Beijing Road business district
The Beijing Road business district is mainly Beijing Road and its surroundings, which is the central axis of the ancient capital of Guangzhou. There are not only small shops here, but also good shopping malls such as Guangbai and Mayflower, the environment is not as noisy as Shangxiajiu, and the quality of goods is relatively high, so this side is more popular with locals than Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street. Beijing Road has a strong cultural heritage, and this area has the ruins of the wooden sluice gate of the Nanyue Kingdom, the Great Buddha Temple of the Ming Dynasty, the City God Temple of the Ming Dynasty, the Great South Gate Ruins of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Lujiang Academy of the Qing Dynasty, and the Memorial Hall of the Guangzhou Uprising. In July 2002, the northern section of Beijing Road unearthed a total of 11 layers of pavement from the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China, and the southern section excavated a total of 5 floors from the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties. In addition to the silent ruins, many time-honored brands such as Xinhua Bookstore, built in 1952, United Bookstore, built in 1954, ancient book bookstore, Yonghan Cinema, more than 90 years old, Tao Tao Ju, Lianxiang Building, Rose Dessert, Baihua Dessert and other restaurants, are still thriving. Precipitation and vitality are important magic weapons to attract tourists here.
Beijing Road Pedestrian Street
The most popular pedestrian street in Guangzhou is a cluster of shops that stretches in all directions from the intersection of Zhongshan 4th Road and Beijing Road in the east, to Guangzhou Qiyi Road in the west, in front of the Finance Hall in the north, to Daxin Road in the south, and to the area of Gaodi Street, which is connected by four overpasses. If Shangxiajiu is suitable for finding old Xiguan food, then Beijing Road is more suitable for shopping and strolling.
The shops along the street are mainly engaged in clothing, department stores, footwear, catering, jewelry, and there are nearly 300 fashion and leather goods stores, most of which are of high quality and high price, and a considerable part of the shops are suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, as well as Anta, 361, Nike, Daphne, Metersbonwe and other popular brand stores.
There are more than 20 comprehensive shopping malls such as clothing, shoes, boutiques and department stores. Guangbai Beijing Road Store is the flagship store of Guangbai Department Store, and the brand positioning is similar to that of Tianhe Zhongyi Store. Mayflower shopping mall is usually deserted than Guangbai, it is an ordinary new shopping mall, what is more special is that there are many handprints of stars left on the Avenue of Stars in the mall, star chasers can go to visit, Da Longyi hot pot, Guizheng cup dessert and other restaurants are worth trying.
Anime Star City
The biggest feature of Anime Star City is that it sells anime-related products, and many people didn't know it had these stores at first. Recently, an animation special zone has been built, and several stores are concentrated on the west side of the negative second floor. As a member of the Animation Association, Sakura Man Bookstore is mainly engaged in animation and youth literature books; The figurine-figure club that sells genuine Japanese anime peripherals, figures, and CDs also opened a physical store in Anime Star City; In the field of mold limit, it mainly sells European and American figures and movie peripherals; Weigao building blocks sell children's building blocks; If you want toys imported from Japan, you can browse the flag wood model; There are also a handful of cosplay clothing stores, which have varying prices, so fans may wish to shop for them.
But anime products are only niche here, and their popularity has not increased. The vast majority of people come to Animation Star City, mostly because of the convenient subway transportation, as well as shopping from Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, basically to buy clothes and accessories, the price of goods is low, and you can buy a piece of clothing for dozens of yuan. There are many fast-food restaurants that are popular with students such as Big Happy, WOW WOO, McDonald's, and Big Cass, and of course, there are also a few well-known brands, such as Starbucks, Converse, New Balance, VANS, Nike, and Casio.
Other recommendations:
Guangbai Department Store, Guangming Plaza, Oriental Wende Plaza, Kimberly-Clark Plaza