Thoughts on visiting Guangzhou's famous historical and cultural street - Yongqingfang

20250510My trip to southern China, Guangzhou Chapter No. 2-Yongqingfang, feel the ancient charm of Guangzhou. A hotel I found on Ctrip.com, located on Enning Road, on the street, very easy to find. The hotel has a very "old" feel. We stayed silent all night. After lunch in the morning, we went to the ancient street to appreciate the historical features. We first went to Liwan Park and the Museum, and then walked to Yongqingfang. Yongqingfang in Guangzhou's Xiguan has a long history, which is said to date back to the first year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC). During the Han Dynasty, lychees were grown in Litchi Bay. By the Ming Dynasty, Litchi Bay had become a famous tourist area in Guangzhou. In the late Qing Dynasty, foreign trade began, attracting a large number of wealthy businessmen to gather here to set up camp and build private gardens. During the Republic of China period, a large number of tourists often came to visit, and even Mr. Sun Yat-sen once came here. I walked and walked and looked, my eyes were too busy to take it all in. The food in the food street dazzled me. I wanted to eat everything I saw, and in the end I ate a little bit at each restaurant. I stood for a long time at the front and back doors of the ancestral home of the martial arts god Bruce Lee. I recalled visiting his and his son's tombs at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. I felt very emotional. The hero came from here and ended there, but there seemed to be no distance between them in time and space. We also saw some of Guangzhou’s time-honored brands on the street: Guangzhou Restaurant, Lianhualou, etc. I said goodbye to the old street when the sun set. History and modern scenes kept overlapping in my mind. Reminiscing about the past and cherishing the present makes me cherish my happy life even more. I am especially grateful to the Guangzhou government for preserving and protecting this street and this piece of history so well for future generations.