Jining Zhugan Lane is in Zhugan Lane.

Jining bamboo pole lane is located in the south bank of the old canal in Jining City, Shandong Province. The total length is about 2 Li, and the shops on the west side of the street are mostly hard mountain houses with 2 -3 floors and 5 bays, with beams and columns in front of the building. Including Zhugan Lane, Zhifang Street, Hanshiqiao Street, Zhidian Street, Qingping Lane, Sheng Da Lane, Yongfeng Lane and Dazhakou Henan Street, this large block of He Lin. In fact, it is made up of five streets connected end to end. From Dongda Temple to the west are Zhifang Street, South Korea Shiqiao Street and Zhidian Street. From Dongda Temple to the south are Zhugan Lane and Xiaozhaoweng City.

The appearance of Zhugan Lane appeared with the canal digging in Yuan Dynasty. Since the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was diverted to Jining in the Yuan Dynasty, it has gradually developed into a famous handicraft workshop area in Jining, mainly engaged in bamboo weaving, local products and groceries. The architectural pattern of "front store, back factory, lower store and upper residence" has a strong national flavor. It is a typical block that reflects the general business situation of Jining in Ming and Qing Dynasties, directly reflects the cultural characteristics of Jining Canal, and has a strong charm of Jiangnan water town. 1985 was announced by Jining Municipal People's Government as a municipal cultural relics protection unit, and Dongda Temple at the northern end of Zhugan Lane was announced as a provincial cultural relics protection unit by Shandong Provincial People's Government on 1977.

Five streets in Zhugan Lane start from Jishikou (now Rencheng Road) in the west, end at Shunhe Mosque in the east, turn south, and end at Xiaozhakou Bridge, just like a "bending ruler". From the layout, these houses are all built along the river, and the streets are also curved along the river. Between the river and the street, there are many alleys perpendicular to it, such as Qingning Lane, Yongfeng Lane, Shen Da Lane and Qingping Lane. All these lead to the pier on the bank of the canal. The locals call the old dragon playing in the water, Dongda Temple as the dragon head, and the dragon head plunged into the Grand Canal, forming a one-stop playing in the water. The winding bamboo pole lane is the dragon's body, and the left and right alleys such as Qingning Lane, Yongfeng Lane and Sheng Da Lane are the dragon's claws. It is said that the original well in the alley was not used for drawing water, but for nailing water. If Dongda Temple is regarded as a bright pearl, the two winding streets from Dongda Temple to the west and south are like two dragons, which form two dragons with Dongda Temple.

Jining is the largest bamboo market in Shandong, and most bamboo workshops in Jining are concentrated in Zhugan Lane. There were 37 in the late Qing Dynasty and 60 in the Republic of China, before the Anti-Japanese War 130. Until today, Zhugan Lane is still the base camp of Jining bamboo industry.

Bamboo merchants go to the south to purchase bamboo, tie bamboo strips with a length of more than ten meters and a thickness of twenty or thirty centimeters, and then pile some tiny bamboo and bamboo on them to make pens and cigarette sticks. Some of them were tied to the sides of the Royal Cao Yun ship and taken to Jining. At that time, a large number of water transport fleets were tied with many bamboo poles on both sides. The advantage is that when the ship passes through the sluice, the lock will not collide, even if the bamboo poles are separated from each other, the impact force can be reduced and it is relatively safe. When encountering wind and waves during transportation, a large number of bamboo poles can also increase the buoyancy of the ship, thus reducing the risk of sinking. These bamboos were shipped to Jining for cheap sale. In this way, a large number of Phyllostachys pubescens have accumulated on the south bank of the canal, and the number of years can reach more than one million kilograms. Gradually formed a bamboo street, resulting in a bamboo lane. Later, with the development and prosperity of bamboo industry, bamboo shops also extended from bamboo pole lane to nearby Zhifang Street, Hanshiqiao Street and Zhipu Street, forming a bamboo pole lane in a big concept. Because the two sides of Zhugan Lane are mostly two-story pavilion-style pavement buildings, which are simple and elegant, small and exquisite, and the organizational system of its front shop and back square has both the exquisiteness of Jiangnan water town and the heavy feeling of the north, so it is also known as "Little Suzhou in the North of the Yangtze River".

