Is it better to visit Nanjing Road or Huaihai Road in Shanghai? What are the characteristics of each?

It's good to visit Huaihai Road

Nanjing Road, one of the most famous commercial streets in the world. Nanjing Road in a broad sense includes Nanjing East Road and Nanjing West Road. Nanjing Road in a narrow sense, that is, Nanjing Road before 1945, specifically refers to Nanjing East Road (Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street) today.

History

Nanjing Road originated from the Bund to the Park Lane of Henan Road in 1851. In 1854, it was extended to Zhejiang Road, commonly known as Da Ma Road. In 1862, it extended westward to Tibet Road again. In 1865, the Ministry of Industry of Shanghai Public Concession was officially named Nanjing Road. From 195 to 1911, Hatong, a Jew, paved hardwood pavement on Nanjing Road. Half the property on both sides of the road belongs to him. In March, 198, trams were used. On May 3, 1925, the "May 3th" tragedy occurred in front of the door of the old gate at the intersection of Guizhou. At the end of World War II in 1945, the concession was abolished. The Shanghai Municipal Government of the Republic of China renamed Nanjing Road as Nanjing East Road, and the original Jing 'an Temple Road was renamed Nanjing West Road, collectively known as Nanjing Road, with a total length of about 5 kilometers. In 1953, Nanjing East Road demolished the ironwood pavement paved by trams and replaced it with concrete pavement.

Features

At the beginning of the 2th century, welfare companies, Huiluo companies, Taixing companies (now Lane Crawford) and Huisi companies were successively established by British capital along the road, which were collectively called the top four companies or the fourth big companies. The overseas Chinese-funded Xianshi Company, Yong 'an Company, Xinxin Company and Daxin Company are collectively called the last four companies. In addition, there are professional specialty shops such as Xiedaxiang, Laojiefu, Hengdali, Hengyuanxiang and Zhang Xiaoquan. Become the busiest road in Shanghai.

Since p>2, Nanjing Road starts from Henan Middle Road in the east and ends at Tibet Middle Road in the west, and a characteristic pedestrian street, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, has been built, with a width of 28 meters and a total length of more than 1,2 meters.

Nanjing East Road

Nanjing East Road and the east section of Nanjing Road start from Zhongshan East Road on the Bund in the east and Tibet Middle Road in the west, with a total length of 1,599 meters. Among them, it passes through Henan Middle Road, and from Henan Middle Road, it is Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in detail. Compared with Nanjing West Road, Nanjing East Road enjoys the reputation of a shopping paradise, and has always been known as the first commercial street in China. There are all kinds of old shops and shopping malls in Shanghai along the road, including four major companies: Yongan Company, Xianshi Company, Xinxin Company and Daxin Company. Every holiday here is always crowded, a bustling scene.

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street is a characteristic pedestrian street with five functions of shopping, tourism, business and culture, with a total length of more than 1, meters.

The pavement of the pedestrian street is paved with colored bricks and stones, with a 4.2m-wide gold belt as the main line. The material used in the gold belt is Indian red granite imported from Italy, and there are 37 rainwater manhole covers on the gold belt, the cover of which is engraved with buildings of different periods in Shanghai. There is also a barrier-free blind road on the road.

there are public facilities such as seats, flower beds and telephone booths on both sides of the road. There are three sculptures at the intersection of Henan Middle Road, Zhejiang Middle Road and Tibet Middle Road with the themes of "Family of Three", "Young Woman" and "Mother and Daughter". At the entrance of Henan Middle Road and the exit of Tibet Middle Road, there is another street monument of "Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street".

in the middle of the pedestrian street is a century square, which has set up a stage for the performance. There are 4.5 tons of "Oriental Baoding" and landscape clocks in the square, surrounded by flowers.

classical building along the road

No.19-Huizhong Hotel (Palace Hotel, 198); No.2, South Building of Peace Hotel

-Sassoon Building and Huamao Hotel; No.

98-114, North Building of Peace Hotel-No.

99, Welfare Company and No.346, Sichuan Middle Road-Jialing Building (1937); Jialing building

No.114-142-Harbin building; Cianli Building

No.151-171 (Jiangxi Road)-Meilun Building

No.181-Electric Power Building (1931)

No.353-Continental Shopping Mall, Cishu Building/Donghai Building, Friendship Europe Shopping Mall, Donghai Shangdu

No.627-635-Lao Hualian department store, overseas Chinese shopping center

p>69-Xianshi Company (1917)-Shanghai Fashion Company, East Asia Hotel

p>72-Xinxin Company (1925)-Shanghai p>83 First Food Company-Daxin Company (1934)-Shanghai No.1 Department Store

