{"id":7546,"date":"2021-08-08T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T03:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=7546"},"modified":"2023-05-27T22:44:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T14:44:17","slug":"pedestrian-streets-in-hangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/pedestrian-streets-in-hangzhou","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian Streets in Hangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In China, some major cities have nice car-free shopping streets teemed with exciting lights, shopping and entertainment such as Beijing Wangfujing Pedestrian Stree<\/a>, Shanghai Nanjing Road<\/a>, Chengdu Kuan zhai Xiang Zi<\/a>, Chongqing Ciqi Kou<\/a> , and Lanzhou Zhangye Street<\/a>, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hangzhou is no exception. Hangzhou has several walking only streets including Hefang Street (also named Qinghefang Street) and Zhongshan Road ( also named \u201cthe Royal Street of the Southern Song Dynasty\u201d and Zhongshan Road History Culture Commercial Street as well).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two main traditional and cultural streets form a pedestrian block reconstructing the former prime time of the\u00a0Southern Song Dynasty (1127\u20131279) when Hangzhou served as its capital about 800 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are planning your Hangzhou tour,<\/a> you are highly recommended to take a stroll along the Hefang Sreet and Zhongshan Road Block. You will shop, dine and entertain in\u00a0a healthy, pleasant car free outdoor enviornment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hefang Street, also known as Qinghe Lane (from east to west) and Zhongshan Road ( from north to south) feed your eyes on the traditional Song Dynasty architecture s as well as the Western style buildings constructed in the years between 1912 and 1945 when China was governed by Kuomintang, the Chinese Nationalist Party.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Locations of Qinghe Lane (Black letters) and Zhongshan Road ( within the Red Circle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The northern tip of Pedestrian Zhongshan Road, also named \u201cthe Royal Street of the Southern Song Dynasty\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Zhongshan Road, also named the Royal Street of the Southern Song Dynasty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Phoenix Mosque Zhongshan Road. If you are a Muslim, don\u2019t miss the opportunity to go in and have a look.<\/p>\n\n\n

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he Phoenix Mosque Zhongshan Road. If you are a Muslim, don’t miss the opportunity to go in and have a look.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The cobblestone road flanked by historical buildings,\u00a0and Song Dynasty lamps, a feel of the ancient downtown in Hangzhou history.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The cobblestone road flanked by historical building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The typical Southern Song Dynasty buildings \u2013 two storeys wooden structures.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The typical Southern Song Dynasty buildings <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

All these western buildings were built during the time (1911 \u2013 1945) when China was governed by Kuomintang, the Chinese Nationalist Party.<\/p>\n\n\n

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All these western buildings were built during the time (1911 – 1945) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At the southern end of Zhongshan Road, you see a Christian Church, named Gulou Church ( or Drum Tower Church ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhongshan Road is a north-south street. After walking along Zhongshan Pedestrian Road to its south end, you may retrace and turn to west at the cross road and walk along Qinghefang treet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Typical Two-storey Buildings in Old Hangzhou seen on Hefang Street.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Typical Two-storey Buildings in Old Hangzhou seen on Hefang Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The famous Huqingyutang Pharmacy is also located on the pedestrian street. Huqingyutang in Hangzhou is one of the two extremely famous traditional Chinese medicine stores in China, the other being Tongrentang in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The famous Huqingyutang Pharmacy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Foreign visitors are all smiles for the photos taken a Hefang Strree.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Foreign visitors are all smiles for the photos taken a Hefang Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Add-on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pedestrian Streets in Hangzhou<\/a>
Wushan Night Market in Hangzhou<\/a>
Bar and Clubs at Nanshan Road <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Hangzhou Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Hangzhou Guided Tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hangzhou Tour<\/a>
Hangzhou 4-Day Tour Package<\/a>
Hangzhou 3-Day Tour Package<\/a>
Hangzhou Private Tour<\/a>
Hangzhou Theme Tour<\/a>
Hangzhou Side Trips<\/a>
Hangzhou Car Rental with Driver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Hangzhou<\/a>
Top 10 Photography Spots in Hangzhou<\/a>
Night View of West Lake in Hangzhou<\/a>
The Best hiking trail in Hangzhou<\/a>
The best time to visit Hangzhou<\/a>
Hangzhou East Railway Station<\/a>
Hangzhou Airport Arrival Hall<\/a>
How to Visit Feilai Peak Grottoes in Hangzhou<\/a>
Where to stay in Hangzhou<\/a>
Hangzhou Bicycle Hire<\/a>
Wushan Night Market in Hangzhou<\/a>
Pedestrian Streets in Hangzhou<\/a>
Hangzhou\u2019s Best Bars & Nightclubs<\/a>
Best Way to Visit Hangzhou from Shanghai<\/a>
How to Visit Grand Canal Hangzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Xiling Seal Engravers\u2019 Society<\/a>
How to Visit Liuhe Pagoda<\/a>
Hangzhou Tea Plantation<\/a>
How to Visit Leifeng Pagoda<\/a>
How to visit Hupao Spring (Tiger Spring) Hangzhou<\/a>
How to Visit Yellow Dragon Cave in Hangzhou<\/a>
The Best Place to View Sunrise over West Lake Hangzhou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any question, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In China, some major cities have nice car-free shopping streets teemed with exciting lights, shopping and entertainment such as Beijing Wangfujing Pedestrian Stree, Shanghai Nanjing Road, Chengdu Kuan zhai Xiang Zi, Chongqing Ciqi Kou , and Lanzhou Zhangye Street, etc. Hangzhou is no exception. Hangzhou has several walking only streets including Hefang Street (also named Qinghefang Street) and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[1512],"class_list":["post-7546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hangzhou-travel","tag-walking-streets-in-hangzhou"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7546"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31809,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7546\/revisions\/31809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}