What do you think can be done to make Dalian Tianjin Street lively?

Regarding this issue, I visited Tianjin Street on February 13, 2019. The following are the photos

From these five photos, we can see how beautiful Tianjin Street is now. Is it "unpopular" anymore? Although February 13, 2019 is the tenth day of the first lunar month, some businesses have not yet opened, and some people even think it is because of the cold weather, but this is obviously not the reason.

The current "popularity" of Tianjin Street cannot be compared with that of bustling commercial streets in other cities, even Xi'an Road.

Why did Tianjin Street decline to such an extent?

I think there are many reasons, but at present, the ones I can think of can be summarized into the following three reasons:

First, the relocation of old residents has caused this place to lose its " Popular”

Although our family is not an old resident of Tianjin Street, our home is not far from Tianjin Street. It only takes 15 minutes to walk from my home to Tianjin Street. When I was a child, my mother often took me to visit Tianbai and buy "bad food" from "Big Food". Our family even went to Cathay Pacific to buy a refrigerator. Many shopping malls in Tianjin Street Commercial Street have left my footprints.

Unfortunately, the most important shopping mall in Tianjin Street Commercial Street - Tianbai and its stores are basically gone. Although there is a new Tianbai now, it is not the same feeling as before.

As an old Dalian native, my mother sometimes goes for a walk on the streets of Tianjin. When she sees this situation, she often tells me: "The relocation has moved all the people away. There are no people left. How can businessmen do this?" Okay?"

Indeed, if a business wants to develop, popularity is very important. At that time, with various relocations, the old residents of Dalian were moved away, and the "popularity of Tianjin Street" was also taken away ".

Second, there is a problem with its own development positioning

As a native of Dalian, my inherent impression of Tianjin Street is still that of "a commercial street with a large number of time-honored brands." Indeed, in those days, there were a large number of time-honored shops on the streets of Tianjin such as "Shan Shui Lou Steamed Buns", "Wang Mazi Pot Stickers", "Mou Chuanren Dumplings", "Qunying Lou Steamed Buns", and "Li Liangui Bacon Pancakes". These time-honored shops attracted many "Popularity" has also made a great contribution to the prosperity of Tianjin Street.

Unfortunately, with the renovation of Tianjin Street, these time-honored brands have all moved away. The buildings in Tianjin Street are getting taller and taller. A number of high-rise buildings such as Ganghui and New World Department Store have appeared on the old street. Tianjin Street is becoming more and more modern.

Obviously, this is psychologically unacceptable to many people, whether they are locals or outsiders. Moreover, this kind of modern development is also a "mistake." When it comes to modernization, many up-and-coming commercial streets and commercial districts in Dalian are much more modern than Tianjin Street, such as Xi'an Road Commercial Street, which is a good example.

Third, the impact of online shopping and the decline of Qingniwa Bridge have a great impact on Tianjin Street

Nowadays, online shopping and group buying are very convenient. Online shopping is not only cheaper, but also delivered to your home, which has made many people no longer go shopping. This has a huge impact on physical business.

At the same time, Tianjin Street Commercial Street and Qingniwa Bridge Business District are "close at hand". In recent years, with the decline of Qingniwa Bridge, Tianjin Street has also been affected, resulting in a lack of popularity. .

So, how can we make Tianjin Street lively?

I personally think that we need to rebuild Tianjin Street, restore the characteristics of Tianjin Street's "time-honored" commercial street, and do more about the time-honored brand aspect to make it revitalized.

First of all, we need to show the characteristics of time-honored brands in Tianjin Street and let those time-honored shops gradually return. We can focus on the food aspect.

For example, when selling snacks around the Tianjin Street business district, try to make snacks with "Dalian characteristics", such as stewed rice, Dalian seafood, Dalian grilled squid, etc. If that is not enough, you can also add local specialties. superior. We develop snacks first to appeal to everyone’s appetite. After all, “food is the first priority for the people” and eating is an eternal topic for the people.

Facts have proved that if the snacks are well prepared, it can indeed increase the popularity of Tianjin Street.

I remember that a few summers ago, there was a so-called "Food Festival" in Tianjin Street, where food from all over the world gathered. At this time, the popularity of Tianjin Street will increase, which shows that this kind of activity is still effective in increasing popularity.

