Long Daowei, which has not changed much in 50 years, hides the most urban life in Guangzhou

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Wandering in Dakou Alley

There is a kind of ghost ghost called Long Daowei.

No matter which intersection you are at, take a leisurely stroll along the granite road. There is always an alley that takes you back to your childhood life; every few steps you take, you can always encounter an old house with a sense of time and a small courtyard surrounded by green plants and flowers, giving you a healing feeling of a quiet life… …

The nostalgic courtyard on Nanshi Street

Different from Laoxiguan Yixiang and Anchuli, there is more space for \”living\” here. The streets extending in all directions are clean and tidy, with rows of small lifestyle shops and fruit and vegetable stalls. , scenes of life belonging to the last century are vividly presented here every day:

Qijianzhi Street

The old man mending clothes at the door, the sleepy cat taking a nap under the eaves, the old doors and windows swaying in the light and shadow, the afternoon is quiet and quiet; when it is time to go to get off work, people come and go in the quiet alley There is a constant flow of bicycles, and there are occasional \”traffic jams\” in the busy cross alleys.

No. 3 Huayin Garden, Chenjiazhi Street, Changshuomen House

Long Daowei’s interesting and lively atmosphere has never been absent. A grandma who lives in this area said: This is an area that has not changed much in 50 years. Perhaps it is this \”unchangedness\” that some say Long Daowei preserves the best of Guangzhou\’s urban life.

Dragon guide tail before transformation

After the previous article \”Looking for the disappeared Shuzhuyong\” was published, it unexpectedly triggered many people\’s memories of this ancient yong, including Long Daowei. .

Longdaowei is a section of Shuzhuyong that has not yet disappeared. One of the benefits of the market’s current upgrade is the environment. On both sides of Zhuzhi Street, new guide signs leading to various streets are added to make it easier for people who come here for the first time to walk around.

I amThe third time, follow the guide, pass through Longdaotongjin, pass Longmali, Shuisongji, Jiangjunzhi Street, Renhezhi Street, Fenyangli, and end at Nantian Road, successfully unlocked \”Long Daowei\” is the last piece of territory, which feels like opening up the two channels of Ren and Du.

Nantian intersection, Banshanting old house

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Things that Dragon Guide Tails must know

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Where is the dragon guide tail?

In a broad sense, Long Daowei starts from Wujia, Tongfu Middle Road, Haizhu District in the north Temple, south to Mayong Bridge (Huijin Bridge), starting from Shuzhuyong in the east and ending at the top of the altar on the outskirts of the Huang Family Ancestral Hall in the west. It is 1.5 kilometers long from north to south and 0.9 kilometers wide from east to west. It is wide in the north and narrow in the south, making it approximately a triangle.

Ma Yongqiao area

The avenues that form a triangle are Tongfu Middle Road, Baogang Avenue, and Nantian Road, and there is also a section of Hongde Road. No matter how lost you are at Long Daowei, you can finally walk to one of the avenues and take a bus or subway.

Where did the place name \”Long Daowei\” come from?

There is the dragon tail path first, and then there is the dragon guide tail. The name Long Daowei originated from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, when Liu Yan, the founding emperor of Lingnan, built a large palace.

Old \”Longwei Road\” road monument

Liu Yan ordered the construction of the \”Nanjiao Altar\” to the southeast of the Deng Shichang Memorial Hall on Baogang Avenue to worship heaven and earth. A special passage for the emperor was built, which was named Longwei Road, imitating the corridor leading to the Hanyuan Palace in Chang\’an.

Renovated in recent years

After the Song Dynasty came to dominate the world, the palace was burned down, but the village formed at the Longweidao site was still called Longweidao. It was not mistakenly called Long Daowei. To this day, local residents still call this area Long Daowei, and old neighbors even call it \”Long Duwei\”.

The newly built Longdaowei Plaza next to Hezhouzhi Street

Longdaowei is the area with the most \”dragon\” streets in Guangzhou

Walking around the Long Daowei area, the streets and alleys with the word \”dragon\” are closely connected, one after another, which makes people overwhelmed. . The street with the most “dragons” in Guangzhou is none other than Longfeng Street in Haizhu District.. Among them, the Erlong area of ​​Longfeng Street has nearly 50 streets and lanes named after the word \”dragon\”.

Longxiang Street, where villas gathered during the Republic of China, In the past, Longchuangang was a scenic spot for watching dragon boats, Longxiuli is where the Deng Shichang Memorial Hall is located, Longdaotongjin is full of smoke and smoke, and Longshengli is next to the Zhuangyuan Well…

Longchuangang has many connected alleys

Another area of ​​South China West Street, Longxi Shouyue, Longxi Nanshouyue, Longqingbei, Zhaolongli and other streets , echoing the Longfeng Street area. “Longfeng New Second Alley\”, \”Dragon, Phoenix and Dragon Pearl Lane\” and other streets decorated with dragons and phoenixes showing good fortune.

