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City South has been the residential area for thousands of years due to Qinhuai River and the prosperous economy. It had developed its unique urban rhythm independent from the royal families' over centuries.Till Nan TANG, the ruler incorporated City South as City South in order to see monetary support for the royal family as well as protecting the local economy. 

Zhonghua Gate was Nan Gate then, which divided the residential/commercial areas as the east and the west. While the West and the East of Zhonghua Gate were equally famous for its handcraft-commercial activities over dynasties, the East was more disturbed from MING's capital migration (to Beijing) due to the sudden vacancy of residence. Why? Because the Fangxiang Regulation by MING put similar profession in the same residential area, thus extraction of the entire residential zone as the capital migration happened. Later on, the vacant areas were adopted by the rich and the powerful.

Today, most of the residential area of City South and East of Zhonghua Gate were in MING and QING style. In recent years, East of ZHonghua Gate has been developed as a tourism attraction that celebrate local handcrafts, artists, and businesses. It is even more favorable than Confuscious Temple for locals to tour around for the refreshing look of the architecture. LIBRAIRIE AVANT-GARDE Bookstore opened Junhui Bookstore inside, which is one of my favorite among LAG's creation. The local foods are also quite decent. 

    东吴时期居民区就在城南,在南唐之前一直独立发展,与政权无关。《吴都赋》记载了东吴居民区的繁华。南唐金陵城城门城墙重建之后,囊括了秦淮河下游。于是,以南门为界,城墙和河流之间各形成一个三角:门东边的三角称为门东,门西边的三角称为门西。南门的南北分别有长干桥和镇淮桥,是市民来往的咽喉地带。

    南京从古至今的精华部分和经济活力,很大程度上来源于市民文化商贸的积淀。门西自南唐就是是手工商业作坊的聚集地1。门东类似门西,但是在明朝初期,匠户十分聚集,并且随明成祖北迁留下很大一片空地。《明史-舆服制-宫室制度》曾经不允许军民用这片土地,但是这个禁令随着时间推移逐渐松驰,逐渐放开土地使用权。门东的凤凰台和杏花村成为明朝豪宅区,很多官僚大夫,比如徐达、汤和、常遇春。今天,除了甘熙故居依然作为景点存在,其他府邸大多不存,只是道路名称留下了住客的故事而已:瞻园路曾是徐达府邸所在、信府河是大将汤和、常府街是常遇春的府邸所在。大多存在的古建筑形式是明清的民居。

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老城南-老门东
City south - East of Zhonghua Gate

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老门东在近几年被规划为除了夫子庙、明瓦廊以外的南京古街区,受到广大市民游客的喜爱。不仅有老南京小吃,还有风情商贸街和古色古香的民居。先锋书店旗下的骏惠书屋更是给老门东增添一份文艺气息。夏天的蝉声和风里的味道是很多老南京记忆里不能抹去的部分。

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老门东。蒋百万故居,上江考棚。青石板、马头墙、花格窗、箍木桶、磨剪刀、马头牌冰棒

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