ningbo fun facts 101·legendary streets episode 13 hecheng road -k8凯发官网

for this episode, i will escort you to baihe subdistrict and visit hecheng road, a place with rich historical origins. local documentary yinxian annals reads that about 750 years ago, a shrine in memory of the great poet he zhizhang was built beside linlang weir. in 1368, wang dao offered a piece of land for its relocation. since then, the shrine has been known as “hecheng shrine”. it is said that during he’s service in mingzhou (ancient name of ningbo), he gained support and respect from the locals. therefore, in ningbo, many structures have been built in his honor. for instance, the road ahead of hecheng shrine was also named after “hecheng”. in modern days, the shrine was reconstructed into a part of ningbo no. 7 middle school which was previously known as dazhong middle school. and this shrine turned into its lecture hall. nowadays, at the previous site of no.7 middle school on hecheng road, zhen’an primary school came into being. with tall buildings standing on both sides, hecheng road commonly runs into busy traffic. nearby, baihe food market is always crowded with customers. over the past decade, the road has seen dazzling changes. but the grey bricks, shop signs and cubic stones for resting remain and are still endowed with the poetic flavor of he zhizhang. 

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video: cai ke, pan wenjie (intern)
narration: yu keqiu

translator: wang fang (correspondent), pan wenjie

proofreaders: huang dawang, puyang rong, jason mowbray

editor: li teying

senior editor: li xiuqin

editorial director: qian hao

chief editor: chen jianhong