How big is the old arcade?

Haikou arcade old street covers an area of 2 square kilometers, with a total length of about 4.4 kilometers. * * * There are nearly 600 arcades on the third and fourth floors, large and small.

The floors here are not too high, most of them are two or three floors, some of them still retain historical trade names, and you can also find all kinds of exquisite sculptures that have gone through centuries of vicissitudes. Most of the arcades were built by groups of overseas Chinese who came back from Nanyang at the beginning of the last century with reference to the architectural style of Nanyang at that time, so it is a special combination of Chinese and western. The exquisite sculptures and decorations of the arcade naturally have baroque flavor.

The lower part of the arcade is mostly made into a colonnade-style pedestrian walkway, which is used for shelter from rain, shading and passage. Some floors span sidewalks, and each building is two to four stories high, with two to three bays. The width and height of the building conform to the aesthetic proportion, giving people a sense of security and comfort.

Main attractions:

Zhongshan Road 1

Zhongshan Road, formerly known as "Huanhaifang", is outside the north gate and later changed to Main Street (hence the name of the Temple of Heaven). In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), it was widened and renamed "Zhongshan Road".

2. Deshengsha Road

Deshengsha Road is located in the northwest of the old city, which was called Waisha in ancient times. It starts from Xinhua North Road in the east and ends at the northern end of Longhua Road in the west, with a total length of 520 meters. In the 29th year of Qing Daoguang (1849), the Japanese army invaded Haikou, and the soldiers and civilians in Haifu area fought back. After fierce fighting, the pirates won a great victory in Waisha, hence the name "Shengdesha".

3. Xinhua Road

In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), the city walls were torn down and the streets were expanded to open the way. Before the wall was demolished, most of the streets outside Haikou were five or six meters wide. After the wall was demolished, new roads were built around it to expand to the streets where cars can now drive. West of the city: Xinxing Street, Zhu Qing Street and Cheng Jiao Road were merged and renamed Xinhua Road after the wall was demolished.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Haikou arcade building historical and cultural block