DongGuan Street

Introduction

Dongguan Street is an ancient street in Yangzhou.^[1]

Dongguan Street

It is east of the Grand Canal and west of the National Road. It is 1122 meters long and paved with the slates. In the past, it was not only the water and land transportation route in Yangzhou, but also a commercial and cultural centre. In 2010 it was selected as one of "10 Famous Historical and Cultural Streets" by a national program which evaluates streets on their historic importance, cultural significance, preservation, economic vitality, social visibility, and protection and management.^[2] Dongguan Street is linked to the Circle East Gate Streets. Two blocks have been combined together to plan, renovate, develop and become the highlights of Yangzhou. There are many shops here that are old and a large number of monuments and heritages. Everything here maintains the characteristics of the Ming and Qing Dynasty.

References

1. ^ Xue, Charlie (2006). "Building a revolution: Chinese architecture since 1980". books.google.co.uk. pp. 81. ISBN 9789622097445. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Clb3QCHszHUC&pg=PA81. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
2. ^ "China picks second batch of '10 Famous Historical and Cultural Streets'". english.peopledaily.com.cn. 2010. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/7025533.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011.