Liu Zhongshan Road 1
This arcade old street in the west gate is like the central nervous system of the old city of Guangzhou, and many precious memories about old Guangzhou are stored through divergent neural networks. Bunker-like "guaranteed gambling" (one of the three largest pawn shops in Guangzhou during the Republic of China) is the symbol of this street, and the old Chinese store "Li Hong Department Store" mentioned in this article is also here (Huanmengyuan Department Store on Donghua East Road is another rare old Chinese store, formerly known as Shengli Department Store in Guangzhou), and the old Yan Fang Photo Studio, which still insists on developing black and white photos of silver and salt, is here. The light path that intersects with Zhongshan Sixth Road is named after Guangxiao Temple. "Little light comes first, then Yangcheng". In addition to the oldest temple in Guangzhou, the traditional life of Guangzhou is preserved on Xiaoguang Road, such as "New Hengfeng Stewed Emperor", a cup of impeccable soup, a busy uncle and a buzzing electric fan, all of which are examples of Guangzhou's "civilian food landscape".
Xiaoguang temple
Jinlong West Road No.2
This is another central nerve bearing the memory of the old Simon in Guangzhou. Xiguan big house with Lingnan characteristics built by wealthy businessmen in the late Qing Dynasty mainly concentrated in this area (Jinlong West Road and its adjacent Duobao Road, Baoyuan Road and Fengyuan Road, etc. ), and the small painting workshop on Fengyuan Road is a well-preserved one. Enning Road, which is connected with Jinlong West Road, is an old arcade full of original ecology. All kinds of herbal tea shops, porridge and powder shops, bacon shops, paper shops and broken windows are all hidden in the shade of trees, especially the old bronze shop that jingles on the street is the most distinctive. In addition, there is an important building on Enning Road that is easily overlooked-the "Bahetang", which is honored as "the dragon" by Cantonese opera circles at home and abroad. The "Xiguan Guoyiguang" mentioned in this article is located in changshou road, not far apart. Even if you don't see a doctor, you can try Yiguang's special herbal tea.
Chopped barbecued pork
Shangjiu Road, Xiajiu Road and Shifu Road, which connect Shangjiu Road and Xiajiu Road, are the most famous arcade landscape streets and commercial streets in Guangzhou today. Everything has been beautified and commercialized: the arcades along the street have been renovated and turned into various specialty stores. In order not to block the gable of the storefront, all the ancient trees have also been "renovated", and the whole street looks more like a lifeless set. However, some old memories of Guangzhou can still be found here, such as "Taotaoju" and "Guangzhou Restaurant", old brands of food. The food quality and service style of state-owned hotels in the last century have the flavor of "old Guangzhou". The "Lianxianglou", which has a history of more than 100 years and is known as the "first lotus seed", is also on the tenth avenue. Then there are Nanxin milk dessert experts, whose "double skin milk" and "ginger milk" have been selling well in the street for nearly 70 years.
Clay pot rice
No.4 Liwan Road
This is the "ghost street" in Guangzhou. Every morning at three or four o'clock, when most people are asleep, there are "very few people" holding flashlights to Taobao, the "skylight market" here. The stalls lined up along the street at night mainly sell all kinds of second-hand electronic products. If you have good eyes, you may find some old cameras, old speakers, old record players, antique radios or other strange things here. At dawn, all the stalls will "go up in smoke". In addition to the "ghost market", Liwan Road is also famous for its annual "Spring Flower Market", which is the most Lingnan-featured festival gathering in Guangzhou.
Jinlong east road no.5
In order to have a cup of Cantonese opera afternoon tea in Ronghua Building, a century-old teahouse, Jinlong East Road is also worth visiting. Nowadays, there are really few places in Guangzhou where you can enjoy tea and snacks while watching live performances of Cantonese opera. From this point of view, the traditional afternoon tea in "Ronghua Building" is both cheap (if you just drink tea, everyone only pays a few dollars) and luxurious. The nearby Xiangqun Hotel is also worth mentioning. This is another old-fashioned Guangzhou cuisine that doesn't pay much attention to the environment and service, but the taste of the food is speechless.
