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l not be plete if you have not tried the food here. Further in the front, we can see the education bookstore. it was constructed in1909. it is a baroque construction, extravagant and novel, with bold lines and strong contrast. over the entrance, there are two staturs. they are titans in greek fairy tales. the male is atlas and the female is galliached. it is said they hold up the sky with heads and shoulders. education relates to the future of a country. may these titans hold up the building of education, and acpany us to a prosperous tomorrow. Opposite to the education bookstore, the building in the neoartistic style is qiulin department store. it is characterized by simple structure, flexible lay out, free style, and curved decoration. qiulin was constructed in1903. in the past few decades, it has transformed from a colonial pany. it has witnessed great changes in zhongyang street. Many people say zhongyang street is a street of architecture as over70 buildings appear in different styles. some state it is a small paris in the orient。 some assert it is a moscow in the orient。 some declare it is a symphony. when you step on this cobbled street, it is as if you could hear a prelude. as you go further along the street, you can see the women and children”s department store, and the flood control monument at the riverside, as if their varied structures were different chapters constituting a harmonious tune. this symphony acpanies the people in harbin as they suffered before liberation, wandered through the cultural revolution, and ushered in the reform and opening up, and encourages them to face up to the magnificent21st century.