Also, since all the high-rise buildings in Tianjin Street have been laid out, it is impossible to demolish them. However, it is completely possible to use the first-floor facade rooms of the high-rise buildings to allow catering companies to move in. The decoration should be Some of the characteristics of time-honored brands are that the shop fronts can be written with "gilt fonts", or the decoration should have the characteristics of old Dalian houses, either Russian or Japanese, or the glass frame has the look of wooden boards outside, once that is done These features can at least attract popularity.

You can even invite people with old skills to settle in, such as sugar blowers, making marshmallows, etc. You can also bring time-honored brands back to Tianjin Street and let people regain the feeling of the past.

Secondly, the road in the middle of Tianjin Street should be utilized, and more bronze sculptures in the style of Dalian time-honored brands should be placed. Some signs with a more historical feel can be erected at the intersection with other intersections to strengthen Tianjin Street. The commercial street has a sense of the historical vicissitudes of old Dalian.

You can even place some restored models with a sense of history on Tianjin Street, or historical witnesses left after the demolition of residential buildings near Tianjin Street, so that people who come to Tianjin Street to shop can easily retrieve them. The feeling of going back in time.

In fact, Tianjin Street still has great location advantages. After all, it is too close to the South Square of Dalian Railway Station, Youhao Square Station of Metro Line 2, and the Huyue Express Bus Station. , the transportation is so convenient, if it is really unique, even if it does not attract locals, it will attract outsiders to come and "visit". We must take advantage of this advantage.

In short, I think that if you want Tianjin Street to be lively again, you must find your own positioning and focus on "a sense of history and the characteristics of old Dalian". Only in this way can you attract more people , Tianjin Street gradually became "popular" and became lively.

As an old Dalian native who lives about two kilometers around Tianjin Street, I also hope that Tianjin Street will find its own position, rise again, and become the "beautiful business card" of Dalian business!

How many pure Dalian people are there on the streets of Dalian now? In Tianjin Street, Feng Shui is completely broken! Don't call me feudal and superstitious. Half of them are above ground and half are underground. All the time-honored brands have been moved away. Some outsiders are supporting the scene. After two years of dancing, the outsiders have learned fine skills. qnmd, the rent is so high and it is not popular yet. Let's move out!

Microcosm, see the big from the small, where is the future of Dalian? My son’s school went to Discovery Kingdom for its autumn outing for three consecutive years, and the kids all vomited!

Currently, all positions are filled with second- and even third-generation workers from the north. The oysters are slowly being submerged by the big dirt. The chef has changed and the taste has changed. Who will come to your restaurant?

I am nearly sixty years old this year. I was born and raised in Tianjin Street. From the beginning to the present, I have witnessed the prosperity and decline of Tianjin Street with my own eyes. The prosperity of Tianjin Street in the past is inseparable from the layout of Dalian’s business district and the residential pattern of residents at that time! Let’s talk about the layout of the business district first. In the past, Dalian’s main business districts were around Qingniwa Bridge and Tianjin Street. High-end products were basically concentrated in Tianbai, Dashang, Qiulin, and Jiaodian. In other business districts, you could only buy some daily necessities. . Let’s talk about the living pattern of residents. In the past, Tianjin Street basically had shops on the first floor, and residential buildings on the second floor and above. The surrounding areas were all residential buildings, which can be said to be very popular. Looking at now, after the reform and opening up, major business districts have spread all over the city, and high-end goods can be bought everywhere. The reconstruction of Tianjin Street has moved all the residents out. It can be said that the current Tianjin Street has no popularity and is like a dead street. There is business if there are talents, but there is no business if there is no one, so the decline of Tianjin Street is inevitable! If you want to revive the prosperity of Tianjin Street, you must move the residents back. When the popularity comes back, business will prosper!

The topic of revitalizing Tianjin Street has been around for a long time. More than ten years ago, relevant departments convened people from all walks of life to conduct surveys and discussions, and the answers they gave were also varied. Because I work in the Tianjin Street area, I have the following understandings about this:

First, the number of residents in Tianjin Street has decreased. In the past, Tianjin Street and its surroundings were densely populated with small buildings of two or three stories, with small rooms, poor living environment, and a large population. There were more than a dozen families living in a small courtyard, and each family had three or five children. Eight or nine, some even more. Now after reconstruction and new construction, the living space has been increased, the living conditions have been improved, and the population has been diverted. In the past, hundreds of thousands of people lived in the Tianjin Street area, but now there are probably only a few hundred thousand.

