Fotang，China’s Historical Cultural Famous Town

Fotang Town of Yiwu City was recently granted China’s Historical Cultural Famous Town by Ministry of Construction of the PRC and State Admini stration of Cultural Heritage .
The ancient street in Fotang is 2000 meters l ong ，and has about 100 important historical buildings and traditional folk houses integrated with unique local woodcarving，brick carving and stonework. Fotang also has tangible cultural her i tage l ike ances tral temples，torii，float bridges and piers and abundant intangible cultural heritage such as local traditional festivals and customs .
Fotang town has a long history with deep cultural deposits，especially from th e Ming and Qing Dynasties，and cultures of farming and trade in Fotang are important parts of the ancient civilization of Yiwu . The conservation and continuation of Fotang’s history and cul ture for thousands of years has been coherent with painstaking efforts of generations of the Fotang people and cultural workers . This granting is not only the affirmation and encouragement to the work of protecting Fotang culture but also a spur on the work to conserve Yiwu culture.