Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
On Duolun Road
David Shen Kai/Apa Publications
LITERARY LEANINGS
From Lu Xun Park, it's a short walk south to the
Duolun Road Cultural Celebrities Street
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(Duolun Lu Wenhua Jie), a 550m (1,804ft) L-shaped pedestrian street where Lu
Xun and other literary figures lived and socialised at the teahouses and bookstores. Desig-
nated a 'cultural street' by the government, the street is dotted with significant structures, in-
terspersed with galleries, cafes, antique stores and bronze statues of famous former resid-
ents. Look out for the Great Virtue Christian Church (Hong De Tang), built in 1928 with up-
turned Chinese eaves and red columns; the Xi Shi Zhong Lou bell tower; and a lavish
Moorish-style house at the end of Duolun Road built by Spanish architect Lafuente, which
was the home of financier HH Kung.
