About Central Street

Central Street was built in 1898, formerly known as "China Street". 1925 was renamed as "Central Street", which later developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin and has been passed down to this day.

She starts from Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and ends at Jingwei Street in the south, with a total length of1450m and a width of 21.34m.. Among them, the square hour road width is10.8m.. European-style and European-like buildings in the whole street 7 1, and renaissance, baroque, eclectic and modern multi-style protected buildings 13. A small street contains the four most influential architectural schools in the history of western architecture, including the most attractive cultural development history in Europe in the past 300 years, which is rare in the world, including profound historical background and extensive architectural art exhibition.

1986 Harbin Municipal People's Government designated Central Street as a protected building street. 1August 1996, the municipal government decided to transform it into a pedestrian street. After ten months' comprehensive renovation, Central Street was officially opened in June 1997, which is the longest and largest pedestrian street in Asia. The completed pedestrian street has a beautiful environment and good order. With its unique European architecture, high-quality commercial buildings, colorful leisure communities and colorful cultural life, it has become a beautiful landscape in Harbin.

The central street is the intersection of Harbin's modernity, history and civilization, and it is the pride of Harbin people. A street represents the civilization history of a city, and a city is famous at home and abroad for its prosperity.

Central Street was founded in 1898, formerly known as "Zhonghua Street". 1925 was renamed "Central Street" and later developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin. The street starts from Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and ends at Jingwei Street in the south, with a total length of1.450m and a width of 21.34m, of which the width of Fangshi Road is10.8m..

The central street, known as "the first street in Harbin", can best reflect the rich connotation of "Little Paris". Central Street is the old street, famous street, protection street, landmark street, pedestrian street, architectural art street, bustling commercial street, tourist street and public cultural street in Harbin. It was also the most famous immigrant street in the Far East that year (1930s), with the most prosperous commercial street, financial street and cultural street. There are many foreign shops, hotels, dance halls, cinemas, restaurants and bars on both sides of the street. The buildings on the street have raised domes and high windows, which are elegant and classical, or tall and beautiful. There are common Renaissance buildings that originated from 15 and 6th centuries, baroque and eclectic buildings at the beginning of17th century, and Art Nouveau buildings at the end of19th century and the beginning of 20th century. European-style and European-like buildings in the whole street are 7 1, and European-style municipal protected buildings such as Renaissance, Baroque, eclecticism and modern style are gathered 13. These buildings embody the essence of western architectural art, and the whole central street is an architectural art corridor. Today, the large-scale Europeanization restoration-icing on the cake for "Little Paris"-has been successfully completed, making it the largest and longest pedestrian street in Asia. Four leisure areas with different styles, such as Xiliudao Street, Xiqiaodao Street, Central Shopping Mall and in front of the residential building of the vehicle factory, constitute a new urban landscape integrating leisure, entertainment, tourism and shopping in the central street, which makes the characteristics of "Little Paris" more prominent.

Zhongyang pedestrian street

After two months of comprehensive renovation, it officially opened in June 1997. The completed pedestrian street has a total length of 860 linear meters, with nearly 5,000 square meters of square bricks and 2,500 square meters of colored trails on both sides. A 500-meter-long wheelchair passage will be laid from Jin Kui Street to Dongfeng Street. Central Street has been comprehensively reconstructed and transformed into seven building facades with uncoordinated overall styles. Make it reflect the European architectural style; Clean up and rectify more than 90 plaques/kloc-0; 47 buildings along the street have added lighting facilities; Demolition of all street light box advertisements and 108 air conditioners in the pedestrian street; 36 mobile telephone booths; 945 operators retreated to the lobby.

The completed pedestrian street has 6 leisure areas, 122 European classical street lamps. All buildings are equipped with window lights, plaque lights and floodlights. The whole street is equipped with 34 IC cards and coin-operated unattended telephones, 2 mobile isolation flowerpots 12, 3 green lawns 13, 2 mobile traffic isolation fences, 47 fixed isolation piles 147, and 9 public toilets and toilets.

