What is the cause of Haikou arcade?

The earliest arcade in Haikou is located in Sipailou block around Shuixiangkou and Bo 'ai North Road. The reason is that Hainanese who went to Nanyang brought their hard-earned money back to their hometown to build a house, and they are going to live in their hometown for life.

Later, the arcade extended to Zhongshan Road, Deshengsha Road, Xinhua Road, Jiefang East Road, Aibo Road, Chang Di Road, Xinmin Road, Zhendong Street and Daxing Street in Longhua District and Meilan District.

It is very convenient to get to Qilou from Haikou East Station. There are many direct buses such as No.98, No.38, No.89, No.21and No.49. ..

Architectural culture

Haikou arcade building has a long history as a gallery building art. The white arcade building in Haikou not only has strong traditional architectural features of ancient China, but also imitates the architectural and decorative styles of western architecture and Nanyang culture, and is obviously influenced by Indian and Arabic architectural cultures. These unique architectural styles constitute a landscape painting of arcade.

Because of Hainan's unique strong sun and rainy climate, as early as 1395 (Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty), when the market street was built in Waisha area of Haikou (namely Boai Road and Deshengsha Road), there was already a long corridor-style "shop row house" that could shelter from rain and sun.

After 1930, a wave of rush to South Asia dispersed in Hainan. After a long journey in a foreign land, Hainanese who went out to sea for South Asia "returned to their roots" and used their hard-earned money to build houses in their hometowns. While the ancestors brought back the thought of Nanyang, many European arcade buildings with Nanyang style appeared in Hainan.