Nantang Old Street. /南塘老街。 [Photo by Tang Yan] 唐嚴攝
By Xu Zhuowei
Nantang Old Street is a commercial block where Ningbo's unique history and culture has been preserved. Consisting of South Street and North Street, the block is crisscrossed by 300 meters of lanes and alleyways lined with traditional residential buildings, shops, and ancestral worship halls.
南塘老街是展現寧波城市特征的歷史文化特色商業街區，分為南、北兩街。街區保留了三百多米的傳統街巷，現存居住院落、商鋪、祠堂等。
Most of the architecture at Nantang Old Street are residential homes built in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Their courtyards and gardens are tastefully adorned with traditional-style opera stages, decorative pavilions, and covered walkways.
老街建筑主要以明清的江南民居風格為主，建有戲臺、八角亭、風雨長廊等傳統建筑。
In 2012, Nantang Old Street was reopened after renewal, which preserved the historical and cultural legacy of the original architecture. Together, the shops, flagstone paths, crow-stepped gables, and waterfront docks form a charming portrait of a classic southern China water town.
2012年，南塘老街修繕重新開放，保留并體現原有街區的歷史風貌和人文風情。老街石板路、馬頭墻、河埠頭等組成的江南水鄉風貌令人流連忘返。