About Central Street

Central Street was built in 1898 and was originally called "China Street". It was renamed "Central Street" in 1925, and later developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin, which is still used today.

It starts from the Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and ends at Jingwei Street in the south, with a total length of 1,450 meters and a width of 21.34 meters. Among them, the square stone road for vehicles is 10.8 meters wide. There are 71 European-style and imitation European-style buildings in the street, and there are 13 protected buildings in Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles. A small street contains the four most influential architectural schools in the history of Western architecture, and the most charming cultural development history of Europe for nearly 300 years. It contains the profound and long history and the broad scope of architectural art. His posture is rare in the world.

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

Central Street is the intersection of modernity, history and civilization in Harbin, and is the pride of Harbin people. A street interprets the history of civilization of a city, and a city becomes famous at home and abroad because of the prosperity of a street.

Central Street was built in 1898 and was originally called "China Street". In 1925, it was renamed "Central Street", which is still used today, and later developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin. The street starts from the Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and ends at Jingwei Street in the south. It is 1,450 meters long and 21.34 meters wide, of which the square stone road for vehicles is 10.8 meters wide.

Central Street, known as the "No. 1 Street in Harbin", best embodies the rich connotation of "Little Paris". Central Street is Harbin's old street, famous street, protected street, landmark street, pedestrian street, architectural art street, prosperous commercial street, tourism and leisure street, and public cultural street. It was also the most famous street in the Far East in the 1930s. Immigration Street, the most prosperous commercial street, financial street and cultural street, is lined with foreign shops, hotels, dance halls, cinemas, restaurants and bars on both sides of the street. The buildings on the street, with their protruding domes and arched windows, are either elegant and classical, or tall and beautiful. There are common Renaissance styles that originated in the 15th and 16th centuries, Baroque and eclectic styles in the early 17th century, and late 19th and 2nd centuries. Art Nouveau architecture from the early 10th century. There are 71 European-style and imitation European-style buildings in the street, and there are 13 European-style municipal-protected buildings in Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles. These buildings embody the essence of Western architectural art. The entire Central Street is an architectural art corridor. Nowadays, large-scale European-style restoration - the icing on the cake of "Little Paris" - has been successfully completed. The street is currently the largest and longest pedestrian street in Asia, with different styles of Xiliudao Street, Xiqidao Street, Central Shopping Mall, and Vehicle Factory Residences. The four leisure areas including in front of the building form a new urban landscape of Central Street that integrates leisure, entertainment, tourism and shopping, making the "Little Paris" feature more prominent and attractive.

Central Street Pedestrian Street

After two months of comprehensive renovation, it was officially opened in June 1997. The completed pedestrian street has a total length of 860 meters, with nearly 5,000 square meters of square bricks paving the sidewalks on both sides and 2,500 square meters of colorful sidewalk boards. And a 500-meter-long wheelchair passage will be laid in the section from Da'an Street to Dongfeng Street. This comprehensive renovation of Central Street has transformed the facades of 7 buildings with inconsistent overall styles on Central Street. Make it reflect the European architectural style; clean up and rectify more than 190 plaques; add new lighting facilities to 47 buildings along the street; remove all light box advertisements and 108 air conditioners along the street in the pedestrian street; relocate 36 phone booths ; 945 business operators retreated into the hall.

The completed pedestrian street has 6 leisure areas and 122 European-style classical street lamps. All buildings are equipped with window lights, plaque lights and floodlights.

The entire street is equipped with 34 IC card and coin-operated unattended telephones, 12 mobile isolation flower pots, 13 green lawns, 2 mobile traffic isolation fences, 147 fixed isolation piles, and 9 public toilets and washrooms.

The completed pedestrian street has a beautiful environment and orderly order. With its unique European-style architecture, row upon row of boutique 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 per day. The pedestrian street is full of lights at night, crowded with tourists, and even more unique, fully reflecting the functions of tourism, shopping, entertainment, and leisure.

Typical buildings on Central Street

Walking around the European-style buildings on Central Street, you will find a typical example at every five steps and a view at every ten steps. The richness will leave you dizzying. The architectural style that took hundreds of years to form in the history of Western architecture has become the most famous street in the Far East on Central Street. The buildings on Central Street include the 16th-century Renaissance architecture, 17th-century Baroque architecture, 18th-century eclectic architecture, and 19th-century Art Nouveau architecture that are common in Europe. These buildings embody the essence of Western architecture, turning Central Street into an architectural art corridor, providing Chinese people with examples of appreciation of Western architecture and precious heritage of history and culture.

Madiel Hotel

Built in 1906, it is an Art Nouveau building. Her style is simple, stretched and free-flowing. Different colors and dome shapes show a friendly and pleasant charm and embody the essence of Western architecture. The length of the building occupies a block between Xiqi Street and Xiba Road Street. It is a Class I protected building in the city.

Educational Bookstore

Built in 1909, it was originally Matsuura Bank. It is the largest representative work of Baroque architecture in our city and is also a beautiful building on Central Street. It has a gorgeous appearance, vivid shape, complex decoration and rich outline. The dark red attic, Bangsar-style roof and semicircular dome with various shapes create a beautiful skyline. It is a Class I protected building in the city.

Women and Children's Store

Built in 1917, it was originally the Concord Bank and is a Renaissance-style building. The building adopts a flat dome corner entrance, and uses virtual window arches to highlight the middle entrances on both sides. One virtual and one real, the technique is clever. The windows on the second floor adopt Ionic style shallow walls to support the arched forehead, which expands the visual sense of the windows. In cold areas, it not only helps to prevent cold, but also beautifies the appearance. It is a municipal Class II protected building.

Daoli Qiulin Store

Built in 1919, it is an Art Nouveau building. The main body of the building has three floors, each floor is divided by a waist line, and the windows gradually shrink from top to bottom, showing a sense of stability; the finishing touch is a three-center round flat window that defines the architectural characteristics of the Art Nouveau movement. It is a city-protected building.

Municipal Education Commission

Built in 1925, it was originally the International Savings Association and is a classical building. The shape of the building is simple and regular, with only two pilasters at the main entrance, free of any redundant and cumbersome decoration. The overall effect is solemn, generous and simple. It is a Class II protected building in the city.

Huamei Restaurant

Located at No. 112 Central Street, it was founded in 1925 and was originally called Mars Western Food Tea Restaurant. Its business area is 1,500 square meters, with 120 employees and annual sales of 12 million yuan. The main varieties of business are Russian cuisine, which is another major cuisine in the world after Chinese food. The first floor is in the style of a modern European garden-style bar; the second floor is in the style of the former Soviet Union's Moscow "Kremlin", with high-end single rooms; the third floor is in the Russian modernist style, divided into north and south halls. There are currently four super-class Western chefs who personally cook the dishes, so that Huamei's delicious dishes will make you have endless aftertaste, never get tired of eating them, and never forget to leave. Since the pedestrian street opened on June 1, daily sales have exceeded 40,000 yuan. Huamei Restaurant is becoming the center of Russian and Western food in the country with its first-class equipment and first-class food quality.

Central Mall

Located at No. 100, Central Street, in the most prosperous golden area of ??Central Street, it has a construction area of ??36,000 square meters and a business area of ??16,000 square meters. It has 1,860 employees and specializes in daily necessities, handicrafts and food, with more than 50,000 varieties of products. It is a comprehensive multi-functional modern mall on Central Street integrating shopping, catering, entertainment, sightseeing and leisure. The average daily passenger flow of the Central Mall is 100,000, and it has set a record of the highest daily sales for a Harbin retail enterprise with daily sales of 5.2 million yuan.