Tunxi Ancient Street

At the foot of the Mt. Huang, in the bend of Xin'an River, lies the beautiful mountain town called "Tunxi ". The "Tunxi Ancient Street" can be found in this old city. The street starts in the west at Zhenhai Bridge and ends in the east at the "Memorial Archway." Its total length is about 1.5km (0.93mi) and the sides of the street are laid with slab stones. There are hundreds of old but well preserved rows of shops, evoking a bygone era in buildings that are simple and elegant. It is a commercial street that is only for pedestrians. There are merchants from the Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi Province.

History and features:
First built over 700 years ago, namely during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the street is flanked by some buildings from this period. More noticeable are the buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911), during which time the "Tunxi Ancient Street" became a distribution center for goods and materials to Huizhou. The shops, workshops and residences have continued to maintain the characteristics and operational layout of ancient stores such as "shops in the front and workshop and living area in the back". Most of the buildings are only three stories high, stone-based and brick-laid.

They are simple and elegant, magnificent and clean. The pavement is 5 to 8 meters wide, laid with large red flagstones. No matter you are wandering walking along the old bridge, visiting the fish beside the river, finding shoots of bamboo on the slope, or standing under a tree and listening to the birds whistle, it is easy to rest and attain mental tranquility by getting back to the nature