The second is the diversion of Tianjin Street commercial outlets.

In the past, commercial outlets (daily necessities, catering services, cultural entertainment, etc.) were concentrated on Tianjin Street. Tianjin Street was the main way to work, live, and study. Now, commercial outlets are scattered, and various commodities can be bought and sold everywhere. , Tianjin Street is no longer a distribution center for citizens to live, work and study.

Third, Tianjin Street now lacks characteristics. In the past, Tianjin Street was dotted with catering industries, each with its own characteristics. For example, starting from the west gate, there were Jinhua Noodle House, Majia Dumplings, Yangjia Diaolu Cake, Sichuan Restaurant, Nuomixiang, Suyang Restaurant, Wang Mazi Pot Stickers, etc. Photo studios, bookstores, cinemas, and theaters abound. Nowadays, special snacks are not concentrated here and there, and the doors are not eye-catching. In addition, now people are not limited to eating. Various specialties are available in all directions. Tianjin Street will not be able to form a climate.

Fourth, Tianjin Street is no longer the only center of Dalian. In the past, the center of Dalian was Zhongshan, and the core of Zhongshan was Tianjin Street. Now this pattern has been broken. There is the Xi'an Road commercial circle in the west and the South China commercial circle in the north. Expanding westward and northward has become Dalian's new commercial pattern. The glory of Tianjin Street has also There is no way to talk about it. But it’s not without new ideas. My personal point of view is understood from the following aspects:

One should highlight the characteristics. Make things that are not available elsewhere, and do not agree with similar services, such as outstanding glutinous rice fragrant, Wang Mazi pot stickers, Yangjia hanging stove cakes, Majia dumplings, etc. and children's supplies entertainment series activities, suitable for children's eating and entertainment leisure services, the latter Cheats should be understood by relevant departments.

One should highlight service. We should learn from Xintiandi in Shanghai. There are all kinds of delicious food, entertainment, and leisure in the pedestrian street. There are chairs for tourists to rest at any time when they are tired; the services of each merchant are also first-rate. .

One is to highlight convenience. Nowadays, cars have entered thousands of households, and sightseeing has become the first choice for citizens and foreign tourists. It is urgent to build many parking lots. Can the parking lots near Tianjin Street become the first area that does not charge fees. (There will be no parking fees in commercial areas for a period of time in the future, which is the biggest winner). Let the relevant departments figure out the secret for themselves.

One is to highlight the resultant force. Combining various advantages to form a synergy, the management department provides merchants with preferential treatment (including taxes and low rents) to create a good experience environment and attract many citizens and tourists to spend.

The last one uses culture to build Tianjin Street. Establishing some cultural activities that are popular with the people, such as calligraphy and painting, photography, collections, antique exhibitions, cross talk duo performances, etc.

These can boost the prosperity of Tianjin Street. My personal thoughts are of course not necessarily accurate, but I apologize for any inaccuracies.

The question is about Tianjin Street, but I think you might as well ask about Dalian. Can you see the future of the city? What is the focus of future development? What do you rely on to attract talents? The old Dalian people have begun to wake up from the idea that Dalian must find its own way if it wants to develop. Direction, if you want to develop tourism, first tell me what you have to eat and do. Don’t tell me about Laohutan and Shengya. Which seaside city doesn’t have an aquarium? Inland cities have them. Don’t tell me about food. The street may not be as popular as the night market in an unknown small county; let alone the shopping mall. Which place does not have a large shopping mall? The only thing that Dalian can support itself now is the geographical advantage of being located in the southernmost part of the Northeast. Decide on the location and lead everyone to work together in this direction. Anyway, as a Dalian citizen, I don’t see what Dalian wants to focus on and which direction it wants to go.

The decoration is too gorgeous, and poor people can’t afford it.

It is already outdated! We were poor in materials, extremely low in income, and had limited consumption. On Sunday, we went to Tianjin Street to eat some snacks and look at the products (that’s called shopping). We had distinguished guests and relatives come to our house, so we went there to have a meal, Sichuan Restaurant, Suyang Restaurant, Wang Mazi Pot Sticker Shop, Xiuzhu Restaurant... At that time, the only consumption was to watch movies, take photos, and go there. Read books at Xinhua Bookstore, go to antique bookstores, go shopping at Tianbai Gou, and buy clothes for your children at women’s and children’s stores. In the early days of reform and opening up, the friendly snack street and Puzhao Street Market became popular among outsiders. It has just begun to flow into Dalian, and Korean cold noodles, raw beef, and pollack at Xianzu Restaurant are all the rage. Guangzhou-style wholesale clothing on Puzhao Street, kraft paper shoes from Wenzhou, etc. are all over the street...

