Modern business formats including homestays give new vitality to traditional buildings in Qingguo lane of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (People's Daily Online/Xie Di)The Qingguo lane historical and cultural block, located on the banks of the ancient canal in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, embodies a rich cultural legacy and bolsters cultural bonds between the past and the present.
Dating back nearly 1, 000 years, Qingguo lane is dotted with ancient houses, bridges, stone steles, wells, a wharf, theaters and other traditional buildings in all directions, telling of the fascinating past of this ancient lane.
Today, as a vital part striving for cultural revival in Changzhou, Qingguo lane has created a modern streetscape where traditions and fashion trends blend and coexist. The open ancient buildings, the elaborate celebrity museums and distinctive cultural activities in Qingguo lane offer tourists a more diverse perspective, from which they can fully immerse in the cultural charm of Changzhou.
Tourists from Nanjing take their pick of the Changzhou comb, a national intangible cultural heritage item in China, in Qingguo lane of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (People's Daily Online/Xie Di)
Photo shows an interior view of the ancient buildings open to the public in Qingguo lane of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (People's Daily Online/Xie Di)
A tourist views a video on the history of Qingguo lane of Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (People's Daily Online/Xu Zheng)
