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Xiamen's 1920s shopping spine - a vaulted arcade of Nanyang-style shophouses facing the harbour.
Zhongshan Road is Xiamen's historic pedestrian street, laid out in the 1920s with Nanyang-style shophouses facing the harbour.
The architecture is the draw: pink-and-white facades with arched colonnades and decorative ironwork. The arcaded sidewalks keep the tropical sun and rain off.
The street is lined with old-brand shops selling tea, dried seafood and clothing, alongside snack stalls serving shacha noodles and peanut soup.
Highlights
Nanyang Architecture
Pink-and-white shophouses from the 1920s.
Arcaded Sidewalks
Covered walkways - a tropical adaptation.
Night Illumination
The colonnades glowing after dusk.
Old-Brand Shops
Shops trading in tea, dried seafood and herbal medicines for a century.
Snack Stalls
Shacha noodles, peanut soup and sea worm jelly.
Harbour Proximity
The street running to the ferry terminal.
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