Pingyao Old Street, Hangzhou | The Fireworks and Poetry of a Thousand-Year-Old Town

Pingyao Old Street - a great place for a day trip from Hangzhou! 📍Address: North of the intersection of Liyao Street and Waiyao Street, Yuhang District, Hangzhou Pingyao Old Street is located in the northwest suburbs of Hangzhou, in the core area of the 5A scenic town of Pingyao Town, Yuhang District. It is adjacent to Tiaoxi River, backed by Yaoshan Mountain, and connected to Liangzhu 🌳. The intangible cultural heritage district of Yuhang Pingyao Old Street is a major highlight✨. It is home to four intangible cultural heritage venues: the Pottery Museum, the Yuhang Paper Umbrella Museum, the Jade Carving Museum, and the Kite Museum 🎨. In the Pottery Museum, you can learn about pottery making and make your own pottery works to feel the changes of clay at your fingertips. In the Yuhang Paper Umbrella Museum, you can learn about the thousand-year history of Chinese paper umbrellas and the traditional umbrella-making techniques inherited by Yuhang paper umbrellas. The exquisite paper umbrellas seem to hold up the misty rain of Jiangnan 🌂. The jade carvings in Liangzhu culture are even more significant. In the Jade Carving Museum, you can learn about and even experience the process of making a jade piece to feel the wisdom and culture of the ancients 💎. In September 2014, Yuhang kites were included in the "Hangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage" protection list. In the Kite Museum, you can make a kite by yourself and fly it in the spring sky, which is also a lot of fun 🪁 🌈