A Europe Street (Chinese: 欧洲风情街; pinyin: Ōuzhōu Fēngqíng Jiē, also Little Europe or Europetown) is a type of shopping area in China where European culture is on display.
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Chinese | 欧洲风情街 | ||||||
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French | rue de l'Europe | ||||||
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Spanish | calle de Europa |
Examples include:
- Chengdu's Tongzilin (桐梓林) neighborhood[1] While officially called "Tongzilin European Culture Street", a source claims that Chengdu's Tongzilin European Culture Street is "... is in European style with European architecture, pools, and porches. Road signs of this street are written in four languages: Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean."[2]
- Yancheng as of July 2010[3]
- Hefei, called the "Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone", which is north of Pearl Plaza, is a "... creative mix of European streetscape, merged into a distinctive European style buildings."[4]
- Huai'an, known as "Huai'an Square" is a "key municipal project" that is "... located in Huaian Huaihai Road No. 65." The place is described as a "... European and American classic fashion apparel and merchandise with the characteristics of leisure travel."[5]
- Shenzhen's "Europe Town Shenzhen", which is located in the Nanshan district.[6][7]
- Luodian, Shanghai, is known as the "North European New Town"
Beijing had a two-day festival in 2005 named "Europe Street", located in Firework Square near Chaoyang Park.[8] It was organised by a delegation from the European Commission of the European Union, celebrating the 30th anniversary of EU-China diplomatic relations. The event had music and street theatre performances drawn from many EU countries.[9]
See also
edit- Jackson Hole, China
- Thames Town
- Ju Jun - known as "Orange County, China"
- Africans in Guangzhou
- Hallstatt (China)
- Qidong Old Quebec
References
edit- ^ 桐梓林欧洲风情街 Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine 2007年02月07日 Xinhua News Agency
- ^ "Tongzilin European Culture Street".
- ^ 盐城欧洲风情街7月对外开放 Xinhua 2010-05-07
- ^ "European style street". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "European style street Huai'an Square". Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "Europe Town Shenzhen".
- ^ "Shenzhen Europe City – Ikea, B&Q, Metro & Decathlon". 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Europe Street: a celebration of European diversity". www.chinadaily.com.cn. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Europe Street - a celebration of European diversity". 20 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-07-20.