Скачать или смотреть Haikou’s Qilou Old Street /Chinese Old Historic Street

Haikou’s Qilou Old Street is perhaps the most impressive example of arcade architecture in all of China. To some extent, it is also the symbol of Haikou. The Qilou area has witnessed many changes that have affected the city in the past century; it has also benefitted – architecturally and commercially – from the deeply-rooted love felt for their home town by overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia.

A stroll along the hundred-year-old street, with its echoes of history, gives visitors a taste of traditional Haikou life.

Located in Haikou, Hainan Province, Qilou Old Street features a stylish fusion of European and Asian architecture, as well as Indian and Arabic influences and was introduced into Haikou by overseas Chinese merchants in the 1920s. A Qilou, or Chinese arcade house form part of the city's most exotic landscapes, and they can principally be found on Bo'ai Street, Zhongshan Street, Xinhua North Street, De shengsha Street and Jiefang Street.