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Zaoxi in Cangnan, Wenzhou, was called Zaoxi in the Qing Dynasty. It was renamed Zaoxi because of the damming and algae growth. Cangnan Fanshan is known as the "Alum Capital". Alum was mined in the early Ming Dynasty, and it experienced several ups and downs in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. At that time, there were no roads, and alum could only be transported by manpower. Zaoxi is located at an important node of the ancient alum-carrying road. The land and waterways meet here, and the transportation is convenient. Tens of thousands of alum-carrying workers come and go every day, and the Zaoxi Old Street between the two docks has prospered. Zaoxi Old Street includes Zhijie, Hengjie, and Xinjie. In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the old street reached its peak of business, with shops and food everywhere, full of life. Most of the shops on Zaoxi Old Street are wooden buildings built by the water, with "shops in front and residences in the back". During the Republic of China, some wealthy businessmen imitated European architecture and built 13 large mansions such as "Zhensheng Nei", "Dacuo Nei", and "Changtai Nei", forming a unique combination of Chinese and Western styles. The owner of Changtai is surnamed Chen, so he is called "Chen Changtai". Chen's ancestors were ironworkers, and later they made their fortune by running southern goods and tea. In their heyday, they had offices in Wenzhou and Fuzhou. After becoming rich, the Chen family built this mansion. From the outside, it looks like a European-style building, and the internal structure is a bit like Hui-style architecture, with a small patio and corridors upstairs. Today, the descendants of the Chen family have turned this building into a tea academy, with tea art, poetry and books, full of elegant atmosphere. There are shops selling local snacks and handicraft workshops in the old street. The one that attracted our attention the most is a shop known as the "No. 1 Scale in Zhejiang". There is a large scale carved with the pattern of the twelve zodiac signs at the door, and large and small beam scales, pan scales, weights and various parts are placed in the house. The owner of the shop is the fifth-generation successor of this scale shop. The scale making process is not very complicated, but polishing and calibration are delicate work, and the meticulous craftsmanship is fully reflected here. The quaint old streets are free of tall buildings and busy traffic, giving people a sense of tranquility and a sense of vicissitudes of time away from the hustle and bustle of the world, filled with the flavor of fireworks and time. #A Peach Blossom Spring-like Village #Ancient Towns and Villages Worth Going To #A Private Treasure Place Around the City