Baixiang Street

15 Baixiang Street is the old site of the "Yuren" hosted by Song Yuren in 1897 and the "New Yibao" newspaper office hosted by Xiao Chunv in 1924. Around 1905, Yuan Xiaowu, Yang Yubai, Zhu Shuqi and others raised funds to set up Donghua Match Company on Baixiang Street. There used to be a pier here, densely populated, and it was one of the downtown areas of Chongqing. The origin of the name of Baixiang Street is that there is a Han white jade sculpture stone elephant here, which happens to be opposite to the blue stone lions of Xuantan Temple on the south bank. This is the folk legend of "green lion white elephant lock big river"; Another way to say, the local original white elephant bathing white elephant pool, so named white elephant street.

Baixiang Street, Chongqing Old Street, between Wanglongmen and Taipingmen. This small street has been visited by many celebrities, including Chen Yi, Wang Xusheng, Zhou Enlai, etc. There are buildings such as Daqing Post Office and Li Yaoting Mansion. In 1886, the earliest cable telegraph bureau in Chongqing was established here. After the opening of Chongqing in 1891, British, American, Japanese and other homes opened foreign banks here, forming a "financial street".

Baixiang Street is an old street in Chongqing. Between Wanglongmen and Taipingmen, this small street has lived in many celebrities, with buildings such as Daqing Post Office and Li Yaoting Mansion. Many things on Baixiang Street are closely related to the development of Chongqing.

"A white elephant street, half of Chongqing history" in Chongqing, there is "a white elephant street, half of Chongqing history" statement. So, we know Chongqing, we have to start from Baixiang Street. Entering Baixiang Street, stopping to observe, it carries a thousand years of deep urban history, standing up to date to testify to it is the old building community and historical relics here. According to historical documents: Baixiang Street history can be traced back to 1241 in the Southern Song Dynasty, the court opened a recruiting hall here, and Guangna talents discussed the strategy of fighting Mongolia. In the Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty, Chongqing was economically developed, culturally prosperous, and feng shui was good. In order to make Chongqing's wealth not drained, the residents at that time built "white elephants", which was relative to the "green lions" in front of the Ciyun Temple on the south bank. This is the folk legend "green lion white elephant lock the big river", which means to lock the wealth of Chongqing. Baixiang Street is also named for this. In 1891, after the opening of Chongqing, foreign countries opened foreign banks here, plus the developed water transport of the dock here, densely populated, for a period of time, here are the most luxurious streets in Chongqing City, called "Chongqing First Street", also known as "Evernight City"; This is the only business window in western China, also known as "Eastern Wall Street". In the Republic of China, even in the most difficult and difficult years of the war, Baixiang Street is still prosperous. In the period of change and change in modern times, Baixiang Street witnessed the ups and downs of Chongqing. Chongqing's earliest cable and cable bureau, Daqing post office, medicinal materials union, etc., are located here, just like New York Wall Street, all circles of celebrities are endless. Once on this street, Li Yaoting, the richest man in the southwest, lit the first electric light in Chongqing in Bu Fengjuli. Song Meiling danced in Jiang Quantai, the most famous ballroom in Chongqing. The medicinal materials association organized medicinal materials to actively participate in the anti-Japanese... It was dubbed the "smoking room of the accompaniment of the capital". Clubs in East Asia Lighthouses, fashion exhibitions, lipstick spitting, tie defenses, satin velvet capital, jewelry corridors, dim sum base, golden cross streets...” White elephant street is also being revitalized and restored, On the street, you can still see some traces of the past. Since the film "Hot Pot Hero" was broadcast, it has been a fire again and has once again become a place for net red punches. Chongqing Baixiang Street, the birthplace of Chongqing's mother city culture, was once the most prosperous place in the second half of Chongqing. It has created a prosperity of the times, leaving a story and legend! If you are still curious about the city of Chongqing, come here to find the past and present life of Chongqing! Travel Tips: Chongqing Baixiang Street Traffic: Chongqing Rail Transit 1/2 Line [Jiaochangkou] Station Exit 9 is the world of smugness, follow the world to the Kaixuan Road, and then take the Kaixuan Road elevator down the "lou"; after arriving below the slope, follow the direction of Fudan Middle School, you can see Baixiang Street. Play guide: The attractions in the Baixiang Street block, in addition to the city wall ruin park, museum, cultural and art museum, etc., there are also historical cultural relics such as the Herbal Medicine Guild, Daqing Post Office, Li Yaoting Mansion. The buildings in Baixiang Street are very suitable for taking pictures, and you can adjust the color casually. You can take a retro feel of the Republic of China blockbuster, so many new people take wedding photos here.

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