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Qianmen Street
Located at the central axis of Beijing City, Qianmen
Street is a famous pedestrian street. It runs from
Jianlou (the Archery Tower) of Zhengyangmen in the
north to the turning of Tiantan Park in the south.
Qianmen Street is 840 meters (about 919 yards) in
length and 21 meters (about 23 yards) in width. It is
composed with buildings whose styles resemble the
late Qing Dynasty (1644 --- 1911).
Qianmen Street has history of more than 570 years. It
was called Zhengyangmen Street during the Ming and
Qing Dynasties, and finally named Qianmen Street in
1965. During the Qing Dynasty, there were many
specialized outlets on either side of Qianmen Street, such as a meat market, cloth market and jewelry market. And there were also many craftsman workshops, warehouses and theatres in the Hutongs nearby.
After more than one year's renovation, Qianmen Street reopened on August 7th before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is a symbol of genuine Beijing local culture. Qianmen Street has many of China's time-honored names. Visitors can enjoy a traditional Chinese way of life. Moreover, Qianmen Street has many international brands, such as H&M, Haagen-Dazs, Sephora, ZARA, Qggle, COSTS CAFÉ, and SK Jewelry. The most famous of China own names are as follows: Quanjude, Yitiaolong, and Douyichu, and Changchuntang.
With roast duck taking the leading role, Quanjude has formed its regional cuisine with the feast of whole duck and more than 400 special dishes. It is enjoyed by people all over the world. Yitiaolong restaurant (original name was Yitiaolong mutton restaurant) is an authentic Muslim restaurant. It was first open to the public in 1785. The representative dishes are Golden Fried Prawns, Braised Ox Tail in Brown Sauce, fried crisp chicken, and so on.
Douyichu, with history of 250 years, was evolved from a tavern. It is said that the name was granted by Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) of the Qing Dynasty. Now this restaurant mainly offers baked wheat cake, fried dishes and roast dark. Changchuntang is a drugstore which has a history of more than 200 years. It deals in the Chinese traditional and western medicine, and provides patrons, pharmaceuticals via postal delivery services.
Besides, Dangdang Che (trams) is also worthy of being mentioned. They were first introduced to Beijing in 1924, running from Qianmen to Xizhimen. In 1966, they were abandoned. Due to advanced technology, two of them have returned at Qianmen Street as sightseeing cars. With the same look of the old ones, they start from the opposite ends of the street. Each one can accommodate up to 84 visitors at a time. Dashilan is a business street with more than 580 years of history in the Qianmen area. Regarded as the "essence of Beijing" it depicts a vivid and prosperous picture of old Beijing. After reconstruction, this 1.26-km area will retain many buildings and their antique flavor.
For older residents of Beijing there are areas of the city clearly known for certain products. For cloth, one would go to Ruifuxiang Store; for shoes, to Neiliansheng Store; for hats, to Majuyuan Store; for watches, to Hengdeli Store (Hope Brother's & Co.); and for tea, to Zhangyiyuan Store. All these stores are located in Dashanlan.
Ruifuxiang Store
Ruifuxiang has a history of over 110 years, and is famous for its silk and satin. It
provided material for the first national flag of the People's Republic of China raised in
Tiananmen Square. The founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton, revealed that the idea of
opening a chain store for "small profits and good sales" came from Ruifuxiang.
Neiliansheng Store
Neiliansheng Store is famous for making cloth shoes and is now the biggest producer of
handmade cloth shoes in China. The average price of a pair of shoes is around 100 yuan.
The cloth shoes have become increasingly popular as people around the world have become more interested in ecological issues.
Xianyukou Street, Time-Honored Food Brand Area in Beijing
Xianyukou Street, near the famous Qianmen Street, has just
reopened to the public this month. After a three-year renovation, the
570-year-old commercial street has been restored into a China
time-honored food brand area. All China time-honored brands like
Bianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant and Tianxingju Fried Liver has
returned this street to excite the Beijing old memory and taste.
The first part of its name, "Xian Yu”, translates to "Fresh Fish" in
English, indicating the culinary history of the street. The
newly-paved street pays homage to its history in a number of details,
from fish-adorned manhole covers to brick sculptures, urban
furniture, and even streetlights.
On a sunny afternoon the day after opening, the street was flooded
with visitors getting a taste of old Beijing. Many shops sell old Beijing snacks and specialties and boast a golden plaque telling the public of their origins in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Several shops had a queue extending out the front door and onto the street, with shoppers waiting for old Beijing confections, stewed liver, and even roasted meat.
Besides the Beijing local restaurants and traditional snacks, many regional or international dishes and goods with ethnic and cultural flavor can be found in this street, too.
