Yancheng | Zhuxi Ancient Town, a place you can't help but love.

Yancheng Zhuxi Ancient Town, also known as Wuyou Ancient Town, Wuyou Street, and Wuyou Town, is located south of the South Ring Road in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. It is an ancient town with a long history and profound cultural heritage. Here is a brief introduction to Yancheng Zhuxi Ancient Town: 1. History The Wuyou Market, where Zhuxi Ancient Town is located, was established in the Western Han Dynasty, revived in the Northern Song Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the ancient salt fields in the two Huai salt fields and was once known as "the largest of the 36 salt fields". The ancient town was named "Zhuxi" because fishermen often caught pearls in the river. Later, due to folk rumors, it is now called Zhuxi Ancient Town. 2. Features of the Ancient Town The ancient town retains the traditional texture of "six rivers, nine streets, eighteen lanes, and twenty-six bridges". There are many preserved ancient buildings, and more than 50 buildings of historical value have been announced. A group of Ming and Qing historical buildings such as Zeng's Building and Chen's Ancestral Hall have been restored for protection, and a group of key buildings and a group of old brand stores established in the late 20th century have been renovated for protection. The ancient town adopts texture-type and acupuncture-style protective development, and only one-fifth of the part is demolished. 56 ancient buildings are protected, 68 key houses are repaired, and some old houses are retained to retain the "fireworks" and maintain the "original ecology" to the greatest extent. 3. Cultural Tourism The ancient town takes "half a day of leisure in a thousand-year-old town" as the core concept, combines the ancient style theme of "Mirror Flower Edge" to create a cultural IP, focuses on the entertainment forms that young people like, and creates a fantasy journey of dreams and reality. The ancient town has a holographic perception of the ancient town time memory hall, a new lifestyle theme space, a non-legacy experience shop and other carriers, so that the ancient town can retain memories and carry homesickness. The ancient town also introduces many brand shops, which combines the fireworks of the world and the sense of fashion and art, and becomes a good place for citizens and tourists to relax and entertain. 4. Economy and Humanities Zhuxi Ancient Town is not only a cultural resource, but also an economic resource. Through restoration, activation, and optimization, the ancient town has revitalized the style of the ancient town for thousands of years and promoted local economic development. With the rapid rise of smart tourism, Zhuxi Ancient Town also uses digital technology to achieve the creative transformation of traditional culture, allowing the ancient town to "resurrect" in the digital world for thousands of years. In general, Yancheng Zhuxi Ancient Town is a comprehensive ancient town integrating historical culture, tourism and leisure, and economic development, which is worth exploring and experiencing for tourists.