Introduction to ancient streets and alleys: There are 18 ancient streets and alleys of the Ming and Qing Dynasties completely preserved in the town. These streets and alleys are paved with strips or square stone slabs, with stone steps usually one meter wide on both sides. Streets and alleys are mostly named based on their location, characteristics, or concentration of merchant activities. Such as Sheep Street, Xizi Alley, etc. Xizi Alley is the representative of the ancient streets of Lizhuang. It is a small alley named after the processing and sales of straw mats in the past by front shops and back factories. It was built in the early Qing Dynasty and is 60 meters long. , only 2.5 meters wide, with two-story houses with wooden structures and blue tile roofs on both sides.

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