Jiefangbei CBD

Jiefangbei CBD (Chinese: 解放碑中央商务区; pinyin: Jiěfàngbēi Zhōngyāng Shāngwùqū; Wade–Giles: Jie-Fang-Bei), also known as Jiefangbei Shangye Buxingjie (重庆解放碑步行街), is the ultra-dense, urbanized downtown and central business district in the city of Chongqing, China, that is centred on a large pedestrian mall with a landmark monument tower (Jiefangbei) surrounded by collections of tall skyscrapers.

Night scene of Jiefangbei

Overview

The area surrounding the Jiefangbei monument tower makes up the main central business district of the Yuzhong District of Chongqing city and is the most prominent CBD in the interior west of China. Thousands of shops, bars, and restaurants are located in Jiefangbei CBD including numerous large international department stores, upscale designer boutiques, local street food stalls, movie theatres, bars, and dance clubs; all clustered in pedestrian only streets surrounding the Jiefangbei monument and pedestrian square.

The Jiefangbei pedestrian square itself is lined with numerous giant mega-shopping malls with jumbo-tron LED screens and illuminated advertising billboards along with the city's tallest commercial skyscrapers, world class international hotels, and luxurious residential accommodations. According to Women's Wear Daily, in 2013, Jiefangbei Square was popular with "young, stylish people to meet and shop at stores like Cartier, Ermenegildo Zegna, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Rolex."[1]

History

Jiefangbei Shopping Square was completed in 1997.

Geography

Jiefangbei consists of a large pedestrian square[1] surrounding the 27.5-metre tall People's Liberation Monument (World War II victory). The 25,000-square-metre shopping square is flanked by a large number of large multi-floor international department stores, streetfront luxury boutiques and upscale restaurants, and commercial super-tall skyscrapers with podiums offering additional retail options street side and underground.

Jiefangbei is at the centre of Chongqing city[1] immediately uphill from the Chaotianmen Port; which itself is at the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers.

Attractions
The pedestrian mall in downtown Jiefangbei.
A look of Jiefangbei in 2005
  • Changjiang (Yangtze River) Ropeway
  • Chaotianmen Square
    • Chaotianmen Passenger Ferry night light show
  • HongYaDong (洪崖洞) Shopping Complex
  • Jiefangbei (People's Liberation, WWII) Monument and Clock
  • Jiefangbei Food Street
  • People's Park

Department stores
  • Pacific Department Store (太平洋)
  • Wangfujing Department Store (王府井百货)
  • Carrefour (家乐福)
  • Maison Mode Times (美美百货)
  • Diwang Square (地王广场)
  • Chongqing Times Square (时代广场)

Towers
Looking up at the Chongqing World Trade Centre.

Public transit

Being the prominent CBD for the city, Jiefangbei is well served by public transportation. Chongqing Rail Transit (CRT) has three metro subway lines crossing the CBD and there are numerous municipal bus routes to other parts of the city. Taxis and shuttle buses are readily available to hail streetside or at hotel taxi stands throughout the central business district.

Subway information
  • CRT Line 1
    • Jiaochangkou Station (较场口)
    • Xiaoshizi Station (小什字)
    • Chaotianmen Station (朝天门) (terminus) (under-construction)
  • CRT Line 2
    • Linjiangmen Station (临江门)
    • Jiaochangkou Station (较场口) (terminus)
  • CRT Line 6
    • Xiaoshizi Station (小什字)
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See also

References
  1. "They Are Wearing: Summer Shopping in Western China". WWD. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
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