China’s Shenyang Middle Street unveiled with new look

 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 -- After two years of transformation and upgrading, Shenyang Middle Street, the ‘First Street in Northeast China’ was unveiled recently with a new look.

A series of cultural tourism scenic spots in the centre of Shengjing Street with the theme of ‘prosperous reappearance of Shengjing Central Street’ also kicked off simultaneously, according to the Publicity Department of Shenhe District.

Shenyang Middle Street is located in Shenhe District, Shenyang City, whose main street measures 1,400 metres, with a total area of one million square metres and a total commercial area of 650,000 square metres.

The newly-unveiled ‘Shenyang Middle Street’ highlights the cultural theme style of the Qing Dynasty, resurfacing the road surface of 33,000 square metres of Middle Street, transforming 78 facades of 28 buildings on the main street.

It is centrally protecting and renovating eight relatively well-preserved historical buildings, such as Limin Store and Yangtze River Photo Studio, to the maximum extent preserving the historical features and characteristics of the ancient middle street.

The public can visit the Van Gogh Star Art Museum with exotic characteristics, and listen to the opera at the ‘Huilan stage’ with local cultural characteristics in Northeast China, and watch an exhibition of Chinese national non-heritage masters at the Lihua Gold Museum.  

They are also able to choose small gifts with Chinese Manchu cultural characteristics in the ‘Corner House’, according to a statement.

-- BERNAMA