Xianyukou Street perfectly embraces Beijing's hutong past. During Ming and Qing Dynasties, most residences were 1-story courtyard houses and the city's shops occupied 1 or 2-story buildings along narrow streets. Walking along the alley, paved with bricks instead of asphalt, visitors will gain a glimpse of the city's profound history.
While old brands and traditional snacks and crafts are disappearing from other parts of the city, they have been revived in Xianyukou Street. The popular opening of the new Xianyukou Street proves that old Beijing has never lost but still remains unique and attractive.
Wangfujing Street - biggest commercial center of Beijing
Wangfujing is now considered as the central heart of Beijing City. It is the
first modern-style commercial street in Beijing, about 800 meters long and
on two sides of it standing many stores and malls. A walk from end to end
would take you about 30 mins, and that's without looking at any shops and
malls.
Layout of Wangfujing Street
It starts from Wangfujing Nankou, where the Oriental Plaza and the Beijing
Hotel are located. It then heads north, passing the Wangfujing Xinhua
Bookstore, the Beijing Department Store as well as the Beijing Foreign
Language Bookstore before ending at the Sun Dong An Plaza.
Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people. It is embellished with squares, lawns, flower beds, fountains, ornamental columns, sculptures and benches. This pleasant environment has made shopping an exercise in fashionable leisure.
Wangfujing Department Store
It is comparable to Bloomingdales. Unlike shanghai, beijing has less luxury department stores and this is the most popular, situated in the hip wang fu jing street, it carries many foreign brands such as Calvin Klein, Nina Ricce, Gucci, Prada, Lanvin etc. The first floor is home to cosmetic brands such as Christian Dior, Elizabeth Arden and Guerlain and boutiques like Mondi, Yves Saint Laurent, Nina Ricci, D'urban and Charles Jourdan. The second floor houses the ladies department, lingerie, accessories and leather bags plus a coffee shop. The third floor has the men's department, and on the fourth floor are children's clothes, toys (plenty of foreign brands) and household items.
Snack Street in Wangfujing
The Wangfujing Night Market has a selection of exotic Street food on the Snack Street. Deep fried insects, scorpions, and sea creatures can be found, along with other animals and animal parts not ordinarily consumed as food in the west. But while these exotic snacks can be found, other more common foods, such as Chuanr (meat kebabs, commonly made of lamb) and desserts, such as Tang hu lu, or candied fruits make up the majority of the food sold on the street.
Wangfujing at Night
The stores of Wangfujing Street close at 9PM, but a small night market stays open after that which caters to tourists. The night market consists of vendor stalls that stretch along a few blocks of side streets and alleys that branch off from Wangfujing Street near the southern end of its pedestrian mall section.
Most of the stalls sell either souvenirs or food. The souvenirs are the same things that you see in shops all over the city, and you will have to bargain to get down to the right price. We shopped for postcards and Christmas ornaments there. The food on offer in the food stalls ranges from ordinary (ice cream) to unusual (scorpion-on-a-stick and seahorse-on-a-stick are a couple of the stranger ones that we saw).
For souvenirs, try to buy them for about 1/3 of the asking price. You will have to bargain for a few rounds and walk away once or twice to get to the right price.
Old-Beijing-Street in Wangfujing
The Old-Beijing-Street which is located on Wangfujing Dajie (-1/F, Xin Dong An
Plaza) is an underground street built in Ming and Qing styles. The outstanding
characteristic of it is the centralized well-known longstanding stores selling shoes,
caps, silk cloth, scissors, Chinese brushes and ink-stick, jade, teas, desserts, pickled
vegetables and roast duck. Beijing Craftwork and Art Mansion specially operates
various industrial arts and artworks, and is famed all over Beijing, and is an old shop
in Wangfujing Street.
Beijing Local Snacks:
Beijing has a time-honored history of producing various kinds of snacks. With strong flavors, Beijing's snacks attract almost all visitors. Typical Beijing snacks include:
Sticky rice with sweet fillings (Ai Wo Wo,): As white as snow, this delicacy is made of sticky rice.
Pancakes with sweetened bean paste filling (Douxian Shaobing,): This is a very popular Beijing snack. Crisp outside, they are soft and sweet inside.
Sticky rice cake with a layer of sweetened bean paste (Qiegao,)
Pea Flour Cake (Wandouhuang )
Pastry Made of Soy Bean Flour (Ludagun)
Douxian Shaobing: typical snack of Old Beijing
Ludagun will delight you with its sugary filling, yummy...
Quanjude (全聚德)
The well-known All-Duck Banquet is headed by Quanjude roast duck and supported by over 400 dishes with Quanjude characteristic flavor. Government leaders, officials and VIPs from nearly 200 countries and regions have visited Quanjude roast duck restaurants and had dinner here. Foreign credit cards are accepted here. Watch the Videos of Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant.。