Xinjiekou
The functional blocks where the same trade merchants gather in Xinjiekou business circle are "Hongwu Road Financial Street", "Zhenghong Road Commercial Pedestrian Street", "Taiping South Road Gold jewelry Street", "Wangfu Food Street", "Shigu Road Bar Street", "Yeshan Folk Culture Street", etc "Chaoxi antique calligraphy and painting Street", "Mochou road Antique Street", "Changjiang Road Culture Street", "cangxiang Ming Qing Street", "Huaihai Road Republic Culture Street", etc.
Xinjiekou
Xinjiekou is located in the central area of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Marked by Xinjiekou square (the bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen), it is the commercial center of Nanjing. Zhongshan Avenue turns east from here. Four 40 meter wide boulevards, Zhongshan East Road, Zhongzheng Road (now Zhongshan South Road), Hanzhong Road and Zhongshan Road, meet here, forming a circular Xinjiekou square in the middle, separated by a bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen.
In 1929, Xinjiekou was first planned as a commercial district according to the capital plan. In 1940s, Xinjiekou developed into a commercial and financial center, where banks, hotels, shopping malls, newspapers and cinemas gathered. Xinjiekou became the core of Nanjing.
In 2005, Xinjiekou commercial district was rated as a famous commercial street in China;
In 2011, Xinjiekou business district was rated as one of the first batch of key demonstration urban business districts in China;
In 2019, Nanjing fine construction management Promotion Office announced that Xinjiekou will start a new round of upgrading and environmental comprehensive improvement.
Historical evolution
The history of Xinjiekou in Nanjing can be traced back to 1500 years ago. Five meters underground, the archaeological site is U-shaped. The excavation of wooden piles and porcelain tiles in the tunnel proves that the rivers in Xinjiekou area were crisscross and the water network was developed.
In the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the place name of Xinjiekou appeared, which was originally a street between tangfangqiao and mingwalong.
Before 1928, Xinjiekou was an old block.
In August 1928, after the construction of Zhongshan Avenue began, Xinjiekou gradually became the special name of the connection point between Zhongshan Road and Zhongshan East Road.
On June 1, 1929, after Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Fengan ceremony, the Capital Construction Committee of the national government decided to widen the area around Xinjiekou. In December, the capital plan planned Xinjiekou as a business district, and the capital construction between 1927 and 1937 changed the face of Xinjiekou completely. At that time, the Capital Construction Committee of the national government decided to widen and transform Xinjiekou, planning Xinjiekou as a commercial district for the first time. In the following seven years of "capital construction", Zhongshan East Road, Zhongzheng Road (changed to Zhongshan South Road after liberation), Hanzhong Road and Zhongshan Road, four 40 meter wide boulevards, intersected at Xinjiekou, forming a circular square in the middle and separated by a sculpture of Sun Yat Sen, became the transportation hub of the whole Nanjing city.
On November 12, 1930, the Xinjiekou square project started on the 64th birthday of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and was completed on January 20, 1931. It took more than three months. It was the first square in Nanjing, so it was called the first square, also known as Xinjiekou square. In the same year, the Bank of China, Zhejiang Industrial Bank, Bank of communications, central shopping mall, Dahua Grand Theater, Xindu Grand Theater, Fuchang Hotel and other facilities were built.
In 1935, Dahua Grand Theater was completed.
At the beginning of 1936, the central shopping mall was opened. It was jointly launched by Zhang Jingjiang, member of the Kuomintang Central Committee, and Zeng Yangfu, a total of 32 people. The purpose was to boycott foreign goods, promote national goods, and develop national industry and commerce. But in less than two years, the central shopping mall was forced to close because of the Japanese invasion.
In December 1937, before the Japanese occupied Nanjing, a huge bomb model was placed in the center of Xinjiekou square. This model was made for holding air defense exhibition after the establishment of the air defense committee of the Military Commission of the national government in 1935. It is intended to remind people to be alert to the Japanese air attack.
On November 12, 1942, the eve of the 76th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Wang Jingwei, chairman of the Wang puppet national government, moved the bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, which had been placed in the Central Military Academy since 1929, to the center of Xinjiekou square in order to win the hearts of the people.
