Where Imperial Hangzhou Shops On – A 1,000-Year-Old Street That Never Retired"

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Stroll the same flagstones where Song dynasty merchants traded silk for spices, now lined with AI tea blenders, shadow puppet theaters, and artisans hand-carving West Lake-inspired mahjong tiles—a bustling time capsule where every storefront whispers of dynasties past.

✔ TIMELESS FINDS
→ Hu Qing Yu Tang– China’s oldest running pharmacy(since 1874) with deer antler grinding demos
→ Dragon Beard Candy – Watch sugar transform into 15,000 silken threads in 90 seconds
→ Hidden Courtyards – Converted into stealth speakeasies behind calligraphy shops

Post by Winnie21 | Aug 5, 2025

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