Legends and allusions of Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street in Guangzhou

Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is located in Shangjiu Road, Xiajiu Road and Shifu Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou. It is one of the three traditional bustling commercial centers in Guangzhou and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. The total length is about1218m, with 238 commercial shops and thousands of merchants. In the long history, the four characteristics of Xiguan customs have gradually formed. In today's commercial pedestrian street, a unique and colorful Xiguan customs painting has been constructed by combining Chinese and Western styles. Create a beautiful tourist landscape.

First, a long business culture.

As early as the 1920s, this area has become a commercial gathering area, and Indian monk Dharma landed to give a lecture, hence the name "from the west, new here". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the establishment of Huaiyuan Post (south of Xiajiu Road) to receive foreign envoys and merchants, and the opening of Daguan River, the thirteenth line became an important port for Guangzhou's foreign trade, and its commerce and trade became increasingly prosperous. Merchants from all over the world once gathered and became the largest trade distribution center in Guangzhou. Later, the thirteenth line was destroyed by fire, and merchants gradually moved into Shangjiu Road and Xiajiu Road. By the end of Qing Dynasty, this place was the most prosperous, and it was an important window for Guangzhou to trade with the whole country and at home and abroad.

At the same time, Shangxiajiu Square, with the growing commercial atmosphere of Shangxiajiu Road, has spawned a number of related professional markets. One hundred years later, some historical traces can still be found, and it has now developed into an important commercial network in this area. There is a paper wholesale market in the east and a sewing machine professional market in Guangfu Middle Road. Guangfu south road cloth market; Xiang Yang Road Cloth Market; Dexing road clothing ingredients market; In the south, there are the famous "Guyi Street" clothing market in Thirteen Alleys, the cloth market in Shibafu Road, the national famous Huangsha agricultural and sideline products market, and the Qingping Chinese herbal medicine market. To the west are the century-old shops of Shifu Road (now the pedestrian street section)-Taotaoju, Lianxianglou, and many restaurants. In the north, there are changshou road barber supplies professional market, gold industry, gold and silver jewelry industry; Zheng Xilai Street Jade Market and Suanzhi Furniture Street with a long history; Sheng Yuan Street "Antique Street" and so on. , forming a huge commercial network with a vertical and horizontal area of nearly 2.5 square kilometers, bringing together all kinds of goods to meet the needs of different types of merchants and citizens.

Second, the unique architectural culture

Traditional Xiguan dwellings include xiguan big house, arcade and bamboo house. The arcade on the pedestrian street stretches for thousands of meters. It was built in the Qing Dynasty. It is a practical and beautiful architectural corridor, which not only absorbs the architectural features of southern Europe and the Manchu decoration in northern China, but also retains the traditional architectural style of Xiguan, adapting to the hot and rainy climate in the south, allowing businesses and customers to conduct business activities in any weather environment, attracting countless tourists at home and abroad. There are hundreds of thousands of people flowing today.

Third, strong Xiguan folk culture.

When people shop in the pedestrian street, they can take it as the center and enjoy the Hualin Temple, Wu Yanjing, Wenta, xiguan big house Reserve, Chenjia Temple, Ren Wei Temple and Shamian European style area with Xiguan style. Almost every street and lane on the pedestrian street has beautiful legends and profound historical origins. There are still "Wen Lan Lane" in the following nine roads, which proves the history of thirteen wealthy businessmen establishing "Wen Lan Academy" in that year. There is still an old house "Lingnan Art Garden" run by Lingnan painting masters in Zhanluzhi Street, Shifu Road. Taotaoju is a gathering place for Cantonese opera artists in history. It was once famous for "Xiguan Ancient (Story) Altar" and Frost Garden Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition. People here like to sing Cantonese opera "Private House Bureau", which is also very famous. The Liwan Yayuan Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition Hall of the City Bookstore, and the Ping An Theater where Cantonese Opera is staged, are even more cultural oases on this pedestrian street.

Fourth, unique food culture.

There are dozens of restaurants in the pedestrian street, including Taotaoju, a century-old shop, and Guangzhou Restaurant, a "national first-class restaurant". There are also a number of shops that operate "Xiguan famous snacks", such as Nanxin dessert shop, Ou noodle shop and Xiguan family. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, there are also famous traditional pastry shops making Cantonese-style moon cakes-Lianxianglou, Taotaoju, Qutianbing and Guangzhou Restaurant. In recent years, restaurants in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as restaurants at home and abroad, have also entered the pedestrian street, becoming an area where traditional and modern, ethnic and international food culture exchange, which fully embodies the food culture style of "eating in Guangzhou and taste in Xiguan".

After several years of development, the pedestrian street has achieved good economic and social benefits since it opened on September 30 1995. 1992 was named as "a street that does not distribute (produce) fake and inferior commodities" by the Guangzhou municipal government, 1996 was named as "Youth Civilization Street" by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, 1997 was named as "Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Yangcheng-Xiguan Commercial Corridor", 1998.

This is a very attractive place. There are middle and senior department stores all over the pedestrian street, including Yong 'an Department Store, Guangzhou Clothing Store, heming Shoes and Hats Store, Mainland Watch Store, Women's and Children's Department Store, Guangzhou Textile City, Jinhua Bedding Store and other old brands. Interestingly, some top brands of new goods and old models have been "clearance sale" all the year round; As far as restaurants are concerned, there are Qingping Hotel, Emperor Vera Restaurant, Guangzhou Restaurant, Taotaoju Restaurant, Lianxianglou, Municipal Food Store and so on.

In addition, there are interesting cookie families, tea houses, Wenchang chicken, Qingping chicken, fried chicken with ginger and scallion, and various famous dishes and snacks such as ginger milk, double-skin milk, ou Wonton Noodles, Hetou porridge, Cantonese moon cakes, glutinous rice chicken, old lady cakes and quick-frozen food. There is also a world-famous Hualin Jade Street. Qingping Road is not only a food street, but also the largest farmer's street in China. In addition, there are many stationery stores, professional shopping malls and department stores. It is worth mentioning that there are large commercial and residential buildings in Liwan Square, where the opening ceremony of the annual International Food Festival is held.

Great changes have taken place in the upper, lower and ninth floors after comprehensive construction. Under the skyline, tall buildings are crowded together. People will feel the strong Lingnan characteristics: the arcade-style buildings on both sides of the road are well preserved; Xiguan big house in the streets and lanes, Marsh Street is still there; More than 300 meters of large spotlights were built on the road to spray the paintings of Yangcheng Landscape Gallery, and nearly 100 neon signs were brightly lit; Coupled with the giant neon signs, large spotlights and paintings on the pedestrian street, and more than 2,000 lanterns and colored lights hanging along the road ... it really adds a lot of color to this metropolis. At night, it is particularly brilliant against the backdrop of dark night and neon lights.

Bus lines nearby:

17，79，309，523，79A