Among the ten alleys of Paifang Street in Chaozhou, five of them were once called "the rich man's alley", many tourists have not walked through

Speaking of Guangdong tourism, I have to talk about the ancient city of Chaozhou. The most popular tourist check-in points in the ancient city of Chaozhou are Paifang Street, Guangji Bridge and Ancient City Wall. On holidays, Paifang Street is always crowded with people, and the scene is even worse than going to fairs during the New Year. The "Paifang Street Ten Alleys" connected at a 90-degree angle to Paifang Street is rarely seen.

There are five streets in the Ten Alleys of Paifang Street that used to be populated by civilians, and the five near Kaiyuan Temple to the north are the residences of famous people and the most famous "rich areas" and luxury housing areas in the city.

The "Five Alleys in the Wealthy District" on Paifang Street include Jiadi Lane, Yijing Lane, Zaoxiang, Youxiang and Xingning Lane. Among them, Jiadi Lane is the most popular and relatively popular.

Jiadi Lane retains the street and lane pattern and architectural scale of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The length of the lane is less than 200 meters, but the number of houses has reached dozens. Some houses have their doors closed and can only pass through the murals on the outer walls and the gates. The stone carvings on the above speculate on the prominence of the host’s house. Some of the old houses were sub-leased to merchants to open inns. The good point is that they are repaired as they are, and they have done a good job in cultural relic protection.

The more representative houses and gardens in Jiadi Lane include Banyuan, Dafudi, Zizhengdi, and Rulindi, etc. You can feel the literary spirit from the name.

Among the five “rich lanes” on Paifang Street, Xingning Alley is relatively less famous. The existing houses look relatively ordinary from the outside, but the doctor’s house in the alley has obvious characteristics. This building was built in the late Qing Dynasty. The north face south pattern, the three-entry house with a back pack.

Many buildings in Xingning Lane have their doors closed. Only the red couplets on both sides of the door and the top of the door, as well as the large lanterns that don’t seem to be dilapidated, tell passers-by that this is not unattended.

There are several ancient houses in Yijing Alley. Wu Xiangji’s style is elegant and meticulous. The owner's life has been staged in the drama of self-improvement. He has developed from a stall selling goods to a rich man. The house of Wu Xiangji built by him cost two thousand taels of gold. As the "Royal Palace".

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Zaoxiang and Youxiang are the two alleys closest to Kaiyuan Temple. Zaoxiang used to be where the kitchen of Kaiyuan Temple was located. Youxiang was the place where sesame oil was stored. You can find the clues from the names of the two alleys.

The Kitchen Alley is 302 meters long. The residences such as Zhu's Residence and Hanruyuan are representative of elegant architecture. There are also Wenlindi and No. 22 residences built in the late Ming Dynasty.

From the colorful paintings at the entrance of the mansion, we can see the aesthetic appeal of the wealthy and wealthy. These colorful paintings are mainly based on folk legends and historical allusions. They were very popular in the Chaoshan area from the Ming Dynasty to the early Republic of China.

Youxiang is the most northern one among the ten alleys of Paifang Street. The "Weng's Ancestral Hall" of Weng Wanda, Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, was once set up here. The main building was No. 27 Zhuangzhuang in the late Qing Dynasty, and No. 40 "Qingde Liufang" Chen Mansion built by overseas Chinese merchants are the most representative architectural heritage of Youxiang.

Youxiang is very quiet. It is rare for tourists to come here. Its legend needs to be understood carefully.