Dongmen (; lit. "East Gate") is a subdistrict within

Luohu District Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, China, located north of the New Territories of Hong Kong, east of Futian District, southeast of Longgang District, Shenzhen, Longgang District, southwest of Pingshan District, Shenzhen, Pingshan District, ...

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, in China. It is a shopping district located on Dongmen Pedestrian Street ().

Name

As one of the older parts of Shenzhen, the Dongmen area was established about 300 years ago as the centre of the Shenzhen Market (深圳墟), the town which would later lend its name to the city. This leads it to be alternatively known as "Laojie" (lit. "Old Street").

Location

Lying just north of Shennan East Road, Dongmen is accessible from Exit A of

Laojie Station Laojie station (), is a station on the Shenzhen Metro. It provides cross-platform interchange between Line 1 and Line 3. The station is the busiest on the network with 61,600 passenger entries and exits a day. The Line 1 platforms opened on ...

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. "Dongmen" usually refers to more than just "Dongmen Road", encompassing the entire series of connecting commercial streets. These streets were pedestrianised in 1999.

History

The first

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in Mainland China opened in Dongmen in October 1990. There are brass plaques in front of the restaurant commemorating this and a number of other "firsts," such as the first touch screen for ordering.

References

External links

Laojie Station with exits in English/Chinese/Pinyin
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