In 1949, on the eve of the liberation of Nanjing, Xinjiekou area has become the transportation, financial and commercial center of Nanjing. It has a central business district composed of Bank of communications, China National Bank, mainland bank, Zhejiang Industrial Bank and juxingcheng bank, restaurants such as Fuchang restaurant, Da Sanyuan restaurant, tongqinglou Restaurant, 369 restaurant, central shopping mall and Li Shunchang restaurant There are many shops, such as loading shops. In addition, influential newspapers such as central daily, Chaobao, Xinmin daily and rotary daily, as well as entertainment venues such as Dahua Grand Theater, Xindu Grand Theater, World Grand Theater and central stage also gathered in Xinjiekou. On April 23, the PLA released Nanjing. At 17:30 p.m. on July 6, the PLA held a military parade in Xinjiekou, Liu Bocheng, Zhang Jichun, Li Da, song renqiong, Chen Shigui and other leaders boarded the parade platform to inspect the troops participating in the parade.
In 1952, Xinjiekou Department Store (Xinbai), a Chinese department store, opened in Nanjing.
In September 1993, Xinbai became the first listed company in Nanjing. During this period, the completion of the new friendship store at Xinjiekou broke the original balance. This department store is equipped with the first escalator in Nanjing history.
In May 1983, the Jinling Hotel in the northwest corner of Xinjiekou square was completed. With 37 floors and 110.4 meters, it became the highest building in China at that time.
In 1989, Nanjing Municipal People's Government erected a "golden key" sculpture in the center of Xinjiekou square, which is composed of three upright golden keys and a silver ball.
On November 12, 1996, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Nanjing Municipal People's Government remade a bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and placed it in the center of Xinjiekou square.
In 1996, the 216 meter high Golden Eagle International Mall was built and officially opened.
In 2001, the bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen was temporarily removed due to the construction of Nanjing Metro.
At the end of 2002, Dayang department store entered Xinjiekou, with a business area of over 70000 square meters.
In September 2005, Xinjiekou station of Nanjing Metro Line 1 was officially opened.
In June 2006, Deji Plaza Phase I officially opened.
In 2008, the Asia Pacific Business Building of Jinling Hotel was opened.
On the evening of May 19, 2010, the "bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen", which had been away for more than nine years, was officially moved back to the central square of Xinjiekou, facing the south.
Architectural pattern
Xinjiekou square
Xinjiekou square is located in the center of Xinjiekou and at the intersection of four roads. East Zhongshan road leads to Zhongshan Gate, south Zhongshan road leads to Zhonghua Gate, West Hanzhong Road leads to Hanzhong Gate, and North Zhongshan road leads to Gulou square. In November 1942, the Wang puppet government moved the bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen from the Central Military Academy to the center of Xinjiekou square.
Before 2001, Xinjiekou square had always been an island building. In 2001, due to the construction of Metro Line 1, the square was demolished and the bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen (1996 version) was moved. After the Spring Festival in 2010, he returned to Xinjiekou with the 1996 version of Sun Yat Sen's bronze statue. Taking the bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen as the center, the surrounding area is expanded into an 8-meter-diameter ring Island, and a 1-meter-wide paved road is added to the periphery of the ring island. Finally, the whole center is a 10 meter diameter ring Island belt. At the same time, the surrounding landscape is mainly green, and the landscape has flowers in three seasons and evergreen in four seasons.
The bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen stands in the center of Xinjiekou square. It is carved by sculptor Dai Guangwen. It is 5.75 meters high and weighs 6.2 tons. It is dressed in a suit and coat, a vest and a tie. It holds a civilized stick in the right hand and steps forward on the left leg. It is based on the background of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's taking office as the provisional president of the Republic of China in Nanjing in 1912. It captures the instant image of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's running and walking for the revolution and solidifies into a permanent picture. The first bronze statue to be erected on Xinjiekou square in Nanjing was presented by Sun Yat Sen's Japanese friend, Zhuangji Meiwu. It was designed by the Japanese "Shinohara gold workshop" and made by the sculptor Xiangya Murata. The bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen was originally placed in the "Central Military Academy". In November 1942, on the eve of the 76th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Wang Jingwei moved the bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen from the "Central Military Academy" to Xinjiekou square in order to win the hearts of the people. In 1995, the 70th anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's death, the new bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen carved by Dai Guangwen began to stand in the center of Xinjiekou square. In 2001, the bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen was removed during the construction of Nanjing Metro Line 1. On the evening of May 19, 2010, the "bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen", which had been away from the central square of Xinjiekou in Nanjing for more than nine years, was officially moved back to the south.
Xinjiekou business district
Daxinjekou business district is located at Taiping South Road and Taiping North Road in the East, Jianye road and Baixia road in the South and Mohe road in the West
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Xinjiekou
