Introduction of Haikou Qilou Old Street

Haikou arcade old street is the most distinctive street landscape in Haikou. Sipailou is the oldest building, which was built in the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. On June 10, 2009, the first "Selection and Promotion of Famous Historical and Cultural Streets in China" was announced in Beijing, and Haikou Qilou Old Street was on the list. Haikou Qilou Old Street won the first ten "China Famous Historical and Cultural Streets" for its uniqueness and uniqueness. 1 Haikou arcades are mainly distributed in the old streets of Haikou, such as Deshengsha Road, Zhongshan Road, Aibo Road, Xinhua Road, Jiefang Road and Chang Di Road. The old arcade covers an area of about 2 square kilometers with a total length of 4.4 kilometers. There are nearly 600 three-and four-story arcade buildings, large and small. Most of the arcades were built by overseas Chinese who came back from Nanyang at the beginning of last century with reference to the architectural style of Nanyang at that time. Most of the arcades are full of elegant and meticulous sculptures and foreign decorations, which are very baroque. The arcade floor is not too high, with two or three floors in the majority. Some of them still retain the early commercial names and exquisite carvings on railings, doors and windows.