Doumen ancient street

Doumen ancient street

Doumen ancient street in Zhuhai is located in the south end of Pearl River Delta in Doumen Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City. It is located in the northwest of Doumen District, Zhuhai City, with Huangyang mountain in the East and Hutiaomen waterway in the West. The total area of the town is 105 square kilometers, and the town area is 4.5 square kilometers. The total population is 41367.

brief introduction

Doumen town has a history of more than one thousand years and is the residence of local administrative organs in past dynasties. According to historical records, chaocurie was called in the Northern Song Dynasty (960 AD) and nearby areas, Huangliang capital was called in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and inspection office was set up in the ninth year of Yongzheng reign (1731 AD) of the Qing Dynasty. Doumen market is the ancient street of Qing Dynasty in the local administrative center and market town, which is now listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit.

Doumen ancient street is a unique arcade with Chinese and Western architectural styles in the main building, which makes the ancient street stand out from others in Doumen's architecture. The height of shop doors is basically the same, and the specifications are similar. The external wall and corridor ceiling are decorated with flower shaped, geometric figures and other brick carvings. The combination of Chinese and Western Doumen ancient street can be seen as a commercial Street's characteristics and prosperity in the past

At present, the ancient street of doumenxu remains its original appearance. If we want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, we should start from the history of Doumen market.

The history of Doumen Market

"Around 1850, some architects, priests and other religious figures from Macao and Canada often visited and lived in Doumen town. Due to the rapid development of Commerce and trade, the buildings in the old streets of the market town at that time could not meet the needs of development. Therefore, foreign businessmen and local rich businessmen began to build streets and houses. In this case, Canadian Architectural engineers, such as Jia Li Wei, who made overall planning and design, developed the essence of classical architecture in Europe and America. From late nineteenth Century to early twentieth Century, there were more than 10 cloth shops, such as Guang Ying Xiang, Dachang, Xiangsheng, and many department stores, Chinese medicine shops, rice shops and banks.

In addition to shops, Christian Church also built Evangelical Church, Catholic church built German two-story church. These buildings form a panoramic view of the ancient street of the Qing Dynasty in Doumen Town, and become the only ancient street with relatively complete preservation in Zhuhai City at present. "

As soon as you enter the street, you can see a building engraved with the word "Doumen". You can imagine how prosperous the street was from the signboards of the shops in those days. Although the bricks and tiles of these buildings are now dilapidated, some of them are overgrown with weeds, and they have become swallows' paradise. Some buildings are dilapidated, but these still do not affect the charm of the ancient street, because it is still an original preservation of the more complete ancient street, which contains a thick history and culture.

Address: old street, Doumen Road, Doumen Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City

Longitude: 113.199467

Latitude: 22.235266

Ticket information: no ticket required.

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