Historic Dragon Guide Tail As a blessed place in \”Henan\”, it has the reputation of \”thousand-year cultural heritage\”

Currently. The upgrading and transformation carried out, focusing on creating \”Longfengli Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street\” concept, the scope is expanded to Fengning Street next to Industrial Avenue to build a unique city walk route . p>

Cultural wall at the intersection of Fengning Street

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Don’t miss these dragon guide tail city walks

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How to open the dragon guide tail correctly? It is recommended to start from the Huanzhu Bridge on Tongfu Middle Road

Tongfu Middle Road Huanzhu Bridge

Standing on the bridge, you can see at a glance the Huanzhu Straight Street, Longdaotongjin, Hezhou Straight Street, and Fulongdong, which are under construction and reconstruction, forming a smoky living market. Clothing, shoes and bags, daily groceries, snacks and drinks, braised meats, snacks and cakes, fruits, vegetables and meats are all there with you.

Start the city walk from Longxi Shouyu next to it , the oncoming old houses in the old lanes make people travel to the last century in a second.

Longxi’s first appointment with Pearl Straight The archway on one side of the street

A contemporary house number

Chen Chaoji Niu Sanxing, Jinyue Food and other snack shops have been opened for many years. You can have some delicious food here and then Longqingbei is the starting point for shopping.

Longqing North-Zhaolongli-Long Qingli – Huanzhuzhi Street – Longdaotongjin – Shuisongji – Jiangjunzhi Street – Renhezhi Street – Chenjiazhi Street – Longzhuzhi Street – Longxiuli – Longxiang Street, follow this route city walk, the intersection is slightly expanded, and the following streets and historical relics are not to be missed.

If you don’t want to walk, the entire route is also suitable for cycling

01 Pan Family Temple

Pan Family Temple

Longqing North Street on the right hand side of Longxi Shouyue is decorated into a festive lantern street. The Pan Family Temple, a protected historical relic, is here. There are still residents living there, and clothes are drying on the windowsill.

The back door of No. 33 Middle School, Longqing North Street That section is an antique cultural corridor with many elegant calligraphy and paintings. No. 8 Longqing North is the former residence of Lu Weiqing, and there are several buildings with small courtyards diagonally opposite.The big blue brick house is overflowing with the freehand brushwork of life.

Transfer intoZhaolong Lane Go straight ahead and you will see the cultural corridor opposite the Government Service Center of Nanhuaxi Street. There are also stone tablets engraved with calligraphy and painting. Antique poetry and painting can be seen everywhere in this area.

02 Longdaotongjin Time-honored bakery

Walking along the quiet Longqingli, Go to Longdaotongjin, which is full of fireworks. This section of the market, which is nearing the end of its renovation, is full of time-honored cake shops and snack shops.

There is also a candy shop next to it

Huafu Bakery, Baode Bakery, and Tongfu Bakery were all lined up, and I finally chose to walk inYing Kee Restaurant, bought Nanru flavored egg powder.

03 \”Ancient Fire Truck\” in Shuisongji

Long guides Tongjin and walks inside, with people on both sides It is a small shop that sells vegetables, fruits, and soup ingredients. The fruits are rich in variety and the prices are affordable. You can buy some if you want to eat.

Go straight into Longmali and Shuisongji , pay special attention to the Shuisongji intersection. At the junction with Qijianzhi Street, there is an introduction column for \”ancient fire trucks\” where you can learn about the old fire water trucks of the Qing Dynasty.

I read the guide before that this area is marked The stone tablet of \”Dragon Tail Guide\” was not found, and may have been obscured by piles of materials.

Thusongji city life is rich

The display of historical relics in this area is blocked by garbage classification points and various parked cars, making it difficult to see and easy to miss when passing by.

04 Zhuangyuanjing and Ningyin Temple

Nanshi Street

Tui Song Ji TenThe intersection is one of the \”traffic fortresses\”. Turn left on Nanshi Street and go straight to the three-way intersection. On the right is the historical relic Zhuangyuan Well, and on the left is the only nunnery in the surrounding area – Ningyin nunnery.

You will pass Nanbian Street on the right

The Zhuangyuan Well next to Longchuangang, like Zhuangyuanfang on Renmin Road, is famous for its named after Zhang Zhensun, the number one scholar in the Song Dynasty. Zhang Zhensun was the earliest number one scholar in the history of Guangdong. It is said that he lived in Longdaowei before high school, and the well near his home was renamed the number one scholar well.

The nunneries separated by dozens of meters have been renovated in recent years. It was renovated and transformed into a three-story nunnery. It is said that the founder of Wing Chun School, Five Nuns once lived in seclusion here. Seeing the elegance and tranquility here, they built Ning Yin Nunnery. The whole street was named after Ningyin Street.

