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Zhongjie () or Middle Street is the traditional shopping street near the
Middle Street (general shopping) - 中街, zhong jie
(in English) Transport in Shenyang Tourist attractions in Shenyang
Zhongjie () or Middle Street is the traditional shopping street near the Mukden Palace
Mukden Palace (), or Shenyang Imperial Palace (), was the former palace of the Later Jin dynasty and the early Qing dynasty. It was built in 1625, and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. Since the collapse of imperial ...
in Shenyang
Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...
, Liaoning Province
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. It is 1,500 meters long. Part of the street is now a pedestrian zone
Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or ...
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History
The history of Zhongjie goes back to the latter part of theQing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
, when it was called Siping Street (). It was the oldest shopping street in Shenyang. In the renovation project in 1997, Zhongjie became China's first pedestrian zone street.
Transportation
* Zhongjie station and Dongzhongjie station on Shenyang Metro Line 1See also
* Shopping streets in ShenyangReferences
External links
{{CommonsMiddle Street (general shopping) - 中街, zhong jie
(in English) Transport in Shenyang Tourist attractions in Shenyang