Beihai is the earliest port of origin of China's maritime trade route "Maritime Silk Road", and 1876 Sino-British Yantai Treaty was opened as a trading port. ?
The famous tourist attraction "Old Street" in Beihai is the best testimony of a famous historical and cultural city.
Old Street-Zhuhai Road is an old street with a history of 100 years. Built in 1883, it is 1.44 km long and 9 meters wide. The street is full of arcade buildings that combine Chinese and western styles. Before 1927, it used to be the most prosperous business district in Beihai, with many shops. The shop in the middle mainly deals in silks and satins of Suzhou and Hangzhou, the shop in the east mainly deals in dry seafood such as squid, worm, dried shrimp and dried fish, and the west section is close to Waisha Port. All the shops deal in fishermen's articles, such as cables, fishing nets, hooks, fishing lights, canvas and boat nails.
Although there are some cafes, restaurants, jewelry stores and so on. In today's "old street", there is no longer the bustling style of the past. Some tourists who come to take pictures during the day are brightly lit at night.