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Tunxi Old Street

Tunxi Old Street is situated in the center of Tunxi District, the location of Huangshan City Government.

It dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), with centuries-old history. Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) moved his seat of government to Lin'an (now is Hangzhou), when many architects and workmen were conscripted to construct the new capital. After returning to their hometown, they imitated the structural style to build architecture along the street, so Tunxi Ancient Street was formed. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a merchant in Anhui invested money to build 47 stores so as to attract businessmen, which contributed to the communication of it with outside world. Gradually it developed into the distribution center for materials in and out of Anhui in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Tunxi Old Street is paved with maroon flagstones with a total length of 1,273 meters (about 1,392 yards), of which 895 meters (about 979 yards) is the pedestrian commercial street. Shops standing on both sides are generally of two or three floors, which feature the local Anhui style of stone base, brick construction and tile roof. The layout of these buildings commonly takes on the appearance of shops in front while houses and workshops are to the rear. Once a professor from America was amazed by it and he said he had found an Oriental Ancient Rome. Nowadays Tunxi Ancient Street is also used as a natural studio for films and TV series.

Huangshan Tunxi Old Street

Ink Slabs Shop

There are two well-known museums in Tunxi Old Street. One is the Tunxi Museum with a display of furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties on the first floor and an exhibition of calligraphy, paintings and china upstairs. The other is Wancuilou, a four-storey structure which is the first private museum of ancient architectural style. Famous ink stones and the four treasures of study, writing brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs and paper are displayed or for sale on the first floor. Here you can find the biggest inkstone weighing more than 12,500 kilograms (about 27,558 pounds). Cultural relics and other artworks collected by the owner of the museum are exhibited on the second floor.

Along the Tunxi Old Street there are many shops that have existed for over one hundred years. Curios and knick-knacks including inkstones, brushes, local teas, and Mao badges can also be found. It is a paradise for tourists to buy souvenirs rich in Chinese culture with comparatively lower prices and is a must-see when you are traveling in Huangshan City.

Deyanglou Restaurant

Pickles Store

How to get to Tunxi Old Street

1. Take bus 1 to Ermalu.
2. Take bus 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, or 21 to Yuzhong Huayuan.

Entrance Fee	Free
Opening Hours	Whole day
Recommended Time for a Visit	At least one hour

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Questions & Answers on Tunxi Old Street

Asked by Chow from SINGAPORE | May. 18, 2019 17:42

Travel to Huangshan tunxi acient street

From North Railway Station huating boutique hostel , how do i travel to the tuncxi ancient street. How long will it take ?
Also for the same hostel to huangshan mountain ? How long will it takes and how to travel ? Is there 2 days pass ticket for the huangshan mountain? Would like to take 2days to complete the mountain. Kindly advise total of 3days stay at huangshan all the 2places we intend to go , is it possible?

Answers (1)

Answered by Helen from USA | May. 20, 2019 02:21

Is it North Station Huiting Boutique Hostel? If yes, you can take Bus Line 21 to Quyiyuan Station and then walk southwest about 1km to the old street. It takes about 70 mins.

To the mountain area, you can take a bus from the transport center near North Railway Station. It takes about 50 minutes and the bus fare is CNY20.

You can re-enter the mountain from the same entrance if you have registered. However, if you stay overnight on the mountain, you don't have to register. It is possible to cover the 2 places within 3 days.

Asked by stella from INDONESIA | May. 02, 2019 08:39

Transportation from Tunxi Old Street to Huangshan Scenic Area

Hi all, I will be traveling with my family at the end of this May 2019.
we will take train from Beijing South station to Huangshan North station.

we booked 2 nights at TunXi Old Street International Youth Hostel.
Q #1: what kind of transportation should we take from North Station to our hostel? Is it bus? and how much approximately?

on the second day, we would like to visit the mountain scenic area.
Q #2: what kind of transportation we can use to get to Yunqu cable car main entrance HS?
I heard that there are only government bus who can access to mountain scenic area.

thank you so much before

Answers (3)

Answered by Victoria from UNITED KINGDOM | May. 06, 2019 02:17

1. You can take Bus Line 21 from the railway station to Quyiyuan. Then walk south about 800m to the hotel.

2. You can take a bus from Tunxi Bus Station to Huangshan transfer center and the bus departs from 5:30 to 17:00 every 20 minutes. Then take a tourist bus to the cable car station. The tourist bus is operated by scenic area.

Answered by stella from INDONESIA | May. 26, 2019 10:22

Hi, May I know how is the bus arrangement from Huangshan Area go back to Tunxi Old Street? I might take two ways cable car. Is there any specific or Bus# should I take?

Answered by Victoria from UNITED KINGDOM | May. 26, 2019 19:11

Take a bus from transfer center to the street. There is no bus number and you can ask for the name of street directly. The bus departs from 6:00 to 17:30 every 15 mins.

Asked by hazwwn from MALAYSIA | May. 02, 2019 04:11

How to go Huangshan Tunxi Ancient Town from Tunxi Bus Station?

Answers (1)

Answered by Karel from AUSTRALIA | May. 06, 2019 00:55

You can take a taxi directly and it takes about CNY10.

If you want to take a bus, Bus Line 21/10 is available. You can get off at Quyiyuan Station, then walk southwest about 1km to the street.

Asked by E San from SINGAPORE | Dec. 18, 2018 00:01

travel from Guangzhou to huangshan by high speed train,reach 3pm.

Would like to go to the yellow mountain.
kindly share with us where shall we stay ? Tunxi or directly go to Huangshan Cheng Jin Hotel. what is the distance from tunxi to huangshan ?

Answers (1)

Answered by Polly from USA | Dec. 20, 2018 01:00

You are advised to take Chengjin Hotel in Tangkou because is much nearer to the scenic area. In addition, the distance from Tunxi to the mountain is about 110km.