[2025 Gaoyou Attraction] Travel Guide for Tongxing Pawnshop (Updated Apr)

There is a treasure town called Gaoyou in Jiangsu Province. It is a famous historical and cultural city with many national key cultural relics protection units. Among them is a pawnshop from the Qing Dynasty, which is also a national key cultural relic protection unit. Moreover, this pawnshop was actually a private property secretly set up in Gaoyou by Heshen, a corrupt official during the Qianlong period. This shop belonged to Heshen's secret property. [Yeah] Gaoyou Pawnshop is located at No. 19 Renmin Road in the historical and cultural district in the north of Gaoyou City. It is also known as Beimen Pawnshop and was opened in the early Qing Dynasty. The Gaoyou Pawnshop faces south and has a nearly square floor plan, about 60 meters long from east to west and 55 meters deep from north to south. It covers an area of ​​about 3,300 square meters and has a construction area of ​​2,700 square meters. The building is a traditional brick and wood structure with blue brick walls, small tile roof, and gable roof. Gaoyou Pawnshop adopts a courtyard-style layout. Gaoyou Pawnshop provides an important window for studying the special facility functions of this special industry, and also provides physical materials for studying the pawn system and residential architecture in Jiangsu area during the Qing Dynasty. [TeaDrinker] On May 25, 2006, Gaoyou Pawnshop was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Gaoyou Pawnshop was opened in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Its name was Tongxing and it was said to be the private property of Heshen, a powerful official in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, there were several pawnshops in Gaoyou City. This pawnshop was the largest and had been in business the longest. Because it was located outside the north gate of Gaoyou City, the locals called it Bei Dangdian. After Heshen's downfall, the government became private and changed hands several times. In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, Ma Shijie became the largest shareholder of the pawnshop, which was later run exclusively by He Zi. [Congratulate]

The Tongxing Pawnshop in Gaoyou, also known as the North Gate Pawnshop, was established in the early Qing Dynasty. It is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient pawnshops in China. It is said that the pawnshop was owned by the Qing Dynasty official Heshen. After Heshen's downfall, it became a private pawnshop and changed hands several times. The building has five rows and five courtyards, with more than 80 rooms. The building is a traditional brick and wood structure, with blue brick walls, small tile roofs, and gable roofs, arranged in a courtyard layout. If you are interested in the ancient pawn industry or history and culture, the Tongxing Pawnshop is worth a visit. Before visiting, you can learn some relevant historical background knowledge in advance to better appreciate the cultural connotations. Since the pawnshop is located in the old city, it is not easy to find and there is no parking nearby, so it is more convenient to take a taxi and stop directly at the door.

Gaoyou Pawnshop is located at No. 19 Renmin Road, north of Gaoyou City, also known as the North Gate Pawnshop, established in the early Qing Dynasty. The pawnshop building faces north and south, with a nearly square plan, about 60 meters long from east to west, about 55 meters deep from south to north, covering an area of about 3,300 square meters, and a building area of 2,700 square meters. The building is a traditional brick-wood structure with blue brick walls, small tile roofs, and hard mountain tops. Gaoyou Pawnshop adopts a courtyard layout. Gaoyou Pawnshop provides an important window for studying the special facilities functions of this special industry, and also provides physical materials for studying the pawn system and residential architecture in Jiangsu during the Qing Dynasty. On May 25, 2006, Gaoyou Pawnshop was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Gaoyou Pawnshop was established in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, with the name Tongxing, and was rumored to be the private property of the Qing Dynasty's powerful minister and arsenic. At that time, there were several pawnshops in Gaoyou City, and this pawnshop was the largest and longest-running. Because it was located outside the north gate of Gaoyou City, locals commonly referred to it as the North Pawnshop. After the fall of arsenic, it turned into a civilian pawnshop, and its owner changed several times. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Ma Shijie became the largest shareholder of the pawnshop, and later it was operated exclusively by He Zi.