Historical background of Zhongshan Square

Zhongshan Plaza, originally built in 1913, is located at the intersection of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing Street and Beisima Road. It was called Central Square at the time. It was called Naniwa Square in 1919; during the Kuomintang rule, Naniwa Square was renamed Zhongshan Square, and this name was still used after the liberation of Shenyang; during the Cultural Revolution, it was called Hongqi Square, and the name Zhongshan Square was restored in 1981, which is still in use today. Originally, a white marble pillar that gradually tapered from bottom to top and resembled a bayonet was erected in the center of Zhongshan Square. This was a monument erected by the Japanese invaders. The inscription read "Monument to the Battle of Richiro in the Thirty-seventh Year of Meiji". Later, the Nationalist Government changed the bayonet monument into a slogan monument, painted the words "Country first, nation first" on it, and also thoroughly cleaned up the Japanese colonial place names in the Manchurian railway affiliated areas. In order to commemorate the founding father Sun Yat-sen, Naniwa Plaza was renamed Zhongshan Plaza.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Shenyang Municipal Government carried out the first renovation of Zhongshan Square in 1956. A new fountain was built in the center of the square to enhance the atmosphere of the square. In 1969, another large-scale renovation was carried out. In the center of the completed square stood a large statue of Mao Zedong made of fiberglass. The statue was energetic, kind and kind, waving its arms and pointing forward. The current Zhongshan Plaza is providing a fresh and clean environment and fully functional facilities for domestic and foreign tourists to pay their respects, play and rest.

From 1910 to 1945, 8 European and Japanese style buildings were built around Zhongshan Square. Because most financial institutions gathered here, Zhongshan Square was once known as the "Bund" of Shenyang. From south to east, clockwise they are Yamato Hotel (today's Liaoning Hotel); Yokohama Zhengjin Bank Fengtian Branch (today's Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Zhongshan Plaza Branch); Pseudo-Fengtian Police Station (today's Shenyang Public Security Bureau); Japanese-owned Mitsui Building (today's Shenyang Public Security Bureau) Today's Zhongshan Road Branch of China Merchants Bank); Fengtian Branch of Japan's Bank of Korea (today's Zhongshan Road Branch of Huaxia Bank); Fengtian Branch of Toyo Takusho Co., Ltd. (today's Shenyang Federation of Trade Unions) and Fengtian Local Office of Manchuria Railway (today's Public Security Department of Shenyang Railway Bureau) wait.

The office building of the Shenyang Federation of Trade Unions, ranked sixth in order, was originally built in 1922 as the Fengtian branch of Toyo Takushoku Co., Ltd. On September 19, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army headquarters moved here from Lushun. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it became the office of the Shenyang Federation of Trade Unions. The new owner expanded the building with a similar style building behind it and rented the front to a bank. Yokohama Shokin Bank Fengtian Branch is located on the west side of Zhongshan Plaza. It was first built in 1924 and completed on September 30, 1925. It is the branch of Yokohama Shokin Bank in Fengtian. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was the Far Eastern Bank and was changed to Far East Bank after 1949. ICBC.

The Fengtian Branch of the Bank of Korea is located in the northeast of Zhongshan Square. It was built in 1920. It was the branch of the Japanese Bank of Korea in Fengtian. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was changed to the Shenyang Vacuum Technology Research Institute and is now used by Huaxia Bank.

The Mitsui Yoko Building is located on the north side of Zhongshan Square. It was built in 1937 as a private bank of the Japanese Mitsui Foundation in Fengtian. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it served as the Air Force Headquarters and the Garrison Area Headquarters. In 1962 Liaoning Provincial Electronics Bureau...

On a section of Zhongshan Road from Zhongshan Square eastward to Heping Street, there are many buildings with European characteristics. They have also accompanied people through hundreds of years, leaving many valuable memories for people. Memory story.