Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street
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Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street , or in short form Shangxiajiu , it is also known as Beijing Lu (北京路), is a commercial pedestrian street in Liwan District
, Guangzhou
, Guangdong
, China
. It is the first business street in Guangzhou opened in September 1995.
Located at an old town of Xiguan , it stretches from Shangjiu Lu and Xiajiu Lu in the east to Dishifu Lu in the west, and traverses Baohua Lu and Wenchang Lu , about 1200 meters long with more than 300 shops.
Shangxiajiu is composed of the unique and ancient architecture of Tong Lau
and teahouses, featuring the characteristics of Europe
an and Chinese
styles. It has a group of old famous stores, such as the Guangzhou Garment Store, the Herring Shoes and Hats Store, and the Dalu Clock and Watch Store. It also has some well-known restaurants, including the Guangzhou Restaurant, the Taotaoju Restaurant, Wenchang Chicken, and Taotao Ginger and Onion Chicken.
Liwan District
-History:Formerly named Xiguan, Liwan District was named after "Lizhiwan", which is derived from poem of "a bay of green water and red litchis along both banks". It covers an area of 16.2 km² and has a permanent population of about 540,000 and a permanent nonnative population of over 200,000...
, Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China
China
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. It is the first business street in Guangzhou opened in September 1995.
Located at an old town of Xiguan , it stretches from Shangjiu Lu and Xiajiu Lu in the east to Dishifu Lu in the west, and traverses Baohua Lu and Wenchang Lu , about 1200 meters long with more than 300 shops.
Shangxiajiu is composed of the unique and ancient architecture of Tong Lau
Tong Lau
Tong Lau or Kee-lau are tenement buildings built in late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Macau, southern China and Taiwan...
and teahouses, featuring the characteristics of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an and Chinese
Culture of China
Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest and most complex. The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between towns, cities and provinces...
styles. It has a group of old famous stores, such as the Guangzhou Garment Store, the Herring Shoes and Hats Store, and the Dalu Clock and Watch Store. It also has some well-known restaurants, including the Guangzhou Restaurant, the Taotaoju Restaurant, Wenchang Chicken, and Taotao Ginger and Onion Chicken.