Brief introduction of Shilu pedestrian street in Suzhou

The old Shilu area was originally the outer wharf of Suzhou. As a distribution center connecting Suzhou with foreign businessmen, merchants have gathered since ancient times. Sheng Xuanhuai, a Westernization School in the late Qing Dynasty, opened a road here, which was named "Shiban Road" because it was paved with stones.

Shilu Pedestrian Street officially opened in 2004. After 120 days of "plastic surgery", the Millennium stone road shows charming charm. The stone road is intoxicating. Huaiyang River is embedded in granite street like a jade belt, with small ripples overlapping, forming a unique scenery where cars walk along the river and people walk on the water. A streamlined, unsupported red landscape wooden bridge of tens of meters undulates on both sides of the Huaiyang River, which has both the charm of impressionist works and the gentle curves of Jiangnan architecture. Beishi Road Square is the largest dry fountain in Suzhou. With the music, the water column rises and falls, splashing and unpredictable. The light box buried in the ground shines like a star. The vertical and horizontal lights on the ground and the rhythm of the fountain are playing a modern symphony. Shopping malls such as International Mall and Asia will not close until after 22 o'clock. There are all kinds of high-end cafes and bars in Xinfeng Lane. Western-style pizza, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, jiaozi, a homely aunt, rice noodle hot pot of spicy mother, warm Mohammed mutton kebabs, sweet Suzhou Begonia Cake, and the delicious food on the slate road make diners overwhelmed and have a big appetite. Shilu is an old business district in Suzhou, which is located at an important node of "one city, two lines and three sections". With the protective restoration project of Shantang historical and cultural area, the construction of Shangtanghe and Nagato protected areas, the construction of performing arts center and the north-south section of the subway, the location advantage of Shilu area has become increasingly prominent. Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government planned and constructed Shilu District as the sub-center of Suzhou City, and put forward the construction goal of "modern style, Suzhou culture, Jiangsu first and national first-class". Shilu Pedestrian Street is the starting point for Shilu area to be built into a sub-center of Suzhou city.

In the planning and design of the first phase "Huaiyang River Corridor" of Shilu Pedestrian Street, water is embedded in it like a jade belt, which complements the green sketch. Colorful lighting will create a fantastic artistic conception for the pedestrian street and become the biggest feature of Shilu pedestrian street. In the pedestrian street, large cultural squares and commercial squares will be built. The cultural square uses nearly 7,000 square meters of space enclosed by Xishi Road, and the commercial square uses nearly 6,000 square meters of space enclosed by Beishi Road. The construction of the two squares makes up for the lack of leisure and cultural activities space in Shilu business circle and gathers popularity for Shilu. When the beautiful pedestrian street of Xinshi Road is displayed in front of Suzhou citizens, people can't help feeling this way.

The streets are fashionable and atmospheric, and they are really different from before. In the pedestrian street, every design is unique. Huaiyang River is embedded in granite street like a jade belt, with small ripples overlapping, forming a unique scenery where people walk along the river and water flows upward. Beishi Road Square has the largest dry fountain in Suzhou. The fountain changes various shapes with the music, and the water column can reach up to 30 meters, rising and falling, splashing and unpredictable. Beishi Road Square takes the solar system as its theme, and the stars are bright. Each planet shines through a light box buried in the ground, and there are light slots between the planets, which makes the light on the whole square crisscross and play a symphony of light and water together with a large dry fountain.

Stone Road was built by Sheng Xuanhuai, a Westernization School in the late Qing Dynasty. It is paved with stones, hence the name "Slate Road". There is little description of the face of the stone road at that time in the Street Records of Stone Road. Although there were many shops at that time, there were not many things worth noting in the shopping environment. It is a poem by Li Shen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, "Smoke and water are in Wudu County, and Nagato drives Qingxi. Qingyang is shallow and deep, and teenagers sail with the ship. " It can make people feel the beautiful scenery in Nagato, which has been a prosperous and romantic place since ancient times.

According to the planning of relevant departments, the area from Changxu Road in the east, Jinmen Road in the south, Guangji Road in the west and Shangtang Street in the north, with a total area of nearly 6.5438+0.3 million square meters, has all been made into "modern style, Suzhou culture, the first in Jiangsu and the first in the country". All kinds of elaborate designs

The scenery is complete, and the fa? ades of many merchant buildings have been unified. According to the needs of pedestrian street construction, merchants actively raise funds, carry out lighting renovation, and set up neon lights and shop signs. The brand-new Shiban Road Pedestrian Street has brought spring messages to many merchants in the cold winter. The beauty of the pedestrian street has attracted many citizens and naturally brought many people to the merchants of the pedestrian street. On the day of trial operation of Shilu Pedestrian Street, the business hours of major shopping malls had to be postponed, and the turnover of Shilu International Mall on that day exceeded 4 million yuan. There is a coffee shop on the side of the red landscape bridge on Shilu Road. When Shilu Pedestrian Street was rebuilt, the boss almost wanted to sell the store. Now the coffee shop is located in an excellent position on the pedestrian street, and the boss's brain is how to add more seats in the limited space. In the stone road, shopping, leisure and entertainment, almost everyone who comes here can find their own foothold.

There are nearly 100 shops on Shiban Road, many of which have a long history. There are Four Seasons Spring, Yuan Dachang Hotel and so on, and there are as many as five or six shoes and hats shops, plus clothing stores, from head to toe. Other industries, such as pigments, silk products, groceries, etc. , everything is available, and pedestrians and businesses continue all day long.