The buildings in Zhugan Lane have a unique charm. There is a pavilion on the second floor, and below it are fully opened movable door panels, bright pavements, square bricks and tiles, and bluestone slabs. It's fresh and cool when walking. The building is built along the river, criss-crossing and winding, forming a unique style of trading in front of the door and taking a boat in the backyard. The buildings are connected with each other, and the heights are scattered and ups and downs. The attic is a facade below, and most of them are places where apprentices and buddies rest and stay. In more than 100 years, the architecture of Zhugan Lane has been improved several times by southern craftsmen and renovated by northern masons, so it has both North and South styles. Known as the "Flower of Jeju", the bamboo basket has attracted the favor of merchants all over the world. Bamboo products, calligraphy and painting antiques, teahouses, pubs and brothels are everywhere. The two poems, "Businessmen seek profits and restaurants make noise", aptly describe the prosperity at that time.

The bamboo industry in Zhugan Lane in Jining prospered because of canal digging, and the bamboo weaving technology also benefited from the teaching of bamboo weaving artists in Jiangnan. With the opening of the canal, skilled bamboo weavers from the south of the Yangtze River also came to Jining along the canal. They set up a shop by the river, opened a library to collect apprentices and taught technology. With saws, bamboo knives and hand drills as the main tools, bamboo is made into thick, thin and thin bamboo strips according to categories and uses, and then woven into novel, exquisite, lightweight and practical bamboo products.

The bamboo industry in Zhugan Lane is divided into several occupations according to the types of materials, and they call it "line" to engage in different occupations. For example, those who specialize in bamboo products, such as tying brooms, twisting whips, carrying shoulder poles and weaving baskets, are called sliver shops, which are rough in workmanship and do not need deep processing after selecting materials; Specially made wedding sedan chairs are called sedan chairs, mostly made of octagonal, with thick and fine workmanship; Cage shops engaged in weaving birdcages are basically meticulous work based on the selection of materials. A birdcage has to go through nearly ten processes, such as touching the pole, rowing the pole, lifting the pole and pulling the pole, before it can be made into a basket. Weaving a birdcage involves nearly a hundred processes from beginning to end. These products can be roughly divided into four categories:

(1) Whips and bamboo poles: whip tips, three strands, four strands, wormwood, bamboo poles, bamboo poles, bamboo brooms, bamboo tubes, bamboo rakes, household bamboo poles, bamboo ladders, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo tea trays, kite line crutches, etc. Used to drive away livestock.

(2) Weaving bamboo wares: baskets, baskets, screens, chicken covers, pink covers, bean filters, oil rings, pink diamond, fishing cages, etc.

(3) Bird cages and insect cages: all kinds of square cages, round cages, special lark cages, thrush cages, eye-catching cages, parrot cages, all kinds of cages for catching birds and even the smallest cages. The products are exquisite in workmanship, exquisite and elegant.

(4) Sedan chair furniture: all kinds of bamboo beds, chairs, stools, sedan chairs, etiquette chairs (umbrellas, fans, Hua Gun, skirt lights, etc.). ) used in festivals, sedan chairs, beds, chairs and other products are lighter and have more wood, which is suitable for use in mountainous areas.

From the grade of bamboo woven products, coarse woven bamboo woven products are mostly simple, ranging from bamboo baskets and baskets, bamboo doors, air doors and bamboo beds to fly swatter in winter. The finer ones are bamboo chopsticks, bamboo curtains and bamboo mats. In the old society, from the dam grain line to ordinary farmers, there were no bamboo curtains woven by bamboo poles. More exquisite bamboo products include bamboo boxes, bamboo baskets and so on. There are many colors, big and small, square and round, long and flat.

