【雲上嶺南】Chaozhou's Paifang street, a shared cultural relic, belongs to all Chaozhouers at home and abr

Paifang (Memorial Arch), a traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure, can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty (B.C770-B.C256). Paifang street is the oldest street in modern Chaozhou but in ancient times it was also the most prosperous one. Walking through it, every Paifang building is in order with complex stone carvings and paintings. They recorded the history of Chaozhou and the great contributions that Chaozhouers hadmadeto the social and economic development of the city. Nowadays, the rebuilt Paifang has increased Chaozhouers' cohesion, becoming a new symbol of Chaozhou's tourism.

牌坊，是中国特有的门洞式建筑，在周朝（公元前770年-前256年）的时候已经存在。牌坊街，是潮州最古老的街道，也是古代潮州府城最繁华的街区。漫步其中，一座座牌坊临街而立，繁复的石雕彩绘间承载着潮州的文化史，细数着潮人对社会经济发展曾作出的巨大贡献。如今修复后的牌坊街更增强了潮人的凝聚力，成为潮州旅游的新亮点。