Central Street Pedestrian Street

Central Street Pedestrian Street was built in 1898, initially known as China street. In 1925, it was renamed the central street, which has been developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin. The main street starts from Songhuajiang flood control memorial tower in the north and ends at Jingwei street in the south, with a total length of 1450 meters. It is known as the first street in Harbin. With its unique European architecture, row upon row of boutique commercial buildings, colorful leisure community and colorful cultural life, it has become a beautiful landscape in Harbin. The most peculiar thing is the stone paved on the central street, which is a rectangular strip stone, but it is paved vertically. There are 71 European style and imitative European style buildings on the street. Baroque style, eclecticism, and the Art Nouveau movement architecture at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century are all reflected here. These buildings are the quintessence of western architectural art, and they call central street an art gallery of architecture.

Central Street Pedestrian Street

Central street is a commercial pedestrian street in the northeast, starting from the flood control Memorial Tower Square on the Bank of Harbin River in the north and connecting Xinyang square in the south, with a length of 1400 meters. The whole block is divided into different sections, and vehicles are not allowed on the street. This long street was built in 1900. The street buildings include 71 buildings of Renaissance, Baroque and other styles.

General situation

Central street is a commercial street in Northeast China. It was built in 1898 and was initially called "China Street". It was renamed "Central Street" in 1925 and has been followed up to now. There are 71 European style and imitative European style buildings in the street, and 13 conservation buildings of Renaissance, Baroque, eclecticism and modern styles.

In 1986, the people's Government of Harbin City determined the central street as the protection building street. In August 1996, the municipal government decided to transform it into a pedestrian street. After ten months of comprehensive renovation, central street was officially opened on June 1, 1997.

Harbin is known as "Oriental Moscow" and "Oriental little Paris". Central street is the epitome of Harbin, known as "the first street in Asia". It is an old street, a pedestrian street, and an architectural art exhibition street.

The central street is 1450 meters long and 21.34 meters wide, including 10.8 meters wide for the square stone road. The central street pedestrian block covers an area of 94.05 hectares, about 1 square kilometer. It starts from the West Building red line of Youyi Road to Jingwei street in the East, the East Building red line of Youyi Road to Jingwei street in Tongjiang street in the west, the North Building red line of Shangzhi street to Tongjiang Street in the south, and the South Building red line of Shangzhi street to Tongjiang street in the north.

There are 17 leisure areas, 18 parking lots, 152 European classical street lamps, 14 lawns, about 2600 square meters, 5 sculpture pieces and 3 fountains. A monitoring center is set up, and 30 cameras are set up in the whole block to implement full coverage 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring, so as to ensure that all kinds of emergencies can be timely and effectively handled.

Central street is a landmark street in Harbin. It is also an old street, a famous street, a pedestrian street, a protection street, an architectural art street, a prosperous commercial street, a tourism and leisure Street, and a public culture street.

architectural style

There are 75 European style and imitation European style buildings in the whole block of central street, 36 protective buildings of various types, including 17 main streets.

Renaissance style

57 Central Street (Huangbao jewelry)

Originally Harbin Jewish national bank. Built in 1923, brick concrete structure, Renaissance architectural style. The masonry treatment of the wall imitates the stone. The first floor adopts the French window, and the second floor adopts the vertical circular arch narrow window. The parapet is only set at the corner, and its contour is the combination of broken line and curve, with local openings. The top is crowned with a round dome. The cornice decoration is complex. Class II protected building in Harbin.

187 Central Street (Harbin Jiangyan primary school)

Daoli Branch of Qiulin commercial bank was originally opened by Russian businessman Yi Ya Qiulin. Built in the early 20th century, the brick wood structure imitates the Renaissance architectural style. The first floor is divided by continuous waistline, the wall is built with imitation block stone, and the second floor is the opposite window with high forehead. There are gypsum decorations on the window, corresponding to the large glass window on the first floor. A discontinuous parapet is built on the eaves, which is decorated with Baroque relief, and the corner of the top of the building is prominent. Class II protected building in Harbin.

120 Central Street (Education Bookstore)

Built in 1909, it was originally Songpu Yanghang. It is the largest Baroque representative work in Harbin, and also the Peugeot building of central street. It has a deep red attic and mengsha style roof, which is a class I protected building in the city.

