Sanfang Qixiang
Sanfang Qixiang (
Foochow Romanized: Săng-huŏng-chék-háe̤ng), literally Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a historic and cultural area in the city of Fuzhou
.
Its name is derived from the three lanes (
Foochow Romanized
: háe̤ng) that comprise the area. These are namely:
- Yangqiao Alley (Chinese: 杨桥巷)
- Langguan Alley (Chinese: 郎官巷)
- Ta Alley (Chinese: 塔巷)
- Huang Alley (Chinese: 黄巷)
- Anmin Alley (Chinese: 安民巷)
- Gong Alley (Chinese: 宫巷)
- Jipi Alley (Chinese: 吉庇巷)
The district is trisected by the north-south thoroughfares Tonghu Road (Chinese: 通湖路) and Nanhou Street (simplified Chinese: 南后街; traditional Chinese: 南後路), and bounded by Bayiqi Road (Chinese: 八一七路) to the east and Baima Road (simplified Chinese: 白马路; traditional Chinese: 白馬路) to the west.
Covering a total area of 0.38 square kilometers (0.15 sq mi), it is celebrated as an architectural museum of
Ministry of Culture and Tourism.[2]
Some of its notable former residents include:
- Zhang Jing
- Lin Zexu
- Chen Baochen
- Zheng Xiaoxu
- Shen Baozhen
- Sa Zhenbing
- Yan Fu
- Lin Shu
- Bing Xin
- Lu Yin
- Lin Huiyin
- Lin Juemin
- Wang Zhu
- Shu Chun Teng
- Deng Tuo
The area is considered a classic example of the "residential ward" or lǐfāng system (
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards.[7]
References
- ^ CNN, "Fuzhou's Sanfang Qixiang: The 'Beverly Hills' of imperial China", 1 November 2017.
- ^ "[文化和旅游部]国家5A级景区查询_便民服务_服务_中国政府网". bmfw.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ISSN 0096-1442.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Center, "SanFangQiXiang", Retrieved on 10 October 2015
- ^ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, "住房城乡建设部 国家文物局于公布第一批中国历史文化街区的通知", 3 April 2015. Retrieved on 3 April 2015.
- ^ Sanfang Qixiang Administration, "三坊七巷管理委员会", Retrieved on 10 October 2015
- ^ UNESCO Bangkok. "2015 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards Winners Announced", 1 September 2015. Retrieved on 1 September 2015.
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