Ji'nan hundred years commercial port buildings in the past flourishing to see
source: Qilu Evening Newspaper Author: Mu Jing
not far from JiNan Railway Station, it used to be the old commercial port forum in Ji'nan.
along the weft two road, in modern buildings, classical architecture is not uncommon. The surrounding buildings are rising steadily, and these old buildings are very calm. Even after hundreds of years, the prosperity is still visible.
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Edward Bank of Ji'nan history. It is located at
in 1904, on the northeastern side of the two weft two road intersection, the opening of the port in 1904, the banks of all countries have set up a branch in the Ji'nan commercial port area. The bustling city in the early twentieth Century, the emergence of many western architecture is also embellished with the architectural style of Ji'nan.
is located at the northeast side of the two road two road intersection. It is the location of Edward bank, the first foreign bank in Ji'nan. Far away, the structure of the scattered, compact layout, the octagonal tower, hexagonal prismatic turret is very eye-catching. At that time, the German built the villa of chief engineer of the Jiaoji railway. The villa was soon transformed into the office building of Edward bank, Ji'nan.
after the Edward bank, the Korean bank of Japan, the Yokohama gold bank, the French and the Belgian loan bank, and so on, landed in Ji'nan. Their appearance made Ji'nan's ancient inland city feel the pulse of the world economy for the first time.
circular arch entrance, octagonal tower... No matter from which point of view, Edward bank building will not feel dull, just like the history of the building. In 1909, the Qing government established the Ji'nan branch of the Daqing bank in Ji'nan. After the 1911 Revolution, in 1913, the Ji'nan branch of the Daqing bank was changed to the Bank of China, Shandong branch, and in 1922 it moved into the original Edward bank building. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the building became the people's Bank of Ji'nan city. In 1980, it was the office building of the industrial and Commercial Bank of Ji'nan. It is now the office building of the Ji'nan branch of the people's Bank of China.