The formation of Zhong Ting Street has a long history. When Minjiang River flows eastward to Fuzhou Plain, due to the separation of Nantai Island, the waterway is divided into two tributaries, north and south. The south branch is Nangang, also known as "Wulong River"; The northern branch, namely Beigang, is still called Minjiang River, and the other is called Taijiang River, also called Bailong River. Bailong River is very wide, starting from Damiaoshan (now Fuzhou No.4 Middle School) and ending at the north bank of Nantai Island. In the eighth year of Yuan You, northern Song Zhezong (1093), the water flow in Lengyanzhou (now Zhong Ting Street) was divided into two due to the confluence of river and sand. After Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Due to the establishment of "Zhong Ting" in Lengyanzhou, a market has been formed. People in previous dynasties called Lengyanzhou "Zhong Ting Street". After historical changes, it has developed into a bustling old commercial street. After the "five-port trade" in Qing Dynasty, Fuzhou's commerce flourished, and the commercial port of Zhong Ting Street was more spectacular and prosperous than before. On both sides of the street, Cangxiazhou in the west and Houzhou in the east are Lu Zhou formed by water, and there are many lanes connecting these two Lu Zhou and Zhong Ting Street, radiating to the left and right like veins. Such as Houzhou Lane, Guan Qi Lane and Toulong Lane; Xiangyou Lane, Tiexian Lane, Daoshi Lane, Yaocuo Lane, Renhe Lane, Chongguang Lane, Sancheng Lane, Oucuo Lane, etc. Antique alleys coexist in modern blocks, which set each other off and become interesting, showing the long and rich cultural heritage of street merchants in Zhong Ting.

"Fuzhou Industrial and Commercial Historical Materials" records: "In the 30th year of Guangxu (1905), Fuzhou General Chamber of Commerce was established in Shanghang, Nantai, as the coordinating organ of various gang firms. At that time, there were more than 200 gangs in Fuzhou, and there were about 15000 shops in the city. " Most of the clubs in Shanghang and Xia Hang are located near Zhong Ting Street, such as Jianning Club, Taining Club, Pucheng Club, Zhouning Club, Sui 'an Club, Xing 'an Club, Nanjun Club, Shelley Club, Gutian Club, Yongfu Club, Youxi Club, Yongde Club, Yanping Club, Ningde Club, Sanshan Club, Fuan Club, Yurong Club, Jianjun Club and Fuding Club. The gathering of many guild halls shows the prosperity of business in Nantai and Zhong Ting Street.

By the time of the Republic of China, Zhong Ting Street was close to the Minjiang River, and it was also a traffic artery, extending in all directions. Known as the "land of gold" since ancient times, it has become a distribution center for 36 lines of commodities such as various local specialties and aquatic products in the province. Zhong Ting Street has become the first choice for merchants and customers, because its commodities are mainly wholesale and retail, and there are many merchants and customers. The shops around Zhong Ting Street are lined up. There are department stores, new medicines, traditional Chinese medicines, banks, cotton and linen, pigments, ceramics, stationery, fruits, flour, oil beans, gold and silver jewelry, candles, umbrellas, clocks and watches, fresh and salty aquatic products and shells, money houses, silk shops, teahouses, pawn shops, theaters, restaurants, clinics, barber shops, clothing stores and so on.

At the intersection of Zhong Ting Street and Daqiaotou, there is a cotton shop of Bailing Department Store, and its owners are Fuzhou business giants such as Youjia Deling and Deqi. On the left side of the bridge head is the famous "Tiger Label Yong 'an Hall" (which has been renovated and stands at Jiefang Bridge Head, and is the "bridgehead" of Zhong Ting Street. This is a shop run by Hu Wenhu, an overseas Chinese. On the right side of the bridge is the first comprehensive business building in Fuzhou named after Fuzhou China Domestic Products Company. These three families are all at the crossroads of the bridge, and they stand on their own two feet.