Beijing Road in Guangzhou: 2000 Years Walking Street in China

#chinaattractions Beijing Road, located in the southeast of the central part of Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, is the central axis of the city that has not been shifted and unbroken for more than 2,200 years since Guangzhou was built. Beijing Road was built in the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC) and was the starting point of Guangzhou's city-building.From the Tang Dynasty to the Southern Han Dynasty, Beijing Road gradually became the main street of Guangzhou City and the area where government offices were concentrated. After the Ming Dynasty, Beijing Road developed into a prosperous cultural and commercial street in the city. Historical background The history of Beijing Road can be traced back to the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang and is the starting point of Guangzhou's city-building.In the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, Beijing Road has always been the main street and the area where government offices are concentrated in Guangzhou. Since the Ming Dynasty, Beijing Road has gradually formed a prosperous cultural and commercial street in the city. In 1997, Beijing Road became one of the earliest commercial streets in the country to implement pedestrian management. Location and transportation Beijing Road starts at Guangwei Road and ends at Yanjiang Middle Road. It has a total length of 1426 meters and a width of 18.8-24.2 meters. Most of it is a pedestrian road. The lanes are designed as two-way three-lane, two-way two-lane or one-way three-lane. Beijing Road is the central axis of the city that has remained unaltered and unbroken for more than 2,200 years since Guangzhou was built. Travel information The total area of the Beijing Road Cultural Tourism Area is about 0.36 square kilometers, including a number of national key cultural relics protection units and provincial cultural relics protection units. The main attractions include the ruins of the Nanyue National Palace, the Ten thousand-wood thatched cottage, the Great Buddha Temple, and the ruins of the thousand-year-old ancient road. Beijing Road Cultural Tourism Area officially became a national AAAA-level tourist attraction in August 2016. It is the first fully open and free AAAA-level tourist attraction in Guangdong Province. Honors and activities Beijing Road has won honors such as “the world's Outstanding Tourist Destination”, “the National Demonstration Pedestrian Street”, and “the first batch of national night culture and tourism consumption agglomeration Areas”. In addition, Beijing Road also hosts various festivals, such as the "Guangfu Cultural Tourism Carnival” and the "Guangfu Temple Fair”.