Chunxi Road () is a pedestrianized shopping street in

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, the capital of China's

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province. More than 700 shops can be found here including large shopping malls,

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s, 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

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.Chunxi Lu Shopping District

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History

The construction of Chunxi Road was originally proposed by the warlord

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in 1924, who was the governor of Sichuan at the time.

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,

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Square (中山广场), with a statue of President

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, next to a

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shop.

Recent events

As the Japanese department stores

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and

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are located in the Chunxi Road shopping district, it was a site of the 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations.

Department stores

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

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() * Chicony () *

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References

External links

Travel China Guide

春熙路.org
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History

Geography

Recent events

Department stores

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References

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