With the changes of the times, people's living standards have improved a lot. Once upon a time, Tianjin Street was in depression, probably because of the establishment of Dashang Group, the development of the western business district, and the Tianbai Guanzhang, which made Tianjin Street even more difficult to recover. Now, Tianjin Street only remains in the memory of the elderly. Those high-end, rare and expensive, famous and high-quality products will not leave any favorable impression on the middle-aged and elderly people. As the saying goes, benefiting the people is the way out, greed for money and money will stink all over the streets!

In 2006, I was admitted to university from a rural area. I studied in Dalian Development Zone for 4 years. After graduation, I returned to my hometown for development for 1 year. In 2011, I returned to Dalian again to seek development. I have lived in this city for 13 years. I had a stable job that I could never starve to death, and I had a lot of rest time. During this period, I did a lot of odd jobs, mostly working as a street vendor. Let me briefly talk about the business environment in Dalian. Please forgive me if I am wrong. I can’t remember from 2015 or 2016. Dalian began to focus on rectifying clutter, operating on street fronts, banning night markets, and demolishing illegal buildings. It is indeed a good thing from the perspective of environmental protection, but this harms the livelihood of a group of lower-class people. As a way to make a living, the planned unified management night market has also been slow to develop because many people at the bottom (mostly from outside the country) cannot afford the rent. You can't kill it with a stick here. Those with many years of business experience can still make money, but it is very unfriendly for small businesses that are just starting out. I have never been to other cities, so I dare not judge for myself, but as far as Dalian is concerned, the rent of shops is really ridiculously expensive. The rent for a 6 square meter store is 60,000 yuan a year, not including transfer fees. The rent for a 3-square-meter small door is 30,000 yuan and the transfer fee is 35,000 yuan. Some people may say that the rent will be higher if the location is better. This is correct. What I want to say is that those who rent a store can earn back the rent in half a year. Not easy. The inability to retain the migrant population and the loss of high-end talent are the root causes of slow urban development. Dalian was founded as a city based on tourism, but how many tourist attractions has it developed in the past 13 years? Those who come to travel will probably vomit because of the fun.

To sum up, if we want to develop this city well, we really need contemporary leaders to point out the way forward.

As a real estate person and a native of Dalian, I would like to say a few words. Firstly, when the population of a city increases, multiple business circles are formed in the city, and the formation of multiple residential groups leads to the diversion of commercial consumption. Secondly, new business models in new business circles are upgraded. Regardless of planning, commercial positioning, and consumer circulation, it is much better than the old commercial district. Third, the convenience of urban transportation network also affects the flow of people in old commercial districts. The fourth is whether the environment surrounding the commercial location has the ability to gather popularity. For example, in Dalian Donggang, the flow of people has gradually increased, resulting in passive consumption, while the old commercial district is basically dominated by active consumption, but the brand effect of active consumption is insufficient. I haven’t been to Tianjin Street in about 10 years. What brands of products are there? Have entertainment? Got street view? Knowing nothing, it can be seen that the effect is insufficient. In response to this current situation, if Tianjin Street must be revitalized, all owners of Tianjin Street must first work together to reshape the commercial pattern, implement unified planning, and unified management, in order to save Tianjin Street. Otherwise, Tianjin Street business will wither and assets will inevitably shrink.

Dalian’s original time-honored brands are basically all in Tianjin Street, including women’s stores, tailor shops, cinemas, Xinhua Bookstore leather goods stores, bathhouses, restaurants, etc. You can buy everything and it’s very convenient. I went to Tianjin in the early years. The street is called Shangjie Li, even if you live very close to Tianjin Street, because Tianjin Street has time-honored brands, representing the most perfect commercial market in Dalian. Later, I don’t know why it was changed. It was changed to Sijiang. There were also more people from outside. It’s a pity. I haven’t been there for many years. The Tianjin Street in my heart is gone. I really can’t bear to leave it. The road from Tianjin Street to Dalian Shopping Mall is really a long one. I haven’t walked through it in decades. I will go for a walk when the weather gets warmer and look for the shadow of Tianjin Street in those days.