Every city has an alley that has witnessed celebrity allusions and past prosperity, which is the epitome of the city’s history.
For Wuxi, Xiao Lou Xiang is the alley. After ten years of renovation, Xiao Louxiang that almost has been forgotten is re-emerged in front of people.
When you stand in front of the decorated archway of Xiao Lou Xiang in Xinsheng Road, you seem to be standing at the junction of two eras. On the one hand, it is the gentle and romantic ancient lane of Jiangnan; on the other hand, it is modern buildings made of reinforced concrete.
The newly opened Xiao Lou Xiang is 300 meters long, including the top ten attractions such as Tanshi Ancestral Hall, Fushou Tang, Laihe Lou, Yi Yuan, Xiujiang Tang, Zhang Mengsu’s House, and General’s Mansion and so on. All of them will be free for Chinese and foreign tourists.
Multiple formats from different places such as Greece, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and so on are introduced into Xiao Lou Xiang, among which 60% brands enter Wuxi at the first time. In addition to Xiao Manyuan, Jingli, Golden Oliver and other popular stores, there are time-honored brands like the Lou Shanglou, Yang Qinghe, Xi He and so on. You can explore thousands of years of wind and rain in the alleys, and you can also feel the lasting charms of urban construction.
In the future, Xiao Lou Xiang will also organize some activities irregularly such as “Xiao Lou Xiang Flower Festival”, “Xiao Lou Xiang Intangible Cultural Festival” and “Jiangnan Digital Art Festival” etc.
