Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street
中山路
A Nanyang-style arcade shopping street in Xiamen's old town. It runs straight to Lujiang Road, with the view of Gulangyu at its end, and is surrounded by old Xiamen snacks and lanes.
Zhongshan Road was built in the 1920s and is Xiamen's best-preserved modern arcade street. It stretches about 1.2 km from the Simin South Road junction to Lujiang Road, where the street ends at the waterfront with Gulangyu across the channel. Under the pink and cream arcades on either side, you'll find long-established shops such as Huangzehe peanut soup, Jiawei Zaitian snacks, Shenji mianxian soup, and Wu Zaitian satay noodles, along with many chain brands and souvenir shops. What to see and do: during the day, look at the arcade details and the everyday life of old Xiamen in side lanes such as Jukou Street, Zhenbang Road, and Datong Road. In the evening, walk to the Lujiang Road waterfront to see the lights of Gulangyu and the ferry, or board the Lujiang Night Cruise from the Zhongshan Road ferry terminal (about 20 to 40 minutes, roughly 100 yuan). If you enjoy markets, walk north to No. 8 Market (Bashi), the best place for local seafood and snacks. The street is free, and most shops stay open until after 22:00. How to get there: take Metro Line 1 to Zhenhai Road or Zhongshan Park station, about a 10-minute walk, or take several bus lines to the Zhongshan Road or Ferry stops. Notes: many street vendors push 'old brand' products and 'free tastings,' so look for shop signs you can trust. Lujiang Road gets very crowded on holidays.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops approx. 10:00–22:30)
Nearby sights
- Xiamen-Kinmen Sea Cruise
- Xiamen Railway Culture Park
- Xiamen No.8 Market
- Gulangyu Organ Museum (Bagua Tower)
- Lujiang Road Waterfront
- Shapowei
- Xiamen Underwater World
- Longtou Road