Street & district
Longjin West Road Qilou Block
- Mon
- 00:00–23:59
- Tue
- 00:00–23:59
- Wed
- 00:00–23:59
- Thu
- 00:00–23:59
- Fri
- 00:00–23:59
- Sat
- 00:00–23:59
- Sun
- 00:00–23:59
- Hours
- The arcades are part of a public street; interior premises may have separate hours.
- Price
- CNY 0; free to visit.
- How to visit
- Visit on foot from the street; no ticket is needed. The buildings are in active use, and public interior access was not confirmed.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- Fine in the rain
- Hours
- About 30 min
Why it is worth the detour
Numbers 55–67 form an unusually intact Republican-era row of four-story qilou shop-houses, their sheltered pavement carried beneath residences and Ionic-style columns. The block records the transformation of Longjin from a waterside settlement into a modern commercial road after its expansion around 1930, while its ground-floor businesses still preserve the arcade’s original everyday purpose.
Longjin West Road Qilou Block features a well-preserved row of four-story qilou shop-houses from the Republican era, showcasing the transformation of Longjin into a modern commercial road around 1930. The ground-floor businesses maintain the arcade's original everyday purpose.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
400 m
Wenta Pagoda
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450 m
Renwei Taoist Temple
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600 m
Chen Lianbo Mansion
This canal-side mansion belonged to banker and merchant leader Chen Lianbo, whose adjoining private landing allowed guests to arrive by launch. Its rooms hosted the Liwan Club, where commercial elites mixed business with politics before Chen’s armed Merchant Corps came into violent conflict with Sun Yat-sen’s government in 1924.
700 m
Chen Clan Academy
The Chen Clan Academy is best known for its exquisite traditional Chinese architecture and rich decorative arts.
900 m
Cantonese Opera Art Museum
Cantonese opera museum at 127 Enning Road, with its own halls and collection.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.