Where is Meiwan Street in Jiaxing ~

Meiwan Street, located in the middle of the south gate of Jiaxing, is said to have planted many plums in ancient times and is close to the bend of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, hence its name.

Now Meiwan Street mainly refers to the general name of the old city of South Gate in Jiaxing after the transformation. Located at the intersection of Hexing South Road and Chengnan Road in the center of Jiaxing Old Town, it is close to the scenery of Southwest Lake and connected with Nanhu Scenic Area.

As the intersection of waterways, since ancient times, the south gate centered on Meiwan Street has been the most important gathering place of rice market and silk market in Jiaxing, under Sizhu Street and rice shed ... "In May, the new silk is full of cities, cars are ringing and doors are ringing" and "people are crowded with people and lights are everywhere".

Thanks to the gathering of people and commercial prosperity since ancient times, Meiwan Street, especially Meiwan Ancient Street, has gathered many famous rich families, and only the famous Shen, Chu and Huang families occupy half of Meiwan Street. These classical mansions with strong architectural flavor in the south of the Yangtze River are built by the lake and occupy the scenery of the southwest lake.

Meiwan Street also preserves many former residences of historical celebrities with traditional characteristics, such as Zhu Shenghao's former residence, refuge, the former site of North Korea's interim government, Wang Huzhen's former residence and Xu Tang. These unique ancient buildings make Meiwan Street a large-scale and unique urban landscape in the center of Jiaxing.

Jiaxing Municipal Government's key projects to build "Watertown Greentown" and "Historical and Cultural City" in Meiwan Street are fully invested by Jiaxing Construction Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiaxing City Investment Group, a large state-owned enterprise, with a total investment of 480 million yuan. Located at the intersection of Hexing South Road and Chengnan Road in the center of Jiaxing Old Town, it is close to the scenery of Southwest Lake and connected with Nanhu Scenic Area. It is the only historical and cultural leisure block in Jiaxing and the largest one at present, with a total area of 65,438+10,000 square meters and a planned construction area of about10.3 million square meters. It is a comprehensive commercial district integrating leisure, culture, entertainment and commerce. Its structure is a frame structure, and its main layout is divided into five blocks: Meiwan Food City, Meiwan Xintiandi, Meiwan Ancient Street, Meiwan Commercial Street and Meiwan Business Hall.

At present, Meiwan Street mainly develops the West Zone. Including Meiwan Food City, Meiwan Xintiandi, Meiwan Ancient Street and Meiwan Commercial Street.