In the 1920s and 1930s, there were four department stores in Shanghai: Shixian, Yong 'an, Xinxin and Daxin. These four companies were famous at that time, just like Xidan Shopping Mall in Beijing, Yuyuan Shopping Mall in Shanghai and Xindaxin Department Store in Guangzhou today. They not only brought Shanghainese the most fashionable way of shopping at that time, but also promoted the initial formation of the department store industry in China.