The Historical and Cultural Block of Yuhou Street was selected as one of the first Hunan’s demonstration pedestrian streets, according to Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce.
Hunan Province has carried out the establishment of “Hunan demonstration pedestrian Street”, in an effort to promote 1-2 pedestrian streets into the pilot renovation project of national pedestrian streets in about three years, and create about 15-20 “Hunan demonstration pedestrian streets” in the whole province with excellent amenities, rich business forms, standardized management, local characteristics and certain influence in the local and surrounding areas.
This move will turn pedestrian streets in the province into a platform for stimulating consumption, promoting high-quality economic development, expanding opening up, better meeting the growing needs of people for a better life.
Yuhou Street is built in the Qin and Han Dynasties, with a history of more than 2,200 years. It is a cradle of Chenzhou’s history and culture and the most representative place of southern Hunan culture and Chenzhou characteristics.
The street, after renovation, has become a comprehensive cultural and commercial street incorporating trade, catering, culture, art, tourism, entertainment and other services.
Since its opening in 2013, it has successively won a number of honorary titles such as national “Urban Central Leisure Area”, “Chenzhou Business Integrity Demonstration Street”, “2020 China’s Best Cultural Tourism Project”, “Hunan Provincial Tourism and Leisure Block” and so on.
In 2021, Yuhou Street committee has made great efforts to create a provincial characteristic demonstration pedestrian street. It has formulated a renovation scheme and made a clear future development plan to renovate the block in environment, commercial quality and digital services, and cultural development.
Next, Yuhou Street committee will continue to push its renovation by preserving historical features and addressing problems, aiming to promote the high-quality development of the block, increase demand and stimulate consumption.