Qingdao Taidong Pedestrian Street is located in the core area of Shibei District. It is the first urban - planned pedestrian street in Shandong Province. The following is a detailed introduction to it:

History and Development - Origin and Changes

Qingdao Taidong Pedestrian Street came into being in 1900 with the establishment of Taidong Town. After more than 120 years, it has always been bustling with people. It enjoys unique historical heritage and business genes, giving birth to world - renowned brands such as Tsingtao Beer, and Chinese time - honored brands like "Liqun Group" and "Taidong Hardware".

Renovation and Upgrading

In June 2020, Taidong Pedestrian Street was selected as a pilot for the upgrading and renovation of national pedestrian streets. In December 2022, it was rated as a provincial - level demonstration pedestrian street and was selected as one of the first batch of provincial - level smart business district pilots. On November 27, 2023, it was selected as the third batch of "National Demonstration Pedestrian Streets".

Geographical Environment

Location and Scope

It extends from Yan'an Third Road in the east, to Shouguang Road, Liaoning Road and Shunxing Road in the west, to Taidong First Road, Sangzi Road and Dengzhou Road in the south, and to Taidong Eighth Road in the north. The total area is approximately 1 square kilometer, and the total length is about 1,850 meters.

Traffic Conditions

There are numerous bus routes. Routes passing through include No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 11, etc. Taking Metro Line 2 can directly reach Taidong Station, making the transportation very convenient.

Block Characteristics

Architectural Style

Professional painters were invited to paint the walls of more than 60,000 square meters of 21 commercial and residential buildings on both sides of the pedestrian street in a unified way, forming a unique color gallery, which is the largest hand - painted street in the country. Experts were also hired for lighting design. Underground cultural ornaments were set up on the pedestrian street, and special squares for men and women were built.

Smart Block

The block has achieved full coverage of 5G network, public Wi - Fi and mobile payment. It has built uniformly managed intelligent security monitoring facilities, and installed passenger flow analysis equipment integrating face recognition and human flow monitoring, high - definition digital monitoring equipment, vehicle intelligent identification systems, etc. Self - service equipment has also been built.