Hidden Treasure Old Street in Zhejiang! Lantern Rain Alley is Breathtakingly Beautiful

The only street in Zhejiang selected as a "Chinese Historical and Cultural Famous Street"! The texture of the Tang and Song dynasties still lingers on both sides of the bluestone slabs. Locals wash rice by the well, steam rises from intangible cultural heritage snack shops, and from the aroma of seaweed cakes to the sunset on the city wall, you can feast on a whole street for just 50 yuan per person! · 🚗 Transportation Guide｜Easy access by high-speed rail or self-driving High-speed rail travelers 🚄 Arrive at "Linhai Station" → Take a taxi 💰15 yuan directly to Xingshanmen Entrance (starting point of the main street) ✨ Hidden route: Take bus 218 to "South Gate of Donghu Park," cross the century-old stone arch bridge to enter the street Self-driving travelers Navigate to "Ziyang Street South Parking Lot" (parking spaces are scarce!) 🅿️ Alternative: Park at "Chonghemen Square" underground garage (5 yuan/hour) → 8-minute walk to Longxing Temple entrance · 🗺️ Route Planning｜2h for a quick tour and food / 4h for an in-depth experience 🔥 Lazy Essentials Route (eat and take photos without missing out) Xingshanmen (check in at the thousand-year-old stone arch) → Wang Tianshun Seaweed Cake (eat while hot) → Former site of the People's Bank of China (Republic of China era treasury secret) → Zhu Ziqing Memorial Hall (exquisite wood-carved window flowers) → Qianfo Well (photograph the reflection shrine) → Longxing Temple (Tang dynasty stone pagoda glowing at night) ⏰ Total 2h | Flat road with no steps, friendly for Hanfu wearers 📚 Culture Enthusiast Walking Tour Add Taizhou City Wall (directly connected to Xingshanmen) → Guo Fengshao Former Residence (red revolutionary mark) → Zhang Xiujuan Paper-cutting Museum (intangible cultural heritage experience) → Zheng Guangwen Shrine (starting point of the Tang poetry route) ⏰ Total 4h | Wear sneakers! Bluestone slabs are uneven · ⚠️ Pitfall Warnings and Tips 1️⃣ Don’t insist on the 99 Seaweed Cake! Wang Tianshun is the original old shop with less queue time by an hour (look for the white background with red characters old signboard) 2️⃣ Tricycles overcharge tourists! It’s only a 10-minute walk from Xingshanmen to Longxing Temple 3️⃣ Internet-famous bamboo tube milk tea 💰28 yuan, buy with caution! Multiple recycling exposures (authentic taste comes from malt oil) 4️⃣ On rainy days, the bluestone slabs are slippery enough to make you doubt life! Wear non-slip shoes + keep your camera safe 5️⃣ Old shops basically close after 14:00! Get the egg white lamb tail early · 🥟 Food Highlights｜Sticky Carb Bombs Taste the soul of Taizhou on one street [Seaweed Cake] The ultimate battle! Crispy crust wrapped around sweet and salty seaweed filling 💰2 yuan each ➤ Wang Tianshun: Intangible cultural heritage old brand, stronger seaweed aroma | 30-minute queue ➤ Chang Haoji: Freshly baked molten filling, don’t trust scalpers! [Egg White Lamb Tail] Airy fried cloud! Red bean paste dipped in white sugar 💰15 yuan for 4 pieces ➤ Wanjun Small Kitchen: Featured on CCTV, least eggy smell [Wheat Shrimp] Seafood noodle dumpling soup! Small shrimp + clams freshly fried 💰20 yuan ➤ Ziyang Beef Wheat Shrimp: Three generations of heritage, broth beats internet-famous shops [Plum Blossom Cake] Caramel crispy bottom bomb! Brown sugar sesame molten filling 💰3 yuan each ➤ Old Alley Mobile Stall: Available from 3 PM, sold out then gone · 🛏️ Accommodation Guide｜Stay in Ming and Qing Dynasty Old Houses ✅ Time-travel experience → Stay at Yufengli Homestay (in cooperation with Sanlian Bookstore) ✨ Converted Ming dynasty pawnshop, with a library and courtyard tea room 💰800+/night ✅ Best value choice → 18RESERVA Coffee Homestay ✨ Vintage industrial style, terrace overlooking the ancient street at dawn and dusk 💰300+/night ✅ Luxury option → Linhai Yuanzhou International Hotel (8-minute drive) ✨ High-altitude pool + city view bathtub 💰600+/night · 📌 Notes｜Old Street Survival Tips ⚠️ Old brands only accept cash! Prepare small change (seaweed cake/plum blossom cake stalls) ⚠️ Ask permission before photographing residents! Especially scenes by the well where laundry is done ⚠️ Night tours have lights on until 22:00! The lantern corridor is more photogenic than daytime · 💌 Closing Words When cooking smoke curls around the horse-head walls, Grandma brings out freshly fried bubble shrimp, the sound of pounding rice cakes echoes at the alley’s end— The magic of Ziyang Street is how time freezes at the moment the steamer lid lifts. There are no Yiwu small commodities here, only the warm hues dyed by a thousand years of daily life essentials.