Friday, May 7, 2021

Shanghai - Fuzhou Road Cultural Street

Tianchan Yifu Theatre (1925). Also known as Tianchan Beijing Opera.
701 Fuzhou Road

Fuzhou Road Cultural Street

Known as the First Street of Chinese Culture.

We started exploring Fuzhou Road from the Raffles City Mall. This historical road is one of the earliest roads opened by the old concession. It is one of the four original dirt roads leading to the Huangpu River. At 1453 meters long, one can actually walk all the way to the Bund. We walked a good distance but as it was drizzling, we turned back. We will attempt again one sunny day!

In 1846, bookstores founded by the Chinese started mushrooming along this cultural road. Apparently, there were about 30 bookstores once upon a time along this road.







Old library?





A hotel?


Hotel?
Restaurant



I love this old fashioned bookstore!
Look at that long queue!


Shanghai Book City (Xinhua Booktore) - 7 storeys
465 Fuzhou Road





Shanghai Book Company (1938) 
436 Fuzhou Road
















Shanghai Ancient Bookstore 
401 Fuzhou Road










Shanghai Foreign Language Bookstore - 3 storeys
390 Fuzhou Road











All about Shanghai biscuits and snacks













Chinese art supplies





 

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