广州建城历史悠久 ,城市道路随着秦汉时期古代城市的兴起、扩大而逐步拓展。至清末广州城已形成以横贯东、西两城门 ,位于巡抚部院、布政司南的惠爱大街（今中山四路～中山六路） ,纵接南北城门的小市街、四牌楼街和大北直街（今解放南、中、北路）为主干的颇具规模的古代城市 Guangzhou has a long history of urban construction and urban roads have been gradually expanded with the rise of ancient cities during the Qin and Han dynasties. To the end of the Qing Dynasty Guangzhou City has been formed to cross the east and west two gates, located in the governor of the Department of Court, the Chief of Administration Hui Street (now Zhongshan Road ~ Zhongshan Sixth Road), followed by the north and south gates of the small market Street, Dabei Straight Street (now the liberation of South, Central and North Road) as the backbone of the ancient city of considerable size