On September 20, 2012, the north station building of Changchun Station was put into use, and the south station building entered the renovation stage. The south station building was reopened on November 25, 2013. After the upgrade, the elevated waiting hall connecting the north and south can accommodate 15,000 people boarding the train at the same time.
Many friends don’t know that the Chunyi Hotel opposite Changchun Station has a history of many years. It is the earliest hotel in Jilin Province. It was built in August 1907 and opened on a trial basis in 1909. It was officially opened on March 9, 1910, and was called Yamato Hotel at the time. In 2011, 70 million yuan was invested in the new renovation and renovation. With complete guest rooms, catering, conference and other facilities, it is an ideal place for government reception, business tourism, and domestic and international conference activities.
Renmin Street is the central axis of Changchun and was once the longest street in Asia, with a total length of 13.7 kilometers. Construction started in 1932 and was built near the People's Square in 1933; from 1935 to 1936, it reached the Jiefang intersection; from 1937 to 1938, it reached the satellite intersection at the southern end.
In March 1949, in order to express the friendly relations between the Chinese people and the Soviet people, this street was named Stalin Street after Stalin, the head of state of the Soviet Union. It was renamed People's Street on May 1, 1996. With the opening of Metro Line 1 that runs through Renmin Street in 2017, commuting from Line 6 to get off work has been upgraded to taking the subway. Faster and more efficient.
Every city has its own pedestrian street. The pedestrian street in Changchun is called Chongqing Road. Chongqing Road is called the "Golden Street", which is also inseparable from the famous brand products sold by various merchants. It brings together various brands of clothing, electrical appliances, watches, glasses, snacks, fast food, and wedding photography. Everyone comes here to shop. of consumers come here for these brands, and Chongqing Road is naturally “gold”. The intersection of Chongqing Road and Xi'an Road in Changchun used to be Changchun's CBD.
This was also the Shangri-La Hall, the most luxurious hotel in Jilin Province. In the 1990s, there was a large billboard at this intersection, and the Century Hongyuan office building was still under construction. After all these years, this is still the city center of Changchun.
In addition to the Eurasian Dianqing Festival, which has a large number of people in Changchun, the one who dares to challenge it must be the First Hospital of Jilin University. As Bethune Medical University was later integrated into Jilin University, the First Hospital of Medical University was also renamed Jilin University First Hospital. Since Jilin Province is the leader in both medical technology and scale, people from all over the province come here to see doctors. With the development of the hospital, many new buildings have been built behind the old buildings. Due to the opening of Metro Line 2, it has become more convenient for people across the province to seek medical treatment.
As the city of Changchun develops southward, Changchun’s Hongqi Street has gradually become a large business district due to convenient transportation. In Asia, this building has not changed much, while in Eurasia, it has been expanding eastward until it reaches today's Lhasa.
The Xinhua Bookstore opposite Wanda on Hongqi Street carries many memories of my school days. Back then, visiting a bookstore was more interesting than visiting a shopping mall now. Xinhua Bookstore is still there today, but I haven’t been in it for many years. The No. 54 tram in Changchun has turned into red and white. It is really kind to look at the old yellow and green trams. The slow tram carries the happy memories of many young people.
Going south along Hongqi Street is the Changchun Film Studio, which is currently the Changchun Film Former Site Museum and Changchun Cinema. After so many years, Changying’s entrance has not changed. The sculpture in the middle also keeps waving to us. Before I knew it, I was already in my 30s.
Many years ago, there were not so many buildings on the Nanhu Bridge. Now you can already see the tall buildings on Hongqi Street. The Nanhu Lake in Changchun has a very good environment and offers boating. Many young Changchun people fall in love in Nanhu Park. Nanhu Bridge has also proved the love of countless young couples.
This photo was taken before the old Nanhu Bridge was demolished, and it looks like the railings from more than 20 years ago. After one year of construction, the brand-new Nanhu Bridge was opened to traffic in 2018. The brand-new Nanhu Bridge has once again become an internet celebrity in Changchun because of the Rainbow Falls.
As a Changchun native who is about to turn 40, I have witnessed with my own eyes the rise of high-rise buildings and highways in Changchun. Changchun's automobile, rail transit and food industries are developing rapidly, and the city's opportunities and room for growth are worth looking forward to. With the country's revitalization of the Northeast economy and further reform and opening up, it serves as the provincial capital of Jilin.