ningbo fun facts 101·legendary streets episode 7 junzi street -k8凯发官网

hey everyone. welcome to ningbo fun facts 101· legendary streets.today we are going to learn about the legend of junzi street. junzi, in chinese philosophy, refers to respectable people of great virtue. but what does it have to do with the street?

a few streets in ningbo derived names from yamen or barracks nearby. in the late years of the tang dynasty (618-907 a.d.), the then local governor huang sheng (859-909 a.d.) built a military camp school at the east edge of downtown ningbo for scholars and other talents. the camp, known as junzi camp, became an attraction and cultivated batches of assets for the operations room. in honor of huang, locals have since labeled the street nearby as junzi street. these days, residential buildings stand tall on both sides of the street. stores along the road sell not only colorful fabrics, but also delicacies and snacks of various flavors. on the sidewalks, the overlaying blue bricks add to an original back-to-nature charm. now, what else do you want to know about other streets and roads in ningbo? just leave comments below!

video: cai ke, yuan jitao
narration: yu keqiu
translator: pan wenjie (intern)
editor: pang jinyan
senior editor: lei junhu
editorial director: fan zhuojing
chief editor: zhang weifang