89 Central Street (matiel Hotel)

It was originally a hotel run by a Russian Jew, MH. A. kasp. It was built in 1906 and completed in 1913. The designer is C. A. visane. Brick concrete structure, new art movement architectural style. The plan of the building is L-shaped. Class I protected building in Harbin.

Central Street terminus (Flood Control Monument)

The terminal square of central street was built in 1958 to commemorate the victory of Harbin people in 1957. In 1957, the water level of Harbin City exceeded the flood peak of 1932 by 0.58 meters. The flood control memorial tower is composed of a cylindrical body and a semicircular corridor. The tower is 13 meters high and the ancient Roman cloister is 7 meters high. There are 11 semicircular pools at the bottom of the tower, whose water level is the highest water level mark in 1957. The relief of the tower depicts the vivid plot of conquering the flood. The top of the tower is a round sculpture composed of workers, peasants, soldiers and intellectuals, which shows the heroic image of conquering the flood.

Eclectic Style

92 Central Avenue (Jessica)

Originally igravi fiber store. Built in 1921, it is of brick and wood structure with eclectic architectural style. The ground floor of the building is a stone like base, and floor to ceiling windows are used. The windows on the second and third floors are complex and diverse, and high Ionian columns are set on both sides of the upper part of the main entrance. Class III protected buildings in Harbin.

European style

Although the central street contains the four most influential architectural schools in the history of Western architecture, there are common Renaissance style originated in the 15th and 6th century, Baroque style and eclecticism in the early 17th century, and Art Nouveau movement architecture in the late 19th and early 20th century. There are 71 European style and imitation European style buildings in the street, and 13 European style municipal protected buildings, including Renaissance, Baroque, eclecticism and modern styles.

Development history

Born in 1896-1898

On June 3, 1896, the Qing government signed the Sino Russian secret treaty with Russia. A railway across Eurasia, the Middle East Railway, extended over Northeast China In 1898, as the Middle East Railway began to be laid, the ancient river ferry on the South Bank of Songhua River in Harbin became the unloading dock. This was the place where the Wanyan family rose 900 years ago. For the laying of the Middle East Railway, the road construction machinery and materials required by the Railway Engineering Bureau started from Khabarovsk and Iman in the Far East, and then went up the Wusuli River, Heilongjiang River and Songhua River to Harbin. To the west of the flood control memorial tower at the north end of central street is the unloading site of that year. The carriage carrying railway equipment rolled out a muddy dirt road in the swamp and reed pond, forming a street. This street was later known as China Street (central street was called China street before it was renamed).

1899-1901 growth

With the acceleration of the Middle East Railway project, more and more workers gathered here. The Middle East Railway Engineering Bureau assigned the wasteland near the wharf to Chinese residents and workers scattered in Harbin, built houses along both sides of the road, and named it "China Street", which means the street where Chinese people live. By 1900, "China Street" had taken shape.

1902-1924 prosperity

Since 1902, there has been a lot of construction work here, and construction sites are all over the street. For a time, foreigners and merchants gathered, shops, buildings, signboards and plaques were mostly in Russian, and they were also full of foreign goods. The construction of the Middle East Railway and the opening of Harbin as a port, as well as the first World War and Russia's civil war, brought more than ten overseas Chinese from Russia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Japan and other countries to Harbin. At that time, there were many foreign shops, drugstores, restaurants, hotels, bars and dance halls on the Chinese street. Among them, Qiulin branch and matiere Hotel, which were located on this street, had already gained fame in the whole Far East region. On this street, Russia's fur, England's woolen cloth, French perfume, German medicine, Japanese cotton cloth, canned food in America, Swiss watches and clocks, and dry and fresh fruits all over the world are all sold. After the rise of China Street, auxiliary streets have been built on both sides. At that time, Harbin was a railway subsidiary, and the city power and police power were seized by Russia. The streets in the urban area were all Russian street names, including Caucasus street, shaman street and bazhushi street. In May 1924, temtrashok, a Russian engineer, designed and supervised the construction and paved the Chinese street with square stones. The square stone used is carved from granite. Its shape and size are like Russian bread. People also call it bread stone. It is said that at that time, the price of a square stone was worth a silver dollar, which was enough for ordinary people's board expenses for a month.

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