Chunxi Road


Chunxi Road is a pedestrianized shopping street in Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province. More than 700 shops can be found here including large shopping malls, department stores, supermarkets, street stalls, and boutiques, as well as modern cafes, and a public square. Next to Chunxi Road is Yanshikou commercial circle. It is currently served by Lines 2 and 3 of the Chengdu Metro.

History

The construction of Chunxi Road was originally proposed by the warlord Yang Sen in 1924, who was the governor of Sichuan at the time.
As the Japanese department stores Ito Yokado and Isetan are located in the Chunxi Road shopping district, it was a site of the 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations.

Geography

Chunxi Road is about 1.1 km in length. As the shopping district grew, Chunxi Road began to refer to the entire area that is south of the East Main Street, east of New South Street, New Middle Street and New North Street, as well as south of Zongfu Road, covering about.
The central area contains a small public square, Zhongshan Square, with a statue of President Sun Yat-sen.

Department stores

There are several major department stores and shopping malls on Chunxi Road: