Tunxi Old Street (must-see during your
Huangshan tour)
starts in the eastern part of Huangshan City at its Memorial Archway,
and cuts westward until it reaches Zhenhai Bridge, a stone crossing
built over the Xin’an River during Ming Dynasty. Five meters wide at its
narrowest point and reaching eight meters at its widest, this
pedestrian road is paved with large red flagstones. The street look
particularly fetching after rain, with the stones glistening and
creating a fantastic mirrored surface which seems almost too pretty to
tread on. However, it is when night falls on the city and the crowds
start to thin out, Tunxi Old Street is at most splendie. Light from
lanterns hanging on the shop-front eaves produces mesmerizing shadows on
the white-washed walls of the houses, illuminating the steam coming
from the pans of street food vendors and projecting reflections onto the
red pavement below.
The high, ornately-decorated houses and the
narrow streets combine to create a surreal aura, and it should come as
no surprise that this old street has been a setting for more than a
hundred feature films, as well as countless documentaries and television
series. See more famous attractions near Tunxi at
Huangshan Sightseeing
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worth a visit throughout the year, Tunxi Old Street is a truly special
sight during the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and Duanwu
Festival when dragon boats race each other on the Xin’an River. On
festival days the city is flooded with tourists and people from adjacent
villages, so anyone planning a trip around these festivals should book
their hotel well in advance and be prepared for large crowds.
More at
Huangshan travel guide
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