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Xinjiekou () is the
Xinjiekou () is the central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the " city ...
of Nanjing, People's Republic of China. It gave its name to Xinjiekou subway station.
History
Xinjiekou is an ancient site in Nanjing. In ancient times, it was only a quiet and lonely street with much empty space and a pond. Since 1929, the location has changed greatly; four main roads of 40-meter-width met here: Zhongshan Eastern Road, Zhongzheng Road (Zhongshan Southern Road), Hanzhong Road, and Zhongshan Road, with a traffic circle in the center. On the grounds of the new traffic circle, Xinjiekou became the newly developing commercial center. In the 1930s, many buildings sprang up, like The Domestic Bank, Zhejiang Xingye Bank,Bank of Communications
Bank of Communications Limited (BoComm) (; often abbreviated as ), is the fifth-largest bank in mainland China.
Established in 1908, the Bank of Communications claims a long history in China and is one of the banks to have issued banknotes in mo ...
, the Central Shopping Center, Dahua Theater, Xindu Theater, and Fuchang Restaurant. In the 1980s, Jinling Restaurant was the tallest building.
Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Company will buy an 89 percent stake in Highland Group Holdings Ltd, which owns the U.K. department store chain House of Fraser
House of Fraser (also operating as Frasers) is a British department store group with 44 locations across the United Kingdom, which is now part of Frasers Group. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it w ...
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The Business Circle
*Hongwu Road Financial Street *Zhenghong Road Commercial Walkong Street *Peace Northern Road Gold and Jewel Street *Wangfu Delicious Food Street *Shigu Road Pub Street *yeshan Folk Culture Street *Chaoxi Antique and Painting Street *Mochou Road Antique Street *Changjiang Road Culture Street *Cangxiang Ming and Qing Dynasty Street *Huaihai Road the ROC Culture Street As the CBD of Nanjing, Xinjiekou has many economic institutions, consulting corporations, law offices, accounting firms, and corporate headquarters—with the largest number of offices in Nanjing, including 80 business enterprises among the thp 500 global corporations.See also
* Xinjiekou (Beijing)References