Daxin road no.6
This famous "shoe street" has gathered many Lingnan traditional craft shops in history, such as jewelry and jade, ivory carving, lion dance and so on. Now I come to Daxin Road not to buy shoes, but to visit the only surviving lion dance shops, including Xiansheng, Haosheng and Quansheng. Lingnan region still retains the tradition of lion dance, and every festival or opening ceremony, you can see the lively scene of "the lion king strives for hegemony".
No.7 Wen Ming Road
This old street, which is famous for its delicious food, will let you personally experience the practical significance of the old saying "eat in Xiguan". "Dayang original stew" is the most famous soup stock shop in Guangzhou. Many people will wait in line for half an hour to taste the delicious "original coconut stewed bamboo chicken" in this humble shop. There will always be a "Hundred Flowers Sweet Shop". The taste of dessert is not only "like a day for more than 20 years", but also colorful, which definitely dazzles you. Other famous food shops on this road include Huaxing rice rolls Store, Rose Candy Store, Laoxiguan Laifen and Xiguan Popo Noodles. Apart from food shops, there is also an interesting place that is almost unknown in this street: Guangzhou Workers' Cultural Palace, where there is a wing chun boxing hall with long-term enrollment-yes, it is the kind of "gentleman boxing" in the movie Ip Man. It's easy to eat and support your stomach on a civilized road. It is better to practice martial arts and digest food. If you are really interested in Kung Fu, the "North and South Martial Arts School" in Heping Middle Road is the best place to go.
stew
No.8 Xinhepu Road
After seeing xiguan big house, you might as well visit Dongshan Mansion again. There is an old saying: "You have the right to live in Dongshan." Since the 1920s and 1930s, Guangzhou's dignitaries have been building private houses in Dongshan in the style of western villas. Today, hundreds of houses are still scattered in the streets and alleys of Xinhepu Road, Yandun Road and Beth Golden Boy in Dongshan District. Nowadays, many small foreign buildings have been transformed into cafes, bars, grocery stores, western restaurants or art galleries, which are very "easy to visit".
No.9 Jiang Yan West Road
Although it belongs to the colonial building on the Bund in Guangzhou, Shamian Street is completely park-like and landscape-like, unlike Shamian Street. There are also many lively street interests here: in Datong restaurant, you can have afternoon tea and watch Cantonese opera while looking out the window at the Pearl River scenery; At Aiqun Hotel, you can relive the luxury legacy of 1930s and 1940s. If you are willing to walk a few more steps eastward along the river, you can reach Tianzi Wharf, which is known as the "No.1 Wharf in Guangzhou" and the source of Guangzhou's commercial history.
Shishi church
Hongde Road 10
If you want to taste the most authentic Guangzhou herbal tea, go to Hongde Road, where there is a "Gengtiangong herbal tea shop", which is the representative of the "old-school herbal tea" in Guangzhou. In the childhood memories of many people in Guangzhou, herbal tea is a kind of "potion" bitter enough to be drunk with your nose. Herbal tea does have medicinal effects. Many old herbal tea shops are "symptomatic drinking tea"; But now in the streets of Guangzhou, most of them are "new herbal tea" as delicious as drinks. "Shancaotang" is another traditional herbal tea shop, located on Innovation Road not far from Hongde Road. Of course, the fun of the old town on the south bank of the Pearl River goes far beyond this: in Meihua Barber Shop on Tongfu East Road, you can also see old-fashioned cast iron barber chairs and barbers who insist on sharpening their knives on cowhide; The "Jungle Shop" on Xiaogang Road is another rare classic Chinese goods store. The "fun cookie house" in Nanhua Middle Road is another time-honored brand of Cantonese pastry.