The author of this article, Shao Ming, was first published on the WeChat public account of Tian Yuan Di Fang.
Shanghai, the world's top city, has the top commercial street in Shanghai - Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.
Those of us who live in Nanshi District (now Huangpu District), our childhood memories are of the Big World and the City God’s Temple. host. After work, especially when chatting with friends, Huaihai Road and Nanjing Road are the main ones. During the day, Huaihai Road is the main road. Because there are many people on Nanjing Road, especially tourists from other places, over time people feel that Huaihai Road is fashionable and trendy, and Nanjing Road is a bit popular. , a bit earthy. In the evening, the main spots are Nanjing Road and the Bund. Nanjing Road is mainly for eating, and the Bund is mainly for shopping.
Entering the new century, the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street was built. I learned about it through the "export transfer to import and export". My uncle came to Shanghai from Taiwan to visit relatives. , asked me to accompany him to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street to take a look and walk around. He said that we Taiwanese all know that when we arrive in Shanghai, we must go to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.
It was also a good day to enjoy the golden autumn. I accompanied my uncle and his party to the newly built Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. One is a Shanghainese who has lived in Shanghai for a long time, and the other is an old Shanghainese who returned to Shanghai after fifty years (my uncle evacuated to Taiwan from Shanghai on a military ship). It was the first time for both of us to visit the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.
For me, the pedestrian street has familiar scenes, and there are also things I didn’t expect. Walking on this 1,200-meter pedestrian street, I always feel a great sense of freshness. The colorful bricks Stone-paved roads, unified street kiosks, a full range of fashion brand shopping malls on both sides, bustling crowds, cute sightseeing trains, and uniquely designed urban sculptures constitute the style of Shanghai's modern commercial streets.
There are marble benches along the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, which is very convenient for resting when you are tired from walking. Especially near Zhejiang Road, there is Century Plaza in the east and Yongan Company in the west, which I am familiar with, and has just undergone plastic surgery to restore its old appearance. The former has constant performances on the stage every day, while the latter has a man dressed as an old man playing the saxophone on the balcony on the second floor during part of the time, which is both a break and eye-candy.
Speaking of resting, most European pedestrian streets do not have benches specifically for tourists to take a rest. I did not find any resting benches on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France. This shows that the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street Designers are very humane.
My uncle and I are different. As soon as we arrive at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, we rush to the four major companies. When he saw the intact old buildings of Yongan Company and Dah Sing Company, he was very pleased to tell me that your Shanghai government is really not easy! Fifty years later, I can still see the old department store on Nanjing Road that I remember. It was a worthwhile trip. I think he satisfied his nostalgia on this pedestrian street and relived the past. This is what teacher Yu Guangzhong said, nostalgia.
While we were walking on the pedestrian street, I talked to my uncle about the characteristics of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street: it has the dignity of the international buildings on the Bund, the modern commercial buildings of Nanjing Road, the triviality of Tianjin Road, the Second and Third Roads The elegance and taste of Sima Road have kept the different inner characteristics of different streets intact, just like the character of Shanghai people.
With Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street as the center and an environment radiating outward, you can appreciate the beauty of various customs and experience the different levels of Shanghai during a leisurely walk, just like the Shikumen in Shanghai. A perfect combination of Chinese and Western styles. It not only makes Chinese and foreign tourists linger and forget to leave, but also makes literati and poets dream about it.
Inadvertently we came to Duoyunxuan. My uncle loves antiques. From porcelain, he saw the four treasures of the study; from calligraphy and painting, he saw gems. One day really didn’t work. On the way back, my uncle said that the trip was well worth it as we couldn’t see enough of the pedestrian street.
Since then, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street has been a place I often visit. I always buy the cooked food from the food store, Shen Dacheng’s pastries, Xinya’s mooncakes, and especially the antiques, calligraphy and paintings from Duoyunxuan. Take a few days to check it out.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street has been with me for twenty years. Over the past two decades, the builders of Huangpu District have continued to add new content to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. While retaining century-old shops, they have also incorporated new elements such as the Internet and the Internet of Things.
The century-old history of Xianshi Company, Yongan Company, Xinxin Company and Daxin Company has been passed down, and at the same time, it has given her new values. Life and internal organs can adapt to the needs of the new era. In addition, there are Hengdali Watches, Hengyuanxiang, Zhang Xiaoquan, Lao Fengxiang and other professional specialty stores that maintain their strong vitality, allowing the brands of century-old stores to rejuvenate.
On November 14 last year, GaWC, one of the world's urban research institutions, released the 2018 list of world-class cities. Shanghai was once again on the list and its ranking rose to sixth place.
Surpass cities such as Tokyo, Paris, and Dubai to become the top city in the world! This is somewhat due to the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai.
A look at Beijing for Millennium China, a look at Shanghai for Centenary China, business after reform and opening up, and a look at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, which has been developed for 20 years. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, you are the glory of Shanghai people and the glory of the Chinese people. I hope to be with you until we grow old.
Author: Shao Ming (pen name: Fang Author_0970)
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