The completed pedestrian street has a beautiful environment and good order. With its unique European architecture, high-quality commercial buildings, colorful leisure communities and colorful cultural life, it has become a beautiful landscape in Harbin. Since its opening, the pedestrian street has received more than 200,000 tourists every day. The pedestrian street is colorful at night and full of tourists, which fully embodies the functions of tourism, shopping, entertainment and leisure.

Typical architecture of central street

Strolling through the European-style buildings in the central street, you can see five steps and one yard, ten steps and one scene, so rich that you can't see anything. The architectural style that took hundreds of years to form in the history of western architecture has now become the most famous street in the Far East, the central street. The buildings in the Central Street include Renaissance buildings in16th century, Baroque buildings in17th century, eclectic buildings in18th century and Art Nouveau buildings in19th century. These buildings embody the essence of western architecture, making Central Street an art corridor of architecture, and providing China people with an example of appreciating western architecture and precious historical and cultural heritage.

Madill Hotel

Built in 1906, belonging to Art Nouveau building. Her modeling is simple, stretching, free and smooth. Different colors and different dome shapes show cordial and pleasant charm, which embodies the essence of western architecture. The length of the building occupies a block between Xiqi and west eight Street, and it is a first-class protected building in the city.

Education bookstore

Built in 1909, it was originally Matsuura foreign firm, which is the largest representative work of baroque architecture in our city and a beautiful building in the central street. Its appearance is gorgeous, its shape is vivid, its decoration is complex and its outline is rich. The crimson attic, Sha Meng-style roof and changeable semi-circular dome create a beautiful skyline, which is the first-class protected building in the city.

Fuer shop

Built in 19 17, it was originally Concord Bank and belongs to Renaissance architecture. The building adopts a flat dome corner entrance, and the virtual window eaves protrude from the middle entrance on both sides. Empty and solid, clever technique. The group window on the second floor adopts the arched voucher supported by Ionian shallow wall, which expands the visual sense of the window. In cold areas, it is not only conducive to cold protection, but also beautifies the appearance. It is a second-class protected building in the city.

Dao Li Lin Qiu shop

Built in 19 19, it belongs to Art Nouveau architecture. The main building has three floors, each floor is divided by waist line, and the windows from top to bottom gradually narrow, showing a sense of stability; The three-center round flat window, which makes the finishing point, determines the characteristics of Art Nouveau architecture and is the first protected building in the city.

Municipal Education Commission

Built in 1925, it was originally a world savings association and belongs to a classical building. The building is simple and neat, and there are only two pilasters at the entrance of the main entrance, which gets rid of any unnecessary complicated decoration. The overall effect is solemn, generous and concise, and it is a second-class protected building in the city.

Huameixi restaurant

Located atNo. 1 12, Central Street, it was founded in 1925, formerly known as Mars Western Restaurant. Its business area 1500 square meters, employees 120 people, and annual sales1200,000 yuan. Mainly Russian cuisine, it is another major cuisine in the world after Chinese food. The first floor is a modern European garden bar style; The second floor is the "Kremlin" style of Moscow, the former Soviet Union, with a high-level single room; The third floor is Russian modernist style, divided into two halls, north and south. At present, there are four super-class western chefs in charge of the kitchen personally, so that gorgeous food will make you memorable, never tire of eating, and linger. Since its opening in June 1, the pedestrian street has a daily sales of more than 40,000 yuan. China Macy's Restaurant is becoming the center of Russian western food in China with first-class equipment and first-class food quality.

Central shopping center

Located at No.0/00, Central Street, the most prosperous golden zone of Central Street, with a building area of 36,000 square meters and a business area of16,000 square meters. It has employees 1860, mainly engaged in daily necessities, handicrafts and food, with more than 50,000 kinds of business. It is a comprehensive and multifunctional shopping, dining, entertainment, sightseeing and leisure center street. The average daily passenger flow of the central shopping mall is 6,543,800+person-times, and the daily sales of retail enterprises in Harbin is the highest with a daily sales of 5.2 million yuan.