzhou has convenient waterway transportation and unique geographical location, and is known as the "Watergate of Guangxi". 1897 Wuzhou quickly became a famous commercial port in the Pearl River basin after its opening, and arcades began to rise here. In its heyday, there were more than 1500 large and small firms, which created thousands of rich people. It is called "Little Hong Kong" and enjoys the title of "a century-old commercial port".

Up to now, there are still 22 arcades in the old city of Hedong, with a total length of 7 kilometers and 560 arcade buildings. Its scale and quantity are rare in China, and it is not an exaggeration to call it "arcade". It is the largest existing arcade group in China, and is known as "China arcade and natural and historical city". The arcade witnessed the commercial prosperity of Wuzhou in modern times for a hundred years, and now its former glory has faded. Although merchants in small shops along the street still run their own businesses, it has become a tepid leisure area and a famous tourist attraction in Wuzhou.

There are many sculptures reflecting the scenery of Wuzhou in Qilou Street, reflecting the life scenes of Wuzhou people in the old society. Throughout the arcade, we can see not only Nanyang-style and Baroque-style arcades, but also many historical buildings such as ancient houses, just like an open-air street museum, full of fireworks. Strolling in the arcade street, in addition to enjoying these unique arcades, the special snacks here are not to be missed, including ice spring soybean milk, turtle ling cream, paper-wrapped chicken and so on. , recommended to taste.

When was the Wuzhou arcade established?

After the opening of 1897, Wuzhou became the commercial center of Guangxi. In the 1920s, Wuzhou Commercial Port Bureau demolished the ancient city wall and widened the streets. The original square houses were gradually replaced by arcades, leaving a series of arcades in the old city of Hedong. Among the 22 original arcades, there are 560 legendary buildings where Chinese and Western cultures blend, and arcades with classic Chinese and foreign designs. There are many merchants in Qilou Street. In its heyday, there were more than 1500 large and small businesses on the street, creating thousands of wealthy businessmen. Known as "the town of Lingnan for a thousand years, the commercial port of Guangdong and Guangxi for a hundred years".

From the appearance of Wuzhou arcade, we can see many representative architectural languages in China at that time, such as flower windows, brick carvings and archways. The arcade in Wuzhou generally has an iron ring and a water gate on the outer wall of the second floor, which is the symbol of Wuzhou's water capital. People didn't panic when floods took to the streets before. Water to the door, pad a few bricks, continue to do business, play cards, touch mahjong. When the water reaches the second floor, citizens will tie the boat to the iron ring on the column of the building and get on and off the boat through the window or the water gate.

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What is a arcade?

Wuzhou is a city with profound historical accumulation, with a history of more than two thousand years. The arcades in the old city of Hedong are continuous and full of cultural connotations, which are cast by Wuzhou's unique geographical location and historical and cultural background. It is a beautiful microcosm of Wuzhou, and it is also a walking dictionary that deeply records the past customs of Wuzhou.

Street shops stand out above the second floor, and the space covered by the second floor becomes a sidewalk. From a distance, it's like riding a bike on the sidewalk. This is the "arcade" with Lingnan architectural characteristics.

The actual voice of Bo Huang, a citizen of Wuzhou: It can shelter from the wind and rain and shade the sun. It has the characteristics of Lingnan customs, blends into western architectural art and has local characteristics. There is such a place in Wuzhou.

Wuzhou is known as the water gateway of Guangxi. After the 1920s, the traditional folk houses could no longer meet the needs of the increasingly prosperous commercial development, and arcades gradually replaced them.

Bo Huang, a citizen of Wuzhou, actually said: Although arcades used to have a certain scale, they have formed a arcade pattern. However, due to the long history of the past, the ancient and prosperous shopping malls are still a little eclipsed, and they look a little shabby after a long time. Although its architecture is relatively complete, good and strong, its color has changed, so at that time (the arcade) was not so bright, a little gloomy and not so gorgeous. After the attention of the municipal government, it has been repaired, and it will look so good after a little repair. Recently, I heard that it should be further beautified.

In the appearance of the arcade, we can see many representative architectural languages in China, such as flower windows, brick carvings, archways and so on. , are very delicate. In addition, Wuzhou is the earliest port open city in Guangxi, which is greatly influenced by foreign economy and culture, so the arcade has a strong trace of westernization, such as Roman columns, arched windows and dome carvings. , is a typical western architectural language.

In June 2003, the "300 Project" conference in Wuzhou was officially launched, and the transformation of the old city of Wuzhou was also started. Based on the concept of repairing the old and not being conservative, it highlights the original appearance of Wuzhou arcade and embodies the style of Guangxi arcade.

Wuzhou municipal government has also repaired and renovated the arcade, which is a masterpiece of the world's classic arcade. Nowadays, the Chinese and western cultures on the riding building complement each other, which embodies the vicissitudes of history and still exudes the charm of culture. It has also become a good place for Wuzhou citizens to take a leisurely walk and foreign tourists to travel and shop.

Wuzhou must visit ten scenic spots.

Arcade building 1

The arcade is located in Hedong Old Town, Wuzhou, Guangxi. There are 22 arcades with a total length of 7 kilometers. The longest street is 2530 meters long and there are 560 arcade buildings, which are rare in China.

