Yangliuqing Folk Custom Tourist Street

　　    Located to the east of the Shi Family Grand Courtyard, it covers an area of 30,000 square meters with a construction area of 40,000 square meters, recreating the bustling commercial street scene of the ancient town of Yangliuqing. The first phase adopts a combined architectural style of a long street and gourd-shaped courtyards, with structures ranging from one to two stories, and not exceeding three stories at most. The layout is well-proportioned and majestic, featuring blue bricks and tiles, meticulously laid and tightly jointed, forming a group of buildings that imitate the Qing Dynasty architectural style. The second phase includes an elegant and grand traditional opera house, the magnificent Guangming Grand Hall, a spacious and tidy folk culture square, and various classic and quaint shops. It was completed in 2005. The columns, upturned eaves, flying rafters, and richly colored paintings on the buildings showcase the charm of an ancient town and its historic streets. Visitors can purchase Yangliuqing New Year paintings, kites, paper-cuttings, clay sculptures, as well as various regional handicrafts and souvenirs here.

　　    The Ming-Qing Street in this thousand-year-old ancient town is a commercial and tourist street at the “heart” of the Yangliuqing Folk Tourism Area, and also the main route to visit various attractions, hence it is also known as the “Golden Street” of Yangliuqing. It is situated in the southern part of Yangliuqing Town, west of Guangming Road, east of the Wenchang Pavilion, west of the “Number One Mansion in Jinxī” — the Shi Family Grand Courtyard, and south of the ancient South Canal.

　　    The architecture of Ming-Qing Street combines the styles of a long street and gourd-shaped courtyards, with buildings no higher than three stories, blue bricks and grey tiles, and tightly jointed masonry, forming a group of buildings that imitate the Qing Dynasty style. The street features memorial archways, a theater spanning the street, and various shops designed in the classic style of the Qing Dynasty.