Nanjing Road in Shanghai starts from the Bund in the east and ends at Yan 'an West Road in the west, spanning Jing 'an and Huangpu, with a total length of 5.5 kilometers. It is divided into two parts by Tibet Middle Road.
Nanjing East Road 1
Nanjing East Road starts from Zhongshan East Road on the Bund in the east and ends at Tibet Middle Road in the west, with a total length of 1599 meters. Among them, Henan Road West is divided into pedestrian streets. It has always been known as the first commercial street in China, and as "Shili Nanjing Road, a pedestrian street". There are all kinds of old shops and shopping malls in Shanghai by the roadside. On holidays, it is always crowded and bustling. Nanjing East Road can reach the Bund, a famous scenic spot, and you can see the panoramic view of Huangpu River Bund, Bell Tower and Oriental Pearl, Jinmao Building and International World Financial Center.
2. Nanjing West Road
Nanjing West Road, named after Jing 'an Temple, was originally named Jing 'an Temple Road and was built in 1860s. 1862, the concession government extended Garden Lane (now Nanjing East Road) to the west, crossed Mudengbang (then concession, now Tibet Middle Road), reached Jing 'an Temple, and connected with Xujiahui Road (later called Meg Road, now Huashan Road), which was also a cross-border road construction. This newly opened road is named Yongquan Road after the famous Yongquan in front of Jing 'an Temple, also known as Jing 'an Temple Road.
Today, Nanjing West Road in Shanghai is the western half of Nanjing Road (Nanjing East Road and Nanjing West Road), which is known as "China's No.1 Commercial Street" and spans Huangpu and Jing 'an districts. The elite sections are all concentrated in Jing 'an District, starting from Chengdu North Road in the east and Yan 'an West Road in the west, with a total length of 2,933 meters, crossing the downtown area of Jing 'an Temple and traversing the whole territory of Jing 'an.
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From 65438 to 1970s, foreign consumer goods flooded into Shanghai, and foreign grocery stores increased day by day. The business of Nanjing East Road entered a prosperous period. There is "Landscape Ci of Hujiang Commercial City" as evidence: "Street decoration gives way to the Silver House, followed by Silk Village and Tou. There are many goods in the East and West, but the treasures are different." In the sixth year of Guangxu (1880), large grocery stores such as Ji and Xing Changxiang started wholesale business.
By the thirty-second year of Guangxu, there were 184 shops in more than 30 industries, including foreign goods grocery stores, foreign fabrics, silks and satins, clothing stores, jewelry stores and tea shops. After the outbreak of World War I in 3 years of the Republic of China, China's national industry and commerce developed greatly because imperialism was busy with war. With the increasing prosperity of Nanjing Road, the silk and satin bureaus of Darren, Zhang and others in the old city and the jewelry stores of Fei have moved to Nanjing Road.
In the early 1930s, foreign firms such as Xinya Cantonese Restaurant, Jianhua Porcelain Store, Peromont Suit Store, Wu Optical Store and Dachangxiang Silk Store competed to build houses on Nanjing Road. According to statistics, in 27 years, there were 277 firms in Nanjing Road. In 36 years, there were 340 shops on Nanjing Road, and the business further developed.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanjing Road