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 (东大街), east of New South Street (南新街), New Middle Street (中心街) and New North Street (北新街), as well as south of Zongfu Road (), covering about .

The central area contains a small public square, Zhongshan Square (中山广场), with a statue of President Sun Yat-sen.

Department stores

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

• Ito Yokado ()
• Pacific Department Store ()
• Wangfujing Department Store ()
• Chicony ()
• Isetan ()
• Parkson ()
• Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li ()
• Chengdu IFS ()

See also

• List of leading shopping streets and districts by city

References

External links

• Travel China Guide
• bashu.net
• 春熙路.org