Central Street, formerly known as Zhonghua Street, is the western-style place in Harbin. The formation of this street Harbin began to build railways and cities on a large scale. It turns out that the section along the river is an ancient river with desolate and low-lying meadows everywhere.

The carriage loaded with railway equipment opened a dirt road in the mud, so the Middle East Railway Engineering Bureau gave the wasteland along the river to China people scattered in Harbin. By 1900, "China Street" was the street where China people lived.

Komtrashok, a Russian engineer, designed and supervised this work in May 1924, and laid square stones for the central street. The paving stones are carved and cast from granite, with a length of 18 cm and a width of 10 cm.

On July 1928, Zhonghua Street was officially renamed as "Central Street". Since its birth, Central Street has become a famous commercial street in Harbin. Because there are many foreigners doing business, trade is unprecedentedly prosperous. The rapid economic development has stimulated these businessmen to build tall buildings here.

Central Street is the epitome of Harbin. Harbin's unique architectural culture and the European life of Harbin people are clearly reflected here, and it is called "the first street in Asia".

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The buildings in the central street are a collection of the most influential architectural schools in western architectural history, such as the Renaissance style in Europe 15 to 16 century, the Baroque style in 17 century, the eclectic style in 18 century and the Art Nouveau style in 19 century. These schools cover the century-old essence of western architectural art.

In March, 2006, it was awarded the advanced unit of "No Fake Goods in 100 Cities and 10000 Stores" by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and the Central Civilization Office. In April, 2006, it was awarded the "China Human Settlements Model Award" by the Ministry of Construction.

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