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Nanjing Road, Shanghai


Nanjing Road in Shanghai, is one of the major commercial center, the East from the Bund, the West arrived in Jing'an Temple, a total length of 5.5 km, the past has been referred to as the "foreign Wangsimni." 100 years ago, Nanjing Road is a cul-de-sac, and later the foreign concessions in order to expand the scope of colonists, under the pretext of construction of the racecourse, had occupied about 80 acres of land, and built a garden in and outside of the entertainment is a race track. At that time, along both sides of the commercial networks are providing services for the entertainment. In 1865, the colonists in the expansion of the road at the same time the official name of the Nanjing Road, Nanjing after routing continuously extended east to west, the road on both sides also continue to build stores, business began to flourish.

Were from the Nanjing West Road, Jing'an Temple. In 1862, the Government concession in order to facilitate front-line troops arrived in Taiping, a way to cross-border road to Garden Lane (that is, today's Nanjing Road) to west extension, through you, Hamamatsu City (concession boundary at the time, it is Tibet Road), through Jing'an Temple, and with cross-border roads for the Xujiahui Road (later known as Meg Road, Huashan Road is now) to connect. This new road opened up to the famous springs Teramae Jingan, named Fountain Road, Jing'an Temple, also known as the road.

Earlier history of the Nanjing East Road, Nanjing Road West, 150 years ago by the Hawke Linrui taipans and others initiated a department store in Nanjing East Road, Lihua built near Shanghai in the first racecourse, at the same time engage in a cul-de-sac leading to the Bund, because people often see foreigners in this way on horseback, so that the road to the road. Its official name for the Garden Lane (PARK LANE), Shanghai will in accordance with its customary pronunciation Parker get called. Lane was only from the Garden to the present Henan Bund Road.

1843 Shanghai port, the Nanjing Road in Shanghai is established the status of the birthplace of modern business, called "Main Road", where "the busy Nanjing Road Commercial Street," referring to the main section of Nanjing Road. By the 1930s, "foreign Wangsimni" Nanjing Road is famous home and abroad. Sincere (clothing company), Wing (Union Building), the new new (food companies), Dah Sing (Department Store, branch No.1 ) the four companies was the most modern shopping malls.

After the liberation, known as "China's First Street business." Nanjing Road of Shanghai First Department Store, Shanghai Hualian, Shanghai New World Shopping Mall for China's retail sales leader in commercial enterprises. Nanjing, there are a few on the road called "the pride of more than half a century," the well-known clothing stores, franchised men's suits were "BAROMON", "enjoy the students" and "human-li." Women's fashion franchise with "Hongxiang", "Street friends" and so on, have the best costume design strength, beautiful in design, processing about a well-known, on behalf of the "Shanghai," the highest level of fashion.

Nanjing Road and "MOSTA", "JeansWest", "Catherine", "lion and dragon horse", "First Department Store", famous Plaza "or run the franchise, such as imports of apparel stores, from the hundreds of per piece of brand-name T-shirt, shirt a few thousand dollars to coat everything in fashion. "companies to open" most "sweater stop". "Chinese", "East China", "Blue tong" and other famous, "is Shanghai industry leader in leather shoes.

The international metropolis Shanghai, Nanjing Road is Shanghai's window. Nanjing Road is to demonstrate the many new and interesting possibilities shop, shops are also being erected. Ten Li long street of Nanjing Road in Shanghai now is the high-rise clusters, becoming the 21st century, more prosperous China Business First Street.
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