Jiefang Road, this once shining street, was once the shining pearl of the ancient city of Wuchang, and even the heart of the entire Wuchang. However, the torrent of history is rolling forward, the center of Wuchang is gradually moving north, and the north-south axis of the ancient city is also quietly moving eastward.
Back in the 90s, it was an era full of opportunities and challenges. On the road to liberation, in order to cater to the booming commercial wave at that time, medium-sized commercial entities sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Wuchang Guangdong Mall, Holiday Park, Simen Commercial Building, Jiutong Commercial Building, Wuchang Cinema Commercial Building, Taichang Apartment Commercial Building...... These names are like the imprint of the times, witnessing that glorious time. Wuchang Shopping Mall, Silong Department Store, Hanlong Department Store, Helai Shopping Mall...... They used to be a popular place for citizens to shop and relax, and they were also a symbol of the prosperity of Jiefang Road.
However, with the passage of time, these once glorious medium-sized commercial buildings have gradually become inadequate under the impact of e-commerce. Its scale is not as large as that of large shopping malls, and it is difficult to compete with convenient convenience stores. At the same time, with the development of the city, Jiefang Road is gradually transforming from a bustling commercial main street to a community inner street. These medium-sized commercial buildings, like outcasts of the times, have gradually lost their former prosperity.
Today, the medium-sized commercial complexes at the north and south ends of the liberation have been demolished and converted into residential buildings or are under construction. The medium-sized commercial buildings in the middle section of Jiefang Road also need to be demolished and transformed into residential buildings with community bottom commerce together with the surrounding old and dilapidated bungalows. They will carry new hopes and dreams, and inject new vitality into this land.