Quanzhou, January 7 (Wu Guanbiao) A five-mile ancient street, a glorious history of the "Maritime Silk Road". In the past, Yongchun Wuli Ancient Street in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, as an "important commercial town in southern Fujian", connected the Maritime Silk Road and the inland.
Xugang Wharf, Silk Porcelain Ancient Road, Haike Lane, Thirteenth Steps...... With a history of more than 600 years, Wuli Ancient Street is a place where the "Maritime Silk Road" culture, overseas Chinese culture and southern Fujian culture blend. It was once prosperous because of the "Maritime Silk Road" transportation hub, but it also disappeared silently with the changes of the times.
On the 7th, Wuli Ancient Street, which has been fully renovated, was officially opened to welcome customers. Today's Wuli Ancient Street, about 590 meters long, hundreds of century-old arcade buildings stand on both sides of the block, the martial arts hall and art hall transformed from the old house are transparent and open, and restaurants, cultural and creative bases, and pocket parks are dotted in between.
On the 7th, Wuli Ancient Street, which has been fully renovated, was officially opened to welcome customers. The opening scene was crowded. Photo by Wu Guanbiao
The scene of opening the street, the flow of people is like weaving, lively and extraordinary, Yongchun old vinegar, bergamot tea, Yongchun reed orange and other stalls are dizzying, Yongchun white crane boxing performance attracts applause again and again, as if the prosperous scene of the past has reappeared.
"Today, we are fortunate to witness the reappearance of this thousand-year-old street with crowds and endless streams, and relive the memory of the 'prosperous Maritime Silk Road'. Lei Lianming, deputy mayor of Quanzhou City, said that in recent years, Yongchun County has continued to promote the restoration and renovation project of Wuli Ancient Street, with historical culture, overseas Chinese culture, and intangible cultural heritage as the background, and has given Wuli Ancient Street new life and vitality through "protection and inheritance" and "activation and utilization".
On the 7th, Wuli Ancient Street, which has been fully renovated, was officially opened to welcome customers. Tourists are watching a white crane boxing performance on the street. Photo by Wu Guanbiao
Wuli Ancient Street, which is full of rich commercial and historical atmosphere, has also attracted the attention of Taiwanese businessmen. Taiwanese businessman Wang Shuzhen cooperated with the local government and signed more than 30 stores in Wuli Street, preparing to introduce Taiwanese young people to settle in and start a business and create a "small business district in Taiwan".
"In a few days, the Taiwanese youth we have introduced will settle in the store, and Taiwanese delicacies such as Lukang meatballs, Taiwanese barbecue dumplings, and Kaohsiung salty rice balls will appear on Wuli Street one by one. Wang Shuzhen said that after the young people settle in, she will also connect with Taiwan's Tamsui Old Street live broadcast to exchange the food culture of Taiwan and Yongchun. "There are also many such old streets in Taiwan, and through the exchange between the old streets, we can not only see the similarities and differences of food culture, but also find the context of cultural development. ”
Taiwanese businessman Wang Shuzhen is ready to build a "small business district in Taiwan" on Wuli Ancient Street. Photo by Wu Guanbiao
Wang Shuzhen believes that the business culture and historical inheritance of Wuli Ancient Street are very suitable for Taiwanese young people to start a business here. She hopes to turn this "small business district" into a demonstration area for youth entrepreneurship in Taiwan, attracting more and more young people to come to Quanzhou and the mainland.
In addition, as a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, Yongchun has more than 1.2 million overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, and Malaysia is one of the earliest concentration of Yongchun people to move to Nanyang. In July 2023, Yongchun Wuli Street also established a friendship block with Jonker Street, a historic city in Malacca, Malaysia, to promote in-depth cooperation in the fields of culture, tourism, economy, commerce and trade between the two places. (ENDS)