广州民国老街：永庆坊，Guangzhou Old Street: Yongqing Fang

永庆坊位于广州市荔湾区西关核心区。永庆坊所在地西关街区，是明清时期中国对外通商与文化交流的重要口岸，著名外贸商埠 “十三行”旧址。自清末起至民国时期，永庆坊逐渐成为新兴士绅富商阶层、军政名人的居住生活和社交聚集地，也因此孕育了西关美食、粤剧武术与手工艺等文化、艺术精华。
永庆坊有广州保存最为完整的中西合璧风格的民国建筑和骑楼建筑群、百年老店，具有厚重的历史文化积淀。这里不仅保存着丰富的历史遗迹和传统文化，还注入了现代商业气息，成为一个兼具“西关风味”与“现代时髦”的代表。永庆坊以其独特的魅力吸引八方游客，成为广州的一张亮丽名片。
Yongqing Fang is located in the core area of Xiguan, Liwan District, Guangzhou City. Xiguan District was an important port for China's foreign trade and cultural exchanges during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the former site of the famous foreign trade port "Thirteen Rows". From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Yongqing Fang has gradually become the residential life and social gathering place of the emerging gentry, rich businessmen and military and political celebrities, it has also bred the cultural and artistic essence of Xiguan cuisine, Cantonese opera, martial arts and handicrafts.
Yongqing Fang has the most well preserved blend of Chinese and Western style Republican architecture and arcade buildings in Guangzhou, as well as century old shops, with a rich historical and cultural heritage. This place not only preserves rich historical relics and traditional culture, but also injects modern commercial atmosphere, becoming a representative of both "Xiguan flavor" and "modern fashion". Yongqing Fang attracts tourists from all over with its unique charm, becoming a shining business card of Guangzhou.