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Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region: Zhuhai Road - Shaji Street - Zhongshan Road Historical and Cultural Block in Beihai
Updated: Nov 25, 2019
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Zhuhai Road - Shaji Street - Zhongshan Road Historical and Cultural Block in Beihai
北海市珠海路-沙脊街-中山路历史文化街区
Zhuhai Road, Shaji Street, and Zhongshan Road are adjacent streets in a historical neighborhood of Beihai city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Zhuhai Road, the northernmost of the three streets, dates back to 1883 and was once occupied by the consulates of Western countries, such as the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
The overhanging buildings that are everywhere alongside the street include the former sites of a German company, and a Catholic church and women's abbey; they are sometimes referred to as a living "almanac of modern architecture".
One hundred meters from Zhuhai Road is Shaji Street, which was built in 1821 during the Daoguang reign (1821-50) in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and has a history of more than 180 years.
Most of the stores, facing north-south to each other, are overhanging buildings with one story or two stories and retain the traditional architectural style of southern China of combining commercial and residential uses.
It was enlarged in 1927 at which time it was named after "founder of modern China" Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925). The 2,015-meter-long and nine-meter-wide road is composed of three sections - the eastern, middle and western sections - with three-meter-wide overhanging buildings occupying both sides.
