Brief introduction of heather

The upper side of heather is connected with Chengdu, Tianjin, and the lower side is connected with the concessions of other countries. In addition, there are trams passing by nearby, and the traffic is convenient. As early as the beginning of the 20th century, some warlords, bureaucrats, politicians and bankers scrambled to fill holes, clear the way for building houses and run real estate here. Nine real estate companies including Ye Rong, Dongxing, Qinghe, Shenyi, Guangxing and Fushun have been established successively. The Ye Rong Company of Rongyuan, the father-in-law of the last emperor Puyi, and Dongxing Real Estate Company opened by Jiangxi Governor Chun Li are the largest, and the houses built account for more than 80% of the real estate of heather. From the street sign of "Ye Rong Street" now, we can also see the close relationship with "Ye Rong Real Estate Company" run by Rong Yuan and others. By the early years of the Republic of China, Heather District had built 17 streets and developed into a fully functional business district.

The development of heather attracts all kinds of fortune tellers, storytellers, singers, dancers and people who sell wild drugs, and all kinds of artists come here to make a living. At the same time, catering, entertainment, clothing, shoes and hats, department stores and so on. Came into being. Famous ones are Zhengxingde Tea House, Jixingshun Leather Store, Laojiu ZhangSa Ding Village, Tianxian Tea Garden and Dangui Tea Garden. Heather has gradually developed into a shopping and entertainment center for middle and lower class people.

Due to the "three noes" nature of Heather area, the public opinion environment is relatively relaxed. This also makes a large number of newspapers concentrated in heather. By the 1940s, more than 40 newspapers, including The Times, Yi Shi, Vernacular Morning Post and Lunch, were running newspapers here. Even Jufeng Newspaper, the leading newspaper delivery company at that time, chose Guangxing Street in Shinan as its office for convenience.