Urumqi Erdaoqiao introduces 300 words.

According to historical records, Erdaoqiao was famous as a merchant in Qing Dynasty.

The history of Erdaoqiao can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, which was the northern boundary of the "business circle" designated by Russia in Urumqi at that time.

Erdaoqiao used to be a bridge, and there was gurgling water under it. 177 1 year, Ji Yun, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, vividly described Urumqi at that time with "half the city is high and half the city is low, and the clear springs in the city are all west". There is a wooden bridge south of the city, which is high in the east and low in the west. For a long time, the drains from Ningxia Bay to the floodplain all passed under the bridge, which is Erdao Bridge.

Erdaoqiao market started from 188 1 year and has a history of 130 years. It is one of the "four one projects" to develop tourism in Urumqi, one of the "new ten scenic spots" in Urumqi and one of the top ten markets in the autonomous region. It is the only ethnic business circle in Urumqi.

Tianshan District has been the commercial center of Urumqi since the Qing Dynasty. After the Revolution of 1911, with the decline of Russian businessmen's "foreign firms", cotton, melons and fruits from Turpan and Toksun, carpets and dried fruits from Kuqa and Hotan, Soviet "foreign goods" resold in Yili and Tacheng, daily necessities from the mainland, and various pavers, oil mills and blacksmiths were all sold here. This is the earliest.

After the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang, with the gradual demolition of the city wall, the filling of the moat and the construction of the urban underground drainage system, the inside and outside of the city are completely integrated, and there is no need to build a bridge from the south gate to the north of Santun, so the Toudao Bridge and the Erdao Bridge have lost their functions and have been demolished one after another. Toudao Bridge is forgotten because it is only a simple bridge, but Erdao Bridge has developed into a business gathering place with a strong ethnic flavor, and its connotation has been extended, which has become synonymous with ethnic trade.

In the early 1950s, on the basis of the naturally formed Erdaoqiao farmers' market, ethnic shopping malls, United theaters and other buildings were built here one after another, becoming a well-known business district for ethnic minorities.

Nowadays, Erdaoqiao has become a "golden business circle" that brings together ethnic handicrafts and local products from neighboring countries such as Xinjiang, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan, attracting thousands of tourists for sightseeing and shopping. Erdaoqiao market has given the ancient Erdaoqiao a modern atmosphere with its majestic momentum.