Street Tells: Dong Zhongshu Cultural Street in Dezhou

Editor's Note: 2024 Shandong High-Quality Cultural and Tourism Industry Development Conference opened in Linyi on April 25. To promote the international influence of the two-day event, Zailinyi, the app of Linyi’s leading news agency Linyi Daily, publishes a series of bilingual reports focus on old streets and ancient towns in cities across Shandong Province. Published in English and Chinese with the name of Street Tells (《一街，一世界》), the series aim to tap and show the profound cultural deposits and historical remains behind the old streets or ancient towns in different cities of Shandong. Jinan, Qingdao, Heze, Weifang, Dezhou and Rizhao join in the series, further enriching the stories of Street Tells.

Dong Zhongshu Cultural Street runs north and south along Shawang river in Dezhou.

Pavilions, boats, corridors and halls shimmering among willows and waves add a finishing touch to the cultural street. Sculptures and potted landscapes featured traditional Chinese culture and folk art spread over the street.

Here are sites of natural beautiful and cultural significance, serving as the major place for local people in Dezhou to spend leisure time.

Handmade articles titled Intangible Cultural Heritage are main business in this cultural street, witnessing an integration of old handicrafts and new fashions.