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Native name | 中央大街 (Chinese) |
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Former name(s) | Chinese Street (Chinese: 中國大街) (Russian: Китайская Улица)[1] |
Length | 1450m |
Width | 21m |
Location | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
Construction | |
Construction start | 1898 |
Completion | 1920 |
Central Street or Zhongyang Street (Chinese: 中央大街) is a pedestrian street located in central Harbin, China. Measuring 1450 meters long, it is currently the longest pedestrian street in Asia[2] and the only cobbled street in Harbin.[3] It was built in 1898 by Russian constructors when the city was at its semi-colonial period. Architectures along the street are in various styles including eclectic, Baroque, Renaissance and modern.[4]