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Exploring the Millennium Water Transport Wharf: Xiuning Wanan Old Street Time Travel Guide

❤Recommended Reasons: A living fossil of the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"! 🏮A commercial legend of 400 shops, where 1,700 years seem to have frozen in time! Stepping into Wanan Old Street is like opening a living history book of Huizhou, with echoes of the Three Kingdoms battles and the shouts of merchants from the Ming and Qing dynasties still resonating on the bluestone slabs~👣 [Compass] Historical Background: Wanan Old Street has a history of over 1,700 years, existing since the Three Kingdoms period. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the rise of Huizhou merchants, Wanan became an important water transport port and trade center. At its peak, there were more than 400 shops and over 100 industries. It is known as "a small Xiuning city, a big Wanan street" and is praised as the ancient Huizhou's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival." 🚗 Transportation Tips Address: Wanan Town, Xiuning County, Huangshan City (recommended to drive or take a taxi) 📍Navigation location — Wanan Old Street Parking Lot, free parking! ⏳ Time Travel Route 1️⃣ Ancient Wharf Site → Three-Arch Ancient Bridge The weathered stone pillars for mooring boats tell the story of the water transport glory. Standing on the moss-covered steps, you can faintly see the bustling scene of "a thousand boats moored daily" back then. 📸Tips: The stone pier under the old locust tree at the bridgehead is a perfect spot for panoramic photos. 2️⃣ Pawnshop Alley → Doctor’s Residence Enter the narrow alley just wide enough for one person, look up to see the Huizhou-style horse-head walls of "Five Mountains Facing the Sky." The carved gate towers of the Qing dynasty Huizhou merchant residences, every pattern is a code! 🔥 Two Must-Visit Spots ▪️ Wu Luheng Compass Old Shop: National intangible cultural heritage! Watch the compass master make feng shui instruments using ancient methods. ▪️ Tongderen Pharmacy: The 200-year-old Chinese medicine cabinet smells of dried tangerine peel, and the medicine dispensing process still follows the Qing dynasty style. 🍲 Huizhou Delicacies ▪️ Mao Tofu: At the entrance of the old street, Cheng’s family sells freshly fried tofu with fungal threads stretching half a meter long! ▪️ Stone Cake: Crispy cakes pressed with cobblestones, perfectly filled with preserved mustard greens. ⚠️Avoid Pitfalls: Snack stalls mostly close after 4 PM, and rainy days reduce the chances of stalls opening, so it’s best to arrive early. 📌 Hidden Experience Spend 10 yuan at the old barbershop for a face shave, where the master uses an ancestral razor while singing Huizhou opera tunes💈[Facepalm]
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Posted: Nov 5, 2025
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