To make a bamboo basket of traditional handicrafts, there are many delicate processes, from breaking bamboo to pulling, dipping, dyeing and weaving. Weave the words "auspicious" and "rich" on it, and then weave different patterns of flowers, birds, insects and fish to set off. The bottom of the basket is also exquisite, mostly because the round bottom supports the drum cavity. The crescent-shaped basket handle is equipped with a beautiful basket cover with bright colors. Such a bamboo basket with novel design, novel composition and wonderful changes is simply a beautiful work of art, which has both appreciation value and practical value, and the reputation of "Flower of Jeju" is well deserved. But now there are not many bamboo weavers with this superb technology, and their skills are facing loss. If it is not excavated as soon as possible, it will be difficult for future generations to appreciate this kind of bamboo weaving art.

Jining is an important town in southwest Shandong in history, with convenient land and water transportation, which has brought a broad market for bamboo products sales. Bamboo products in Zhugan Lane radiate to the vast rural areas of Fiona Fang. When farmers near Jining enter the city, most of them will pass by Zhugan Lane and get back the bamboo products they need. Some merchants from afar sold the bamboo wares in Zhugan Lane to Cao (Zhou) and Yi (Zhou), or sold them to Beijing (Beijing) and Tianjin (Tianjin) along the way with the water fleet.

Before liberation, the bamboo industry in Jining reached its peak. At this time, in addition to five large bamboo products stores, there are many famous shops and bamboo workshops such as Xiangtai, Shunxing and Taimao 100. However, in the war-torn years, excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes were a dime a dozen, coupled with difficulties in transportation, lack of raw materials and blocked sales, bamboo production in Zhugan Lane was temporarily depressed, and many shops and workshops closed down one after another, which inevitably led to the depression of "fewer and fewer cars and horses at her doorstep".

After liberation, with the social stability, the development of industrial and agricultural production and the continuous improvement of water conservancy facilities, some large shops began to haul a large number of bamboos with motorized barges. After the Yanji Railway was restored, bamboo in the south of the Yangtze River turned to Yanzhou along the Jinpu line and came to Jining. At this point, the long-lost Zhugan Lane gradually "wakes up". With the needs of production and social development, craftsmen engaged in bamboo production began to take the road of mutual assistance and cooperation. 1954 organized Hong Guang, Liming and other production groups. 1956 based on small collective mutual aid groups (production groups), the shops and workshops operating the bamboo industry were United, and bamboo production cooperatives such as Hong Guang, Liming and Jianxin were established. In order to facilitate management, Jianxin, Hong Guang and Liming Bamboo Cooperatives were renamed as First, Second and Third Bamboo Cooperatives respectively. 1958, the First Bamboo Society was renamed Jianxin Bamboo and Rattan Factory, with more than 300 workers, and the heavy bamboo lane moved to Yuehe South Street.

Smooth water transport brings the scene of smooth goods and merchants gathering in Jining. On the river, waterwheels, fresh boats, clippers, horse boats, supply boats, patrol boats, salt patrol boats and private commercial cargo ships shuttle back and forth. The drums of waterwheels, the shouts of Ding Wei and the songs of trackers come and go day and night. Fur and medicinal materials in the north, silk, bamboo, tea and ceramics in the south followed, and the grain, cotton and oil rich in hundreds of counties in Shandong, Hebei, Henan and Anhui were shipped abroad, and businessmen from north and south gathered here. In Jining City, merchants from nine provinces have set up seven guild halls, all of which are arranged around Zhugan Lane, showing a prosperous scene of "avenue, canal bank and shop". The smooth shipping, the prosperity of trade, the development of handicraft industry, the numerous government offices, the influx of court officials, and the parade of gold, firewood and jade pendants have effectively stimulated the expansion of the building scale and the formation of the style of Zhugan Lane, which once made Zhugan Lane famous in the ancient city of Jining, making people linger and become a beautiful cultural card in Jining.

Jining is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, a sacred cultural place, from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the Five Saints of Confucius and Mencius, Yan, Zeng and Zi Si, adding a strong historical and cultural atmosphere to the city. Zhugan Lane, with a history of more than 700 years, has enhanced the strong canal culture atmosphere for the development of Jining. Zhugan Lane is a typical historical and cultural city, which witnessed the rise and fall of the Canal and the development of Jining.