Introduction to Dongmen of Dongmen

Dongmen Old Street truly records a history of Shenzhen’s urban development. It is a witness to the historical stage of modern Shenzhen, an integral part of Shenzhen’s historical and cultural accumulation, and the root of Shenzhen people. Shenzhen Old Street, which Shenzhen people habitually call "Old East Gate", was formed in the mid-Ming Dynasty. It is also called "Shenzhen Old Market". It is located to the north of Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, with the current Dongmen Middle Road and Renmin North Street. Main streets such as Jiefang Road, Jiefang Road and Hubei Road serve as the framework.

The "Shenzhen New Market" formed during the Republic of China includes today's Heping Road, Jianshe Road, Renmin South Road, railway station, etc., forming a small town of about 350,000 square meters. The urban area of ??Shenzhen developed on this basis. In the 27th year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1688), Shenzhen Market was already a famous market in Xin'an County at that time. In 1950, the market was converted into a town. Shenzhen Old Street is located in the center of Shenzhen Town, which is known as a "border town". In 1957, Bao'an County was first moved here, and it became the political, economic and cultural center of Bao'an County at that time. From the early Qing Dynasty until 1957, Shenzhen Market has always been an important commercial market within a radius of dozens of miles - "Guhang Street" (today's Jiefang Road) is a place where agricultural products are sold; "Weixin Road" (today's Renmin North Road) ) is a place for selling snacks and groceries; "Minzuo" is a place for selling cloth, sewing, etc.; "Duck Street" is a place for buying and selling poultry. The Tin Hau Ancient Temple, built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is located in the center of Shenzhen Market. The surviving records on the ancient stele of the "Tin Hau Ancient Temple" are the best historical witness. First there was Shenzhen Market, and then it became Shenzhen Town. Today's Shenzhen City got its name from this.

Today, Dongmen Old Street is located in the center of Luohu District, Shenzhen. After hundreds of years of merchant bazaars and hundreds of years of cultural and historical accumulation, especially the reform and opening up and the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Dongmen Old Street has become a busy commercial area with thousands of merchants gathered and busy traffic. Tens of thousands of shops are densely packed here, and various buildings stand side by side. The daily passenger flow reaches more than 300,000 people. For a long time, "Dongmen" has become a banner of Shenzhen's business industry, reflecting and guiding Shenzhen's consumer trends and fashion. From early morning to midnight, this place is always bustling with people and moving, revealing a strong commercial culture and atmosphere of life. It is the most popular traditional commercial district in Shenzhen, so Old East Gate has always been a battleground for merchants. Many merchants are attracted by the unique commercial charm of Old Dongmen, creating a prosperous situation in Dongmen.

Dongmen Commercial Pedestrian Street is bounded by Lixin Road to the north, Shennan Road to the south, Dongmen Middle Road to the east, and Xinyuan Road to the west. It covers a total area of ??176,000 square meters and has 28 modern large-scale commercial buildings. On the 15 main streets, the total construction area reaches 800,000 square meters, with an average daily flow of 500,000 people and one million people on holidays. The annual turnover exceeds 8 billion. It is an iconic commercial district integrating tourism, dining, leisure, and shopping. With the continuous development and improvement of Dongmen Pedestrian Street, its position in the commercial field has become increasingly important. The Dongmen Pedestrian Street is no longer a single commercial street concept. The emergence of multiple functions has expanded and enriched its connotation. Some of them are material and spiritual - the century clock in Old Street Square, the bronze relief "Dongmen Market Map", the giant bronze scale sculpture, Siyue Academy, the Lingnan architectural style Fengmeng Street, these humanities with obvious historical characteristics The streetscape can give people a kind of artistic enjoyment and trigger nostalgic thoughts, while the entire block layout and various service settings can also taste the philosophical meaning of "people-oriented".

Shenzhen Dongmen Street

Dongmen Street is located in the center of Luohu District, bounded by Wenjin Road in the east and connected with Huangbei Street; in the west by People's Park Road, It is bounded by the Buji River and connected to Guiyuan Street, to the north by Sungang Road and connected to Sungang Street, and to the south by Shennan Dongli and connected to Nanhu Street, with a total area of ??2.1 square kilometers and a total population of 10 There are more than 10,000 people, including 43,000 permanent residents and 55,000 temporary residents. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, but relatively gentle and flat without mountains.

Dongmen Street has 15 residents’ committees. In August 2006, Luohu District took the lead in implementing the "one-stop, multiple-housing" policy, merging the original 15 community workstations in Dongmen Street into seven new community workstations, namely Dongmen Community Workstation, Lixin Community Workstation, and Huachang Community workstation, Luoling community workstation, Hurong community workstation, Chengdong community workstation, Hubei community workstation.

Dongmen Street is a prosperous commercial area. It consists of Dongmen Commercial Pedestrian Street, Renmin Road, Dongmen Road, Hubei Road and other Yaye Streets, as well as Dongmen Market, Maoye Mall, Kowloon It is composed of commercial buildings such as the city, with large flow of people and active commercial transactions, forming a mass consumption pedestrian street with unique style, complete categories, shopping and leisure.

The area under the jurisdiction of the Dongmen Sub-district Office has developed transportation and is a transportation hub in all directions. It has developed postal and telecommunications industries, dense business outlets, active financial markets, a securities exchange, nearly 100 bank outlets, and a prosperous tourism industry. .