Dongbu Ancient Street has witnessed a century of glory and periods of stagnation

Dongbu Ancient Street is unassuming and ancient, and had it not been for the search along the way to Yaoli Ancient Town, one would not know of this peaceful historical juncture. It is not a tourist spot, devoid of commercialism, and is a part of the historical years. 📍Detailed Address: You can locate the ancient dock of Dongbu Ancient Street in the Yaoli scenic area, which is one of the stops in the larger Yaoli scenic area. It is about 45 kilometers from Jingdezhen city center and 12 kilometers from Yaoli Ancient Town. ❤Recommended Reason: Dongbu Ancient Street rose to prominence due to the mining and transportation of kaolin clay, and it was an important mineral transport and commercial trade center on the ancient Huizhou-Raozhou trail, once one of the four famous streets of ancient Fuliang. ✅Must Experience: Walking down the steps from the stone bridge will take you to the ancient street. The street is one li long, with dozens of shops distributed along it, which in the past were mostly operated by Hui merchants. The signs of their businesses are still faintly visible, commonly known as the water dock. In ancient times, the street mainly dealt in daily necessities, cloth, tobacco and alcohol, workshops, and inns, serving kaolin miners, local residents, and passing merchants. The single-wheel carts that transported grain have been coming and going for hundreds of years, grinding deep grooves into the stone slabs of the street. The ancient commercial street prospered due to the mining and transportation of kaolin clay. Over the past 100 years, the single-wheel carts have smoothed the stone slabs in the deep grooves through their back-and-forth transportation. The Dongbu Ancient Street Museum is a small storefront within a row of wooden buildings, with a ticket price of 15 yuan. If you have already purchased the 110 yuan through ticket for the Yaoli scenic area, you can visit it along the way. Occasionally, you will see a path leading to the river next to the ancient street; stoop to pass under the floor and you will reach the riverbank. Across the river was the former dock, now commemorated by a stone stele of Dongbu. The small river meanders towards Yaoli Ancient Town. The ancient dock was a mining-specific dock for transporting kaolin clay to Jingdezhen, and it is still well-preserved. In ancient times, people from Duchang and Wuyuan engaged in the transport of clay here, forming boat associations. They were responsible for loading and unloading kaolin clay and boat transport, as well as repairing boats, docks, and bridges. Seven docks were controlled by different boat associations. Walking along the ancient street to a covered bridge, crossing the swaying stone bridge, you arrive at the opposite bank. Clear signs for Gaoling National Mine Park and Dongbu mark exactly where this place is. Next to the wooden bridge, a bridgehead local cuisine restaurant is the only small restaurant on the ancient street. Next to the big banyan tree, an old lady is selling cakes, 5 yuan each for a pickled vegetable filling, and her income today is 5 cakes, 25 yuan.