Qinghefang Ancient Street
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Good for Kids,
Good Place to Shop,
Tip - What to See & Do,
Shopping / Entertainment Center,
Street / Avenue
One of the most notable shops that still operates along the street is the Zhang Xiao Quan scissor shop, which has been in business since 1663. This classic folk industry of Hangzhou produces some of the finest scissors and blades in the country, and these crafts are in good company along a street where artisans still sell the silk parasols and brocades which have been a symbol of the Qinghefang artistic community for centuries.
Nearby, the ancient pharmacy of Bao He Hall has been concocting herbal remedies for patients for centuries and is famously known as a place that will prescribe herbs to the poor free of charge. It is a fully functioning pharmacy and foreign visitors are welcome to enter the shop to describe their ailments and try their hand at finding relief through traditional Chinese medicine. Though Qinghefang still sees its healthy number of tourists given its authenticity, unlike other “historic” centers which are rebuilt replicas of a bygone era, Hangzhou’s Qinghefang Ancient Street is the real deal where visitors can spend a few hours peeking into windows of the city of Hangzhou’s past.
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