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Pingjiang Road (), historically known as Shiquan Li (Chinese:十泉里), is a street and historic district in
Gusu District Gusu District () is one of five urban districts and the main district of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It was created on 1 September 2012 by the merger of the three former districts of Canglang, Pingjiang, and Jinchang. Administrative division ...
(formerly the
Pingjiang District Pingjiang District () is a former district of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. The district had an area of and in 2001 the population was around 180,000. The postal code for Pingjiang District is 215005 and the telephone code is 0512. On 1 Septemb ...
), northeastern Suzhou,
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, China. It is a well-preserved area and is part of the so-called Old Town of Suzhou. In 2015, the Pingjiang Road Historical Block was added to the list of China's "National Historic and Cultural Streets".


Overview

The main street (Pingjiang Road) is located along Pingjiang He (Chinese:平江河) and is in length. It stretches from Ganjiang Donglu (Chinese:干将东路) in the south to Baita Road East (Chinese:白塔东路) in the northwest, near the
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and
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. The entire historic district covers an area of . The city of Suzhou was known as ''Pingjiang'' during Southern Song Dynasty. As a major thoroughfare of eastern Suzhou back then, the street carries on the former name of the city. It was featured in the map Pingjiang Tu (Chinese:平江图), produced in the year 1229. There are 51 smaller alleys intersecting the street. There are also about of canals within the historic district. In 2009, Pingjiang Road was listed as a ''Zhongguo Lishi Wenhua Mingjie'' (Chinese:中国历史文化名街, literally: Famous historical and cultural street of China), one of the first nine streets with such title across China. Along with
Shantang Street Shantang Street (; Suzhou Wu: Se daon ka, ), also known as Seven-mile Shantang (), is a street in northwestern Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The street connects Changmen () in the east with Huqiu in the west, with a total length of abo ...
, the area was also declared a ''Zhongguo Lishi Wenhua Jiequ'' (Chinese:中国历史文化街区, literally: Historical and cultural block of China) in 2015. A
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Travel article describes Pingjiang Road as less touristy than
Shantang Street Shantang Street (; Suzhou Wu: Se daon ka, ), also known as Seven-mile Shantang (), is a street in northwestern Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The street connects Changmen () in the east with Huqiu in the west, with a total length of abo ...
and states that it is "lined with houses that embody Suzhou’s style – graceful, simple and timeless. Pingjiang Road gives an insight into the leisurely existence of the city’s residents.
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centre of Suzhou's artistic life, lined with bookshops and local opera theatres. There are also several teahouses, where people gather for performances of traditional storytelling and ballad singing".
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(Ou Yuan), a noted Classical Garden located within the historic district, is part of the
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. Guanqian Street is also in walking distance. There are two national-class and 12 provincial-class protection units within the historic district. Pingjiang Road undergone a major renovation prior to the 28th Session of the
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which took place in Suzhou in 2004.


Bridges within the district

There are 18 stone bridges in the Pingjiang Road historic district. Among them, 12 bridges (or in their previous forms) are shown on the Song Dynasty ''Pingjiang Tu''. They are namely ''Sipo, Shou'an, Xuegao, Jiqing, Sujun, Zhong'an, Tongli, Huxingsi, Beikaiming, Tangjia, Zhumajiao'' and ''Xiaoxin''. 10 of the bridges are lying in the north–south direction, the other eight in the east–west direction. The historic district thus has the highest density of bridges across Suzhou.


The story of Hong Jun and Sai Jinhua

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, a scholar and diplomat temporarily residing on 27 Xuanqiao Lane, Pingjiang Road, met 20-year-old
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in 1886, then as a prostitute while on a flower boat. At the time Hong Jun was in mourning due to his mother's death. Hong Jun made Sai Jinhua his concubine one year after meeting her. Sai Jinhua followed Hong Jun in his diplomatic visits to
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, Sai Jinhua also gave birth to a daughter named ''Deguan''. The couple returned to Suzhou in 1893 and made 29 Xuanqiao Lane home, neighboring Hong Jun's former residence. However, two months after their return, Hong Jun became sick and died at age 55. Sai Jinhua was forced to leave the house after Hong's death and carried on her profession as a courtesan in
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Transportation

Pingjiang Road is within walking distance to the
Xiangmen Station Xiangmen Station () is a station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Gusu District of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1. References Railway stations in Jian ...
of Line 1,
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Gallery

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See also

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Pingjiang Subdistrict Pingjiang Subdistrict () is a township-level division of Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China ...


References


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* {{coord missing, Jiangsu Geography of Suzhou Gusu District History of Suzhou Tourist attractions in Suzhou