The "oldest" shopping street in Zhongshan, Guangdong is the city's cultural window. Tourist: It's so quiet
This is where Shanshan and her three girls love life, photography, travel and food.
Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, is located in the south-central part of the Pearl River Delta, facing the Lingding Ocean to the east. Among the eight major waterways of the Pearl River, three of them, Modaomen, Hengmen and Hongqili, pass through the city and go to the sea. It was called "Xiangshan" in ancient times. It is a famous national historical and cultural city and one of the representative cities of Guangfu culture. The "Xiangshan Culture" originated in Zhongshan is an important source of modern Chinese culture. Zhongshan is a place with outstanding people and celebrities. It is the hometown of the great man Dr. Sun Yat-sen. At the same time, Zhongshan is also an important node city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and one of the regional central cities in Guangdong.
The three girls Shanshan came to Zhongshan for a trip to Shiqi. After visiting the Qijiang Bridge in Zhongshan that can be "opened and closed" (interested friends can read the previous article "On the Mother River in Zhongshan, Guangdong, there are A bridge that can "open and close" is the imprint and landmark of the city"), then return to Sunwen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street. The pedestrian street is only a few dozen meters away from Qijiang Bridge. After crossing the road at Qijiang Bridge, you will see a statue of "Rickshaw, Driver and Passengers" with "Sunwen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street" written next to it. Walk from the intersection Go in and you'll find the pedestrian street.
Sunwen West Road is the "oldest" shopping street in Zhongshan City. It was called "Ying'en Street" in ancient times. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this street was already full of shopping... and then continued to expand. , to 1925, formed today's pattern. After Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away in 1925, people renamed it Sun Wenlu in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Later, because Sunwen Road was too long, it was divided into Sunwen West Road and Sunwen East Road.
Sunwen West Road Culture Tourism Pedestrian Street starts from the Zhongshan Department Store at the intersection of Yuelai Road in the east and ends at the Zhongshan Commercial Building in the west, with a total length of about 529 meters. We look at the four directions of the Sun Wen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street. It connects to the Shiqi River in the west, surrounds Yandun Mountain in the south, and reaches Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in the east. It forms a "mountain, water, and city" pattern and is the commercial, cultural, and transportation center of Shiqi, Zhongshan. . Therefore, when tourists come to Shiqi, Zhongshan, this pedestrian street has become a must-visit check-in point.
Shanshan and her three girls walked into the Sun Wen West Road Pedestrian Street from the intersection. Their first feeling was: It’s so quiet! Maybe it was because the weather was too hot, or maybe it was because it was a working day when the three girls Shanshan arrived, so there were not many people on the street and it seemed particularly quiet.
The three girls Shanshan walked into the pedestrian street. Because there were very few merchants selling goods on both sides of the road, it was easy to focus on the characteristic buildings on both sides of the road. Most of the buildings here are "Nanyang style", which is a mixture of European-style buildings and Lingnan arcade buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition, it is mixed with the artistic color of ancient buildings and integrates Western classical architectural styles... It can be said that the pedestrian street In addition to having high cultural taste and artistic content, the buildings you see are of great historical and cultural appreciation value and have immeasurable economic value.
Most of the buildings on the pedestrian street were built from the Qing Dynasty to the years before liberation. The "Nanyang arcades" along the street usually have a few or more than a dozen connected together, forming a staggered and continuous interface effect. Most of them are in the form of Most of them are 2-3 floors, and a few are 4 floors, such as Bank of China Bell Tower, Sihao Hotel, etc. Because there are rows of arcades, shopping here is not restricted by wind and rain. People feel very comfortable walking under the arcades.
When Shanshan and the other three girls strolled through it, they felt like they were in the Shiqi Old Street more than half a century ago. The whole street actually embodies the nostalgia of more than 600,000 overseas Chinese in Zhongshan City. The overseas Chinese in Zhongshan returned to their hometowns for generations and built many residences, restaurants, hotels and other buildings, making Sunwen West Road prosperous. For example, there were " Shibajian", "Tai Dong Cinema", "Sihao Hotel", "Xianshi Company", "HSBC Company", "Fu Shoutang Pharmacy"... and other historical sites as well as numerous teahouses and restaurants.
At this time, you can feel that the pedestrian street has been painted and maintained, retaining the style of the past while adding modern colors, making it very charming. The different colors of whitewash on the walls make the whole street look bright and coordinated; the streets are also full of flowers, and the gray buildings in the past are dressed in pink, beige...; benches have been added on both sides of the street for tourists to rest. ; There are areca palm trees planted on both sides of the road, adding a little more tropical style. Here, tradition and modernity are organically blended, creating a charming cultural atmosphere.
When walking in the pedestrian street, you can pay attention to the statues on the street, which reflect the conditions of Zhongshan in different periods. For example, the "Bronze Rickshaw Sculpture" reflects a small scene on the streets of Zhongshan in the 1920s and 1930s. It is a pedestrian street. an important symbol; and the "Small Town Story Relief" shows the various life styles of all strata of society at that time...
In addition, on the pedestrian street, there is the "Zhongshan Commercial Culture Museum", which is located in a whitewashed building. Inside the pink bungalow.
Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum is my country's first commercial culture museum. The museum's predecessor was the Shiqi Town General Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s. The former Shiqi Town was the seat of Xiangshan County and today's Zhongshan City. It is now laid out as It is a place that displays Zhongshan’s commercial history and traditional culture. Unfortunately, the day Shanshan and the three girls arrived was a Monday, and the museum was not open to the public. It was a pity that they could not visit inside.
From the street to the end of the street, although it seems very quiet here, it does not affect the fact that it is the "most beautiful" street in Zhongshan that I have walked through. At this moment, I think, put on Hanfu or flag gift bag, Walking on the pedestrian street must be a very charming picture. Even if you don't buy anything, you can still spend a day here taking photos and shopping.
In short, if you walk slowly and taste carefully in the Sunwen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street, you will always have unexpected gains. The entire pedestrian street is based on the urban context, with history, architecture, food, customs, and commerce. It embodies the urban culture of Zhongshan in many aspects. It is a cultural window of Zhongshan, a beautiful business card, and a window for tourists to understand Zhongshan.
So, have you ever traveled to Shiqi, Zhongshan? Have you visited Sunwen West Road, the "oldest" pedestrian street in Shiqi, Zhongshan? Cultural tourism pedestrian street? How do you feel about visiting Sunwen West Road Cultural and Tourism Pedestrian Street? Do you think it's quiet here? What special gains did you get while shopping? If you have the opportunity to come to Zhongshan, will you visit Sunwen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street? Everyone is welcome to leave a message and comment! This article is a copyrighted work and is strictly prohibited from being moved, reproduced, or edited without the written authorization of Shanshan Sanyatou. If you need to reprint, please contact the author Shanshan Sanyatou, thank you.