The "Eight Buildings of Old Beijing" are, in order of fame, Dongxing Building (Cuihua Building), Taifeng Building, Zhimei Building, Hongxing Building, Zhengyang Building, Xinfeng Building, Anfu Building and Chunhua Building. For the time, in addition to Dongxing Lou in Dong'anmen, Anfu Lou in Wangfujing, Zuihua Lou in the eight-face groove, the rest are located in the bustling Qianmen Dajie Ban area.

Dongxing Building, opened in the Qing Guangxu 28 (1902), closed in December 1944, located in Dong'anmen Street, north of the road, the proprietor of the Qing court management of the books of the officials, led by the east of the shopkeeper Zou Yinchen, An Shutang. Originally no building, so once also known as "Dongxingju". Shandong Jiaodong cuisine, the famous dishes are hibiscus chicken, braised fish eggs, soy sauce popping chicken, green onion roasted sea cucumber, fried gizzards and so on. Because the descendants are not good business and shut down.

Tai Feng Building, opened in the thirteenth year of the Qing dynasty Tongzhi, is located in Dazhalan Coal Market Street, the appearance is not conspicuous, but the inside is very spacious, there are more than a hundred rooms, can be more than 60 tables with the opening of the table, the most for the South City at the time. There have been several changes of ownership, but the name and flavor has not changed, reputation is outstanding. Shandong flavor. Famous dishes are casserole shark's fin, braised fish eggs, green onion roasted sea cucumber, fish sauce, pot roasted chicken, etc., especially "a pot" for the famous.

Zhimeilou, opened in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was originally a Gusu restaurant, later changed to Shandong cuisine, is located in Qianmen outside the coal market street. The courtyard is beautiful, winding paths, quiet and elegant, ancient colors and fragrances. The dishes pay attention to color, aroma, shape and taste. Famous dishes are four eat live turtles, cloud pieces of bear paws, three silk shark fins, Shoubi Nanshan and so on. Guangxu twenty-eight had again expanded.

Hongxinglou, is a