Introduction 

Located on Marco Polo Square the street is one of the eight concessions built in Tianjin in the early 20th century. The concession lasted between 1901-1947. This street is a tourist resort with and used to be known as the only concession outside of Italy. 

The street is formed by major streets in Tianjin including Boai road, Wujing road, Jianguo road and Shenguo road in addition to a few other streets carrying over 200 years old Italian buildings. The design of the street looks like a chess board with both sides of the street lined with street lights and green trees in conjunction with very well preserved fences.

Major attractions and activities to do on a visit

The town offers a plethora of activities ranging from westernized restaurants, bars, boutique shops, and outdoor bazaars. You can also see the renowned Marco Polo Square and former residences of Chinese celebrities like Cao Yu, the president of warlord era, Liang Qichao, Feng Guofan, Hua Shikui and the Italian military camp. 

 The street is also the only place where tourists get to taste the most original Italian Pizza, Pasta, noodles and a collection of many other Italian snacks. In addition to this there are also French and German restaurants transporting you all the way to Europe. While dining, you can enjoy real Italian performances. 

 This street wouldn’t be complete without selling authentic Italian handicrafts and clothes where you can buy souvenirs among a collection of other goodies. At night the buildings get lit up and the shops become lively adding even more flavor to the area to the 24 hour economy of bars,coffee shops and restaurants.