Introduction about Nanjing Road In Shanghai
Nanjing Road starts from t’he Bund in the east and ends at Jing’an Temple in the west ,totaling 5.5 kilmeters long.Enjoying its reputation as the NO.1 commercial street in china, Nanjing Road is becoming a must-see destination for travelers both at broad and home.
The story began in 19 th Century Shanghai,after the British concession was firs set up in 1845.1848 the British opend the Shanghai Horse Racing Club and bought land in the west of the city for the construction of a racecourse.The site was too small,however ,so another horse track was added.That was the reason why the road was called “Malu” in Chinese,meaning respectively”second MaLu” and “Third Malu”res[ectively..But at first the Chinese were mystified by horse racing,so it was also called”Park Lane “ or “Park Road”.
In 1865,the then construction bereau took the advice of the acting British Consul---general and renamed the roads in the concesion.
With refrerence to the first unequal treaty signed with Britain,it gained the name Nanjing Road.It stretched for a total length of 1,600 meters,from the Bund to Xizang Road.
The glory of Shanghai as a shopping Mecca can be traced back t the time of its top four stores---The Sincere ,Wing On, SunSun and The Sun.
The first of the four stores established on Nanjing Road was the Sincere Department Store, now the Shangahi Fasion Store,Sun Yat—sen encoutaged Ma Ying Biao , a Chinese In Austalia, to invest in China,The Sincere Store opened to the public on October 20,1917.
The bustling Nanjing Road has long been well—known at home and abroad as”NO,1 Shopping Street in China” for its magnificent buildings and rows upon rows of shops,Flanked by fashionable Shoping complexes, modern office buildings and fancy hotles, Nanjing Road(W) is aspiring to rival New York City’s renowned 5 th Avenue.The vogue commercial area is now home to some fo the city’s most expensive buildings including Shanghai Center,CITIC Square and Plaza 66,The CITIC Square and Plaza 66 are two luxury shopping complexes,both run by HongKong investors.They focus on young and fashionable brands that are more attractive to the local young fashion fans.Therefore both of them are promising to add more vibrancy to the neighborhood.