05 Jiangjunzhi Street General Temple

Jiangjunzhi Street is also a \”traffic fortress\” extending in all directions in this area. The inconspicuous historical heritage building – Jiangjun Temple is located at the junction of Chenjiazhi Street and Taiyuan Lane.

Go straight to the right and you will see the General Temple

Built in the Ming DynastyJiangjun Temple is not derived from a real general, but to commemorate a little-known \”Gengtou\” named Zhou (Now the security guard), because the neighbors call him \”General Zhou\” on weekdays.

Now the three large stone-carved characters of \”Jiangjun Temple\” have been sealed with cement, leaving a pair of stone-carved couplets at the temple gate\”The great achievements of the tiger show great courage, and the kindness of the dragon guides the glory.\” The temple door was closed, and the door became a parking place for sanitation vehicles and small trucks, and was gradually forgotten in time.

06 Yanhezhi Street Ancestral Hall Group

There is also the \”Tongheli\” archway next to it

Turn right on Jiangjun StreetWugong AlleyAhead, you will find the quaint Renhezhi Street where old ancestral halls gather.

The alley on the right is Martial Arts Alley

Renhe Zhi Street isSu, Chen, Liu, and Cheng The four surnames of Su, Chen, Liu, and Cheng were named \”Renhe\”, which means benevolence, righteousness, and harmony. Many ancestral halls are dilapidated and it is difficult to see their original appearance. You can only look at the lintels Look for traces of history in the stone carvings on the walls and the carvings on the doors and windows.

Wooden carvings on the door

\”Meishan\” related to Su Dongpo\’s hometown

whereNo. 4, Renhezhi Street, where the \”Yuesang Su Gong Temple\” is located. Yuesang Gong Su Zhilang is said to be the seventeenth descendant of Su Jian, the grandson of Su Zhe, the younger brother of Su Shi, the great writer of the Song Dynasty. \”Long The descendants of the Su family who live in \”Daowei\” all respect Duke Yuesang as their ancestor.

Not sure if it is this building

When passing by, the gate of Yuesong Su Gong Temple has been closed with bricks, and there are debris piled at the door. You can walk into this area. In the side lanes, you can accidentally encounter a few old houses that you like.

07 Fenyang Liguo Ancestral Hall

Through the nearby Qiyang Heng Alley, The Fenyang inside is said to be The place where the descendants of the famous Tang Dynasty general Guo Ziyi lived. Guo Ziyi, also known as Guo Fenyang, was known as the King of Fenyang. Perhaps the descendants of the Guo family named their residence \”Fenyangli\” in memory of their ancestors and hometown. p>

Fenyang is as quiet as the wind, and the neat and clean streets are lined with antique old houses. Which one is the \”Guo Ancestral Hall\”?

Let go of your obsession with finding the ancestral hall, enjoy the tranquility of this street, and interact with cats who are not afraid of strangers, and the years will be peaceful.

Some old houses in Fenyang have been revitalized into art Through the space, an alley leads to the busy Nantian Road

08 Deng Shichang Memorial Hall, Longxiang Street

Deng Shichang Memorial Hall in Longxiali

If you want to see the magnificent Lingnan Ancestral Hall and the elegant Republic of China villas, you must go to the Deng Ancestral Hall (Deng Shichang Memorial Hall) and the Longxiang Street area.

Republic of China Villa on Longxiang Street

Walking around Jiangjunzhi Street, Jiangjun Temple, passing through Chenjiazhi Street, Longzhuzhi Street, Tianxinyang Lane, and then came to Longxili. Deng’s Ancestral Hall is an impressive Lingnan ancestral hall and is also the Deng Shichang Memorial Hall.

There are air conditioners and stools and chairs for resting inside. You can rest and adjust here before going to the last stop of the city walk – Longxiang Street

There is a unique coffee shop in Tianxin Yang Lane next to it

The previous tweet introduced \”Longxiang Street + Deng Shichang Memorial Hall\” separately. There is also Haizhu Museum next to it. There are many things to see. If you are in a hurry, I recommend coming back next time.

After all, \”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\” There are many hidden corners in Longdaowei area that can be explored slowly.

Anlongli on Qijianzhi Street

Night falls, walking on the busy and bustling Baogang Avenue,The dragon guide tail that I walked through during the day lingers, and there is an abrupt feeling of traveling from the old time.

Baogang Avenue

The traffic lights at the spacious intersection flash alternately, the road becomes wider, the street becomes lively, and people feel a little \”lost\” and don\’t know where to go.

Life is long, and if I get lost in shopping, I hope I will still be at Long Daowei, which seals the memories of life in old Guangzhou.

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