Like the fifth avenue of New York city, almost all cities have at least one street as their business hub. Here, we give you a list of 10 pedestrian streets that are best known in China, and possibly, the world.

1. Wang2 Fu3 Jing3 (王府井) of Beijing

Maybe the oldest streets of this list. Wangfujing is already known to people for more than 700 years. Although it’s only 810 meters long, it attracts more than half million people to the shops along this street everyday. In weekends and holidays, it’s hard to move along the street. If you are hungry, you can also find a lot of local, national, or international foods in the stores or back streets. BTW, the world’s largest McDonald is located on this street.

2. Nan2 Jing1 Lu4 (南京路) of Shanghai

Also a walk only street. The first modern business street of China. The most famous part is the one kilometer long Nan Jing East Road. It is consider the No. 1 business street of China by many people. More than 500 world famous brands have their flagship stores of China or Asia along this street.

3. Causeway Bay (铜锣湾) of Hong Kong

One of the top 10 must go sites of Hong Kong. It’s a street full of stores and restaraunts. It is also the top destination of office ladies of Hong Kong. If you want to follow the fashion of the city, this is the place to go. It is often called Shinjuku of Hong Kong.

4. Xi1 Men2 Ding1 (西门町) of Taipei

A walk only street that is often called the “Harajuku” in Taipei. The street attracts bookstores selling Japanese magazines, books, CD albums, and clothing, which are popular among the younger generations of Taipei. Many fashion stores, theaters and restaurants are also attracted here due to the concentration of young consumers.

5. Bei3 Jing1 Lu4 (北京路) of Guangzhou

A place you want to leave your wallet at home, or want to carry all your credit card You can buy food, clothes, electronics, or almost everything. A place you have to go at the holidays so you can enjoy the crowd. A place you also hate to go for its packed street.

6. Jiang1 Han4 Lu4 (江汉路) of Wuhan

Wuhan is strategically located at the center of Yangtze River, the largest river of China, and the mother river of more than 400 million people. As the business hub of this hub city, Jiang Han Lu attracts visitors and businessmen from thousands kilometers away.

7. Jie3 Fang4 Bei1 (解放碑） of Chongqing

The Time Square of this city of more than 30 million population. The street also hosts the headquarters of some of the top business entities of China, such as the largest retailer, the largest wholesaler, and the largest drug store.

8. Chun1 Xi1 Lu4 (春熙路) of Chengdu

Famous for its spicy food and beautiful girls, Sichuan is also called the Nation of Heaven. With more than 87million people living in this basin, many will swamp into this street for their shopping needs.

9. Hu2 Nan2 Lu4 (湖南路) of Nanjing

A relative new street. It only started to be know to the world 20 years ago. It starts to challenge top position of Xin1 Jie2 Kou3 (新街口), once the top business street of China, as the shopping destination today, especially for the students and younger generations.

10. Zhong1 Yang1 Da4 Jie1 (中央大街) of Haerbin

With more than 100 years of history, the street is once the longest pedestrian street in Asia and the most famous street of Northeast China. The influence of Russia is seen on many buildings along the street.

11. He2 Ping2 Lu4 (和平路) of Tianjin

The 1240m long Golden Street, with its hundred years of history, is the center of Tianjin， the second largest city at the northern China. Being shadowed by Beijing for years, the city is now revitalized with renewed highways, express trains, airport, and seaport. The business of the city, is also booming with this late coming prosperity.

12. Zhong1 Jie1 (中街) of Shenyang

As the first capital of the last empire of China, Shenyang is enjoying its reputation of the business center north of Great Wall. The street hosts many traditional markets trading gold, silver, copper, fur and leather, books, and birds.