The foreign buildings of Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street in Wuhan were mainly built in the early 20th century, mostly public buildings and houses in foreign concessions. The construction of these buildings began at 186 1, and Hankou opened. Subsequently, Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Russia and Japan successively set up consulates in Hankou and in China. In addition, there are many historical buildings around Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street, such as Wuhan Pass, Jianghan Pass, Citibank Tower, HSBC Tower, Nissin Shipping Company Building and Wuhan General Post Office.

The existence and construction of these foreign buildings were due to the economic prosperity and political opening of Wuhan at that time, which made Wuhan one of the most important trading ports in the inland of China. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Wuhan's economic prosperity once ranked in the forefront of Asia, attracting a large number of foreign enterprises and investors to invest and develop.

Generally speaking, the history of those foreign buildings in Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street in Wuhan can be traced back to the early 20th century. At that time, Wuhan, as an important trading port of China, attracted a large number of foreign enterprises and investors to invest and develop, thus forming these historic buildings.