The arcade buildings are mainly distributed in Dadong Road, Dadongxia Road, Shajie Road, Danan Road, Xiaonan Road, Sifang Road, Wu Fang Road, Jiufang Road, South Ring Road, Dazhong Road, Guilin Road, Guibei Road, North Ring Road, Zhu Min Road, Jianshe Road and Zhongshan Road.

2. Dragon Mother Temple

Founded in the early Northern Song Dynasty, it is located in Guilin Road, Wuzhou, at the west foot of Zhutouling, facing Gui Jiang. The temple was repaired in the mid-1980s, and then gradually expanded, covering an area of 1 1 1,000 square meters. There are memorial archway, Wulong spray wall, front hall, Dragon Mother Hall, Dragon Mother Bedroom, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Tower and the tallest 38-meter dragon in China.

3. Canghai Lake Tourist Area

Located in Weilong Town, Wei Long District, Wuzhou City, it is a national 4A scenic spot.

The overall landscape structure is "one axis, nine districts, three corridors and multiple nodes". The first axis refers to the landscape axis of the west entrance, starting from Longhu Avenue at the west entrance and extending to the eastern mountain through the bridge across the lake.

Nine areas refer to nine areas with different original landforms along the east and west banks of Canghai Lake, including waterfront landscape area on the west bank, waterfront forest residence area and Canghai Park area. The three corridors refer to the hydrophilic green corridor on the west coast of the city, the waterfront recreation experience area on the east coast and the exhibition corridor of the core city.

4. Shibiao Mountain Scenic Area

Located in Daoguan Village, Qizhen Town, tengxian, Wuzhou City, AAAA, it is a national scenic spot.

Shibiao Mountain Leisure Tourism Scenic Area is located in tengxian, Wuzhou City, eastern Guangxi, with a total area of about 15.8 square kilometers, at the intersection of Pearl River Delta Economic Circle and Beibu Gulf Economic Circle, only 88 kilometers away from Wuzhou City, with convenient transportation, rich tourism resources and various types.

Including the original ecological water landscape, beach landscape, Danxia landform landscape, historical and cultural landscape, rural village landscape and so on. It is a perfect combination of Danshan, clear water, beach, bamboo forest and village. It is a landscape painting scenic spot with leisure, vacation and range rover planned by the national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot, which has high ornamental and recreational value.

5. Yong 'an Wangcheng

Yong 'an Wangcheng Scenic Area is a combination of urban construction and tourism development in mengshan county, with a total construction area of 50,000 square meters.

Drawing lessons from the architectural style of the ancient commercial street in Song Cheng, the scenic spot takes the comprehensive leisure area on both sides of Meijiang River and the historical and cultural area of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as the core, and plans to build sub-projects such as Binjiang Park, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Historical and Cultural Park, Fushou Culture, Gu Rong Park and characteristic blocks to create a tourist and leisure scenic spot with high overall service quality.

6. Tianlongding National Mountain Park

It is the first full-time mountain outdoor leisure scenic spot in China. Natural resources are diverse, with mountains and lakes, virgin forests, ravines and valleys and waterfalls in the scenic area.

There are also alpine meadows over 1 1,000 m, and Danxia Mountain Peak over 1 1,200 m, which stretches for nearly several tens of miles, forming a compound scenic spot integrating sightseeing, leisure, outdoor sports and other functions.

7. Tian Shu Canyon Scenic Area

Tianshu Canyon, located 5 kilometers east of mengshan county, is named after the word "Tian" and the "Tianshu Strange Rock" on the Qingtan Lake in the valley.

The canyon winds in the mountains such as LuoLuo Feng, Guanyin Mountain, Gulangzhai and Qiziling, with a total length of 10 kilometers. Hulu River and Sancha River are two clear streams around the valley. The beautiful scenery is famous in eastern Guangxi, and the mysterious story goes back to ancient times.

8. Baiyun Mountain

Baiyun Mountain (known as Jiuyi Mountain in ancient times) is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, with Shun Di relics such as Shenlutai, Guanghua Pavilion and Jinjiyan. It is a holy place for Chinese people at home and abroad to find their roots and ask their ancestors and mourn the past.

Baiyun Mountain, with the highest peak of 386 meters, covers an area of 346 hectares. It has the prospect of connecting Wuling Mountain and accepting Sanjiang, and the Wuzhou City can be seen from afar.

9. Dongshan Park in Cenxi City

It is a leisure cultural park with fitness and rest as its main functions.

Dongshan Park in Cenxi City is planned and constructed with four themes: Urban Wen Qu, Ancient City Style, Yuntai Pavilion and Wizard of Oz, which combines the historical culture and folk customs of Cenxi.

Taiping Lion Mountain 10

Lion Mountain covers a total area of 45 square kilometers, starting from Liangdong Shijiao Village in the east, Taiping Town in the east, Shitang Village in Anfu in the west, Shuangde Village in Mengjiang in the south and Longku Village in Zhengqi in the north.

Lion Mountain was formed 70 million years ago. After the uplift of the earth's crust and the weathering, erosion and erosion of the sun, wind and rain, a unique landform with platforms, cliffs, deep valleys, lush forest vegetation and clear water has been formed. It is a rare forest park with Danxia landform characteristics in Guangxi.