Taizhou Old Street

Taizhou Old Street is located in the Taoyuan Scenic Area within the Fengcheng River Scenic Area, and it is truly the 'Number One Snack Street in Central Jiangsu'. Outside the Taoyuan Scenic Area by the Fengcheng River, a bluestone-paved Ming and Qing alley weaves through the deep courtyards. The sounds of Pingtan narrative singing fill the ears, and the street is fragrant with snacks. Along with the long, drawn-out cries of vendors, it stretches for 600 meters, forming an ancient architectural strip of blue bricks and black tiles. This is 'Taizhou Old Street'. In fact, this is not an old street in the true sense of the word. Strictly speaking, it is a replica of an ancient tourist attraction. Originally, this area was farmland and residential land for villagers. It only began to be developed in 2007 and took several years to reach its current scale. Located on the old street, the Pianzaihuang Museum displays the century-long development of the Pianzaihuang pharmaceutical enterprise and the culture of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is worth a visit. Opposite the Pianzaihuang Museum is a morning tea museum, a theme museum that is not commonly seen. Friends who are interested can also go in and see what Jiangsu's morning tea culture is like. Taizhou Old Street's morning tea is mainly consumed by locals, with reasonable prices and generous portions. The most popular is Haitangchun on Taizhou Old Street, and the morning tea at Guyuelou is also good. Locals usually choose to eat authentic Taizhou cuisine at Guyuelou. Speaking of the most famous food in Taizhou, Huangqiao baked cakes must be mentioned. Even the 1 or 2 yuan cakes have a dense layer of sesame seeds on top. There has been a tradition of planting white sesame seeds here since ancient times, so Taizhou also has a specialty called 'Taizhou Three Sesames', namely sesame oil, sesame cake, and sesame pastry (some people jokingly add another 'sesame' for mahjong, because Taizhou people love to play mahjong). Sesame oil is used in blanched dried silk and buns, while sesame cake and sesame pastry are everyday snacks for the people of Taizhou.