Caozhou Ancient City.

✈️ Heze, the ancient city of Caozhou, has built a new Caozhou Old City. It is actually a combination of several streets. 1️⃣ On Qixi Festival, I strolled around looking for food. It seems that every city has an old street, and Heze's old street is called "Caozhou Ancient City." 2️⃣ Caozhou Ancient City is located in the old city of Heze, Shandong Province. From the Northern Wei to the Jin Dynasty, the ancient city of Chengshi existed for more than 600 years, and from the Jin Dynasty to the Republic of China, Caozhou Ancient City existed for more than 800 years. Caozhou was established in the first year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (578 AD). Due to the impact of the Yellow River floods, the location of the state city has changed several times. In the 11th year of the Ming Dynasty (1446 AD), Fan Xizheng, the governor of Caozhou, planned the city, divided the residential areas, established government offices, and built Confucian schools. Streets were initially formed, laying the foundation for the old city of Heze. 3️⃣ It is said that the historical old city of Heze was square, with a side length of 3 li and a circumference of 12 li. There were 7 vertical and 7 horizontal streets in the city, intersecting like a chessboard. The intersections were called corners, and the streets were divided into sections, collectively called alleys. In the Qing Dynasty, there were 32 east-west alleys and 26 north-south alleys, totaling 58. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933 AD), the streets were unified and named, with 36 east-west streets and 36 north-south streets, totaling 72. 4️⃣ I asked a local colleague, who said that this ancient city was also rebuilt later, with complete buildings and towers, various internet-famous snacks, and photo spots. Many newly built ancient cities have become snack and travel photo markets. It is more interesting to have a little historical and cultural mix. Otherwise, you can only search online and learn later. Let's see if this ancient city is a real ancient city.