Jieyang Old City Walk, Guangdong, China

Jieyang City Walk Guangdong, China 2023 December Starting from the Catholic Church on Tianfu Road in Jieyang City, we passed through several blocks in the old city of Rongcheng District, visited the Jieyang Academy, and the Qingshi Cultural Tourism Scenic Area, and finally arrived at the arcade street of Jieyang Old City. The ancestral hall culture in the Chaoshan area is an important part of the folk culture of this area, especially in the streets and alleys of the old city. Jieyang City is a prefecture-level city in the Chaoshan area of ​​Guangdong, China, and is one of the historical and cultural cities in Guangdong Province. Jieyang City has a population of over 5 million, basically all of whom are Han, with a very small number of ethnic minorities. The local language is mainly Minnan Chaozhou dialect, and there are also some Hakka dialects. Jieyang Academy, also known as Jieyang Confucius Temple, has an existing building group consisting of 21 single buildings, covering an area of ​​about 16,000 square meters. It is the largest, most complete and best-preserved historical building group of its kind in Lingnan. It is a historical and cultural landmark of the ancient city of Jieyang, with the style of ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and distinctive Chaoshan ancient architectural characteristics. In Jieyang, people are accustomed to calling the Confucius Temple the Academy because it was a place for reading in ancient times. The Qingshi Cultural Tourism Scenic Area is located at Nanjiao Bridge, South Gate, Wangjiang North Road, Rongcheng District, Jieyang City. It is also the birthplace of the Qingshi, a national intangible cultural heritage of Jieyang City. Rongcheng Dance "Qingshi" has a history of more than 300 years and is a unique cultural treasure of Jieyang. 00:00 Catholic Church (Tianfu Road, St. Michael Church) 05:17 Tianfu Road 07:56 Guandi Temple-Tianfu Road 14:50 East Ring Road-Pomenlou Zheng-Jinxian Gate-Sixian Road 25:47 Jieyang Xuegong (Jieyang Confucius Temple) 52:30 City God Temple-Thunder God Temple 58:04 Guanyinzi Street-Caiwang Ancient Temple-Dongmenzhi Street 01:09:49 Wangjiang North Road-Qingshi Cultural Tourism Scenic Area 01:25:37 Jieyang Ancient City Qilou Street Guangdong, China - Chao's Travel Log / 中国广东 - 超思旅行日志 Chao' Studio 超思工作室 / Contact: chao@chaostu.cc