Beihai Old Street (Zhuhai Road)
A long qilou (arcade) street built up gradually after Beihai opened as a port in 1876, about 1.44 km long, one of China's best-preserved qilou old streets
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- All day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A long qilou (arcade) street built up gradually after Beihai opened as a port in 1876, about 1.44 km long and one of China's best-preserved qilou old streets. Highlights: Chinese-Western qilou facades (arched windows, gray stucco carvings on the parapets), time-honored shop signs, church remains, and a cluster of exhibition halls such as the Old Town History and Culture Museum. The 1876 Sino-British Treaty of Yantai opened Beihai as a trading port; foreign firms and churches poured in with the trade, shaping this qilou commercial street. The Old Street is hailed as 'a yearbook of modern architecture'; the qilou silhouettes under the evening lights are the most photogenic.
Getting there: Bus, Beihai Old Street stop
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