In the past, Suzhou citizens felt like a "hodgepodge" about the stone road. There are comprehensive shopping malls and stalls for laid-off workers, and the overall grade is not very high. After the completion of Shilu Pedestrian Street, many citizens have doubts. If the external shopping environment goes up, will the commercial layout change? In fact, as long as you visit Shilu Pedestrian Street, careful citizens will find that before and after the renovation of Shilu Pedestrian Street, the wave of layout adjustment has quietly arrived. A person in charge of the construction headquarters of Shilu Pedestrian Street once gave an example. Near Taiping Square.

There is a small fast food restaurant with a small storefront and the environment is really unsatisfactory. However, after the architectural reform of Shilu Street, fast food restaurants quietly disappeared from Shilu Street. It turned out that the landlord felt that the land price appreciation brought about by the sudden change of the environment after the renovation of the pedestrian street increased the annual rent from 65438+ 10,000 to more than 300,000. Small fast food restaurants can't continue to operate, and they are replaced by high-end clothing brand franchise stores. At night, the huge fountain group in Shilu Pedestrian Street turns into a poetic mood with music and lighting. All kinds of precious trees, such as Ginkgo biloba and Cinnamomum camphora, planted on the pedestrian street are more noticeable under the illumination of lights. Lights, light, water, fog, and dreamy stone road pedestrian street make the endless stream of citizens linger. The first phase lighting of Shilu Pedestrian Street cost tens of millions. In order to create a good shopping atmosphere at night, merchants in Shilu Pedestrian Street will close their doors after 22 o'clock, and the lights should be on at least after midnight. In order to maintain popularity, the drink street in Xinfeng Lane is also meeting with the general public. This alley will be characterized by fashion and leisure, and all kinds of high-end cafes and bars will provide a harbor for people who are tired after a busy day.

Night economy is the most wanted card of Shilu Pedestrian Street. In the expectation of relevant people, with the restoration of the experimental section of Shantang Street adjacent to Shilu and the groundbreaking of the nearby performing arts center, these good tourism and leisure resources will form an effective resource interaction with Shilu Pedestrian Street and gather popularity for Shilu. In 2007, the expansion project of Shilu Business Circle started. The expanded Shilu Business District covers an area of 55. 1 1 hectare, which is all stone.

Road business district area of 2 times, format layout and spatial planning will be more reasonable. The difficulty in parking, which citizens are generally concerned about, has also been solved by building 27 new parking lots and adding 1.700 parking spaces. The expanded Shilu Business Circle will be connected with Nagato and Shantang, further enhancing the taste and enriching the business format. Shilu Business Circle is listed as one of the "three core business circles" in Suzhou, with a total area of 55. 1 1 hectare, starting from Qiao Feng Road in the west, east to Hexi section around the city, south to Aiheqiao Road and north to Shangtang Street. Zhongshi Road Business Circle is summarized as "Phase II Project of Four Districts". The four areas are: first, the central area, namely Shilu Pedestrian Street, starts from Changxu Road in the east, connects Jinmen Road in the south, reaches Guangji Road in the west and goes to Shangtang Street in the north; Second, the Eastern District, that is, the area from Changxu Road in the west to Huancheng River in the east, mainly Nanhao Street; Third, the western area, that is, the area west of Guangji Road and east of Qiao Feng Road; Fourth, the southern district, that is, the area south of Jinmen Road and north of Aiheqiao Road, mainly includes Shilu Road Old Neighborhood, Performing Arts Center and South Barracks. The second phase of the project is: first, the reconstruction project of Shilu Pedestrian Street. The second is the expansion project of Shilu business circle. It mainly includes two parts: westward expansion, starting from Guangji Road in the east, Shangtang Street in the north, Jinmen Road in the south, and Qiao Feng Road in the west, covering an area of about 14 hectare, with more than 200,000 square meters of commercial buildings. South extension, namely, north of Jinmen Road, west of Qiao Feng Road, east of Huancheng River and south of Aiheqiao Road, covers an area of 17 hectares. The stone road pedestrian street at night is even more charming. Colorful lights and changing Shui Ying attract a large number of tourists. here

There are not only charming night scenes here, but also first-class shopping environment. Tourists kill two birds with one stone while enjoying the scenery of the pedestrian street and buying goods. Shilu Pedestrian Street not only provides a safe shopping environment for consumers, but also provides a fashionable living and leisure area. After the opening of Shilu Pedestrian Street, merchants in Shilu ushered in brand-new business opportunities. As the most famous large-scale comprehensive shopping mall in Shilu area, Shilu International Shopping Mall has also improved its management mode. The bright lights, warm and thoughtful service, refreshing goods and comfortable and elegant shopping environment in the shopping mall all make customers feel the warm shopping environment. Every year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lantern Festival, the pedestrian street will hold a grand festival celebration. The International Mall held a Lantern Festival riddle party, which attracted many tourists and customers. After the Spring Festival holiday every year, the pedestrian street will create a romantic environment to prepare for the arrival of Valentine's Day, and the sales volume will increase greatly. The transformation of pedestrian street marks the determination of Suzhou municipal government to increase regional economic development and creates a brand-new external environment for businesses, which is undoubtedly the best development opportunity for enterprises. Merchants are also trying to seize the development opportunities, create a matching business culture atmosphere, and prosper the urban business culture.