Yuanshan Street is an ancient street with profound cultural background. It is famous for its unique architectural style and traditional culture. Many ancient buildings and traditional handicrafts, such as Nantong embroidery and blue calico, are preserved here. In Yuanshan Street, you can feel the historical and cultural atmosphere of Nantong. There are many shops and restaurants with a long history, which provide Nantong's special foods and commodities.
In addition, Yuanshan Street is one of the cultural centers in Nantong, where many cultural activities and festivals are held, such as Nantong International Marathon and Nantong Traditional Culture Festival. The name of Yuanshan Street comes from its historical background. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, an official surnamed Shen built a street here to facilitate the public to buy and sell, and named it Yuanshan Street. The meaning of this name is to hope that citizens can get a better life and destiny through their own efforts and good deeds.
Geographical location of Nantong city
Nantong is located in the east of China, southeast of Jiangsu, at the mouth of the Yangtze River, bordering the Yellow Sea in the east and the Yangtze River in the south, and invited by Shanghai and Suzhou Lighting. It is the gateway of Shanghai metropolitan area, the core component of Yangtze River urban agglomeration, and one of the first batch of 14 coastal open cities in China. Set gold coast and golden waterway in one, the coastline is 284 kilometers long and the coastline along the river is 226 kilometers long.
Nantong is a national historical and cultural city. It has been more than a thousand years since Zhou Xiande built the city three years after the Five Dynasties. In the modern history of China, Nantong founded the first normal school, the first museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first specialized school and the first weather station. Historically known as "the first city in modern China".
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nantong City