Laomen East is located in the east of Zhonghuamen in Qinhuai District, Nanjing. It is located at the south gate of Nanjing Jingcheng (namely Zhonghuamen), so it is called Jingdong. It is opposite to the old gate west and is important for the Qinhuai scenery belt of Nanjing Confucius Temple. component. Mendong is a gathering place for traditional houses in Nanjing. Since ancient times, it has been a gathering place for merchants from the south of the Yangtze River, a gathering of humanities, and a place where the family of the family lived. Mendong is a broad concept. The east of Zhonghuamen is the east of the gate. Today's old gate and historical and cultural district is a narrow concept of the East. The East Gate area was in the Three Kingdoms period, where there were settlements of houses. The Zhonghua Gate and the Inner Qinhuai River along the Ming Dynasty became the economic center of the city. It became an important distribution center for trade and handicrafts, presenting a prosperous scene. After the end of the Qing Dynasty, the old southern part of Laomendong and Laomenxi gradually became the area dominated by residential functions, which concentrated on the style of traditional residences in Nanjing Old Town. Old Mendong Historical and Cultural Street starts from Changle Road in the north, Mingcheng Wall in the south, Jiangning Road in the east, and the Inner Qinhuai River in the Zhonghuamen Castle section in the west. With a total area of about 700,000 square meters, it has always been one of the core functional areas of Confucius Temple. The Jinling Carvings, the Nanjing White Bureau, and the folk crafts such as Deyun, hand-made kites, cloth painting, bamboo carving, paper-cutting, and puppets were opened, and a variety of traditional gourmet snacks in Nanjing were launched.