Introduction to attractions of Chonglou Street in Taiyuan

Attractions of Chonglou Street in Taiyuan: Yin-Yang Lane, Bacon Lane, Fork House, Jiangyuan Lane and Mass Market.

Yinyang Lane 1

Located on the east side of Kaihua Temple Market, a short and narrow street. Total length 100 meters, width of more than one meter. According to legend, there was a Mr. Feng Shui who was quite famous in Taiyuan at that time, so he was named Yinyang Lane.

2. Bacon Lane

There is a very special alley at the intersection of Chonglou Street and Chaishi Lane. Say it's special. First, the alley is very short, only twenty or thirty meters. Secondly, such an alley even has a name. It's called Bacon Lane. It is said that there used to be a workshop for processing and selling bacon in this alley, hence the name.

3. Four Forks Building

Located in the south of Chonglou Street and the east of Captain Xi's camp. The four-column building was built in the Ming Dynasty, commonly known as the four-fork building. Pedestrians downstairs come and go in all directions, forming a cross street, hence the name Si Teahouse.

4. Jiangyuan Lane

From Liuxiang in the east to Ershi market in the west, it is about150m long and the pavement width is about 6m. In the past, it was named after the concentration of workshops and companies that made noodle sauce, soy sauce and kimchi.

5. Mass market

According to records, the location of Dazhong Market is Shouning Temple built in the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu in Song Dynasty (10 15) and Bell Tower built in the eighth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 10). Monks ring the bell on time every day and hear it four times, so people generally call this temple Dazhong Temple or Dazhong Temple. In the Qing Dynasty, Buddhist temples were depressed, but their business developed rapidly.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yinyang Lane Baidu Encyclopedia-Bacon Lane.