惠州水东街是广东省历史文化街区。据记载,这条横亘于东江河畔的老街,始建于北宋神宗元丰年间,饱经千年沧桑。蜿蜒的东江穿城而过,将惠州分隔为江南江北,其支流西枝江又把古城分成水东水西。水东街正处于两江的交汇处。当年苏东坡被贬岭南谪居惠州时,曾住水东的嘉佑寺、白鹤峰,经常往返水东街到水西的西湖游览。他见两岸百姓撑船过江甚为不便,便建议地方官筹措资金建桥,自己将皇帝赏赐的犀带也 Huizhou Water Street is a historical and cultural district in Guangdong Province. According to records, this stretch of the streets of the East River, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty Shenzong Yuanfeng years, after thousands of years of vicissitudes of life. Winding through the winding city of Dongjiang, Huizhou will be separated into Jiangnan Jiangbei, the tributary of the West River and the ancient city is divided into water east water west. Water Street is at the confluence of the two rivers. When Su Dongpo was demoted Lingnan Nanxun living in Huizhou, who lived in Shui East Jiayou Temple, Bai Hefeng, often from the water east to West Lake West tour. He saw the cross-strait people across the river is very inconvenient, it is proposed local officials raise funds to build bridges, the emperor will own reward Rhino also