It has enjoyed long history. Its forming and development has close relations with huangyuan county development. From ancient time to nowadays, though it has been undergoing big change with the times goes by, its importance as the important part of huangyuan old street and the gathering of the folk huangyuan, as well as the historic culture value remains unchanged.

一、spacious characters

The old street in ming and qing dynasty is the important places showing the huangyuan historic development, and also the connection of chenghuang temple, guandi board, wen temple. The side building in those dynasty are also in high protection value, which is the important carrier showing the biggest trading in ancient northwestern area and carrying the high historic cultural value, promoting the development of the huangyuan area tourism.
二、Cultrual characters

Deeply rooted, huangyuan culture is the result of Chinese traditional culture and local characterized culture. Huangyuan is the port from the central land to feeding land and Tibet, which can be seen as the division of Han culture and Tibet culture, the joint places of Han, Tiebt, Meng, Hui, is characterized as “ medium, ease, comfort and quiet” in Chinese traditional cultural system.

1．Landing culture

In the daoguang ruling years, because of the trading in this area, the Dangeer hall was set and belonging to western hall as the throat between home and abroad. In this area, the trade is far prosperous. Lots of livestock, medicine and mineral gathered in the city. And then the business from British, USA, Russia are coming to open the church and bank. It comes following the other, such as xintaiguang, renji of British, taihe, yili, juli, ruiji of USA and meizuisi wali of Russia.

2．Folk culture
People living in the old street have the poor and quiet life, but without lacking of colorful and tasteful style.
In the day time, several of them gathered together to pray in the temple or played the card game with many by-passer around. The grocery shop, shoe stand and tea shop scattered characterized the easy life from all disordered ingredient.