Three Streets and Two Alleys (Xingning Road · Minsheng Road · Jiefang Road)
Nanning's only remaining contiguous historic qilou (arcade) district from the Ming, Qing, and Republican eras, crossed by the two lanes Jinshi Alley and Yinshi Alley—a living specimen of old Nanning's (Yongcheng's) urban fabric.
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- All day
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- Free
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Nanning's only remaining contiguous historic qilou (arcade) district from the Ming and Qing dynasties through the Republican era, crossed by Jinshi Alley and Yinshi Alley—a living specimen of old Nanning's (Yongcheng's) urban fabric. Highlights: grey-brick qilou arcades with fair-faced brick walls, the City God Temple, the Deng Yingchao Memorial Hall, and the storefronts of time-honored shops; at night, lantern light tracing the silhouettes of the arcades makes the most photogenic shot. The Xingning Road area was the commercial hub of Yongzhou from the Qing dynasty, taking shape as a qilou street district in the Republican era; Deng Yingchao was born in Nanning in 1904, and her former-residence memorial stands here. After comprehensive restoration it has become a model project among Guangxi's historic and cultural districts, called a physical archive of old Nanning's urban memory.
Getting there: Metro Line 1/2, Chaoyang Square Station
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