Time-honored shops along the road

: Nanjing West Road

Nanjing West Road near hang lung plaza

Meilong Town. Jiuguang Department Store, an aircraft carrier of Shanghai department store jointly invested by our company and Shanghai Jiubai (Group) Co., Ltd., was unveiled in Shanghai on September 29th, 24. Located at No.1618, Nanjing West Road, near the Shanghai Airport City Terminal in the east, it is in harmony with the expanded Jing 'an Temple and Jing 'an Park, and the underground floor is directly connected with Jing 'an Temple Station of Metro Line 2, so the traffic is very convenient. Set commercial retail, catering, supermarkets, leisure in one of the urban "selling goods." With its dazzling fashion charm, it has become a new landmark of Shili Nanjing Road, leading the new concept of shopping in Shanghai. At present, more than 5 famous brands at home and abroad have entered Jiuguang Department Store, including nearly 1 brands entering the domestic market for the first time and more than 4 brands entering the Shanghai market for the first time. Such as Burberry's largest flagship store in Asia, Tiffany's first store in Shanghai, Mont Blanc, Dunhill, Bally, THOMAS PINK's first store in Asia, Agnes's b, callaway, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, and ――Yamazaki's first store in China, the largest Japanese bakery.

an elegant and prosperous modern commercial street-Huaihai Road

Huaihai Road is located in the center of Shanghai and is one of the most prosperous commercial districts in Shanghai. There are many modern buildings and famous fashion products, keeping up with the world trend. Different levels of hotels have complete facilities for eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment, all of which make you feel novel, pleasing to the eye and convenient. Good shopping environment, numerous famous restaurants and entertainment shops, and excellent hotel services add a lot of color to Huaihai Zhonglu business district. The century-old Huaihai Road, which is famous for its elegance and romance, has become a warm shopping paradise for women.

Huaihai Road used to be called avenue joffre, with a total length of about 6 kilometers. It is a bustling and elegant street comparable to the Champs Elysé es in Paris, Fifth Avenue in new york, Ginza in Tokyo and Orchard Road in Singapore. Huaihai Road is full of modern characteristic shops, with more than 4 shops. The most prosperous section is a 2.2-kilometer-long commercial street from Shaanxi Road to Tibet Road. In the 199s, the commercial transformation of Huaihai Middle Road was synchronized with the subway construction, and the construction of commercial street adhered to a high starting point, which was in line with the status of Shanghai as an international metropolis.

At present, the buildings on both sides of Huaihai Road are more modern. The decoration of the store is elegant and noble, and the architectural styles of European and American classical, Chinese classical, European trendy and trans-century metropolis have their own style. Both the appearance and the internal layout of the building exude a strong urban culture and leisure atmosphere.

Huaihai Road has a wide range of world-class products, and Paris Spring, Meimei Department Store and Huaxiang Isetan display top international brands in an elegant manner, which makes Shanghai's urban shopping have a world-class standard.

huaihai road is divided into three sections: east, middle and west, each with its own characteristics. The eastern part (South Tibet Road-South Chongqing Road) is a high-level business circle, with high-end office buildings such as Hong Kong Plaza and Shanghai Plaza and computer plazas such as Bainaohui and Cyber. The larger commercial buildings are Pacific Department Store Huaihai Store and the newly opened Shanghai Times Square. The middle section (Shaanxi South Road-Chongqing South Road) is a high-grade commercial circle, located in the middle of Shanghai, starting from Tibet Middle Road in the east and ending at Huashan Road in the west, with a total length of about 5,5m, spanning Luwan, Xuhui and Changning districts. It is one of the longest east-west trunk roads in Shanghai, with an average daily passenger flow of about 1 million, and it is also the second busiest commercial street in Shanghai after Nanjing East Road. There are fashion department stores such as Parkson, Paris Spring, 2 Yongxin, Huating Isetan, etc., which supply high-end popular goods and brand clothing with high quality and high price. In addition, there are famous stores such as Shanghai women's products store, ancient and modern bra company, and national native food company. The western section (South Shaanxi Road-Changshu Road) is a fashion shopping circle, with Meimei department store specializing in high-end women's clothing and Xiangyang clothing gift market focusing on clothing and concurrently engaging in craft gifts.

The buildings on both sides of Huaihai Road are more modern. The decoration of the store is elegant and noble, and the architectural styles of European and American classical, Chinese classical, European trendy and trans-century metropolis have their own style. Both the appearance and the internal layout of the building exude a strong urban culture and leisure atmosphere. The night view of Huaihai Middle Road is as charming as that of Nanjing Road, and the neon lights in the shops are dazzling. Now the "bright lighting project" in the shop window of Huaihai Road, coupled with the unique "light tunnel" composed of stainless steel arched street lights, can definitely let you experience the elegance of the city that never sleeps.

When enjoying the carefree shopping, did you see any delicious food-Huijiameidi, Tangxuan, Quanjude and wuyue people can enjoy pure Chinese food or enjoy delicious food in Xintiandi on Taicang Road, but the price is on the high side. Eat noodles at Canglang Pavilion and Ajisen; Enjoy the local flavor in various small restaurants on yandang road Leisure Street, a branch road of Huaihai Road; You can also go to Ito's and Yuanlu Sushi to taste Japanese food, and buy hamburgers, pizzas, sausages, egg tarts and bubble tea to eat while walking in various exquisite shops.

if you want to have a rest, you might as well sit in the wooden chair in front of Xinhualian or the green belt beside Central Square for a while, or sit in the park, or sit in the swing chair in the rain forest and enjoy your leisure time.