The West (Gongchen) Bridge Historic Culture Block was named for its location on the west bank of Gongchen Bridge. The block covers an area of 72.9 thousand square meters. As early as Tongzhi Period of Qing Dynasty, this area has become a prosperous ferry terminal in Gongchen Bridge district. There still preserves the most complete residential buildings of styles in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China along the river and a large number of modern industrial heritages in the block.

The block retains a large number of traditional residential buildings, including homes and wharfs along the river, traditional houses with courtyard, street structures in the Republic of China era, "simple housing" in the 1950s and 1960s, tube-shaped apartments in the 1980s, as well as rich historical relics like the traditional architecture since the Song Dynasty.

(Source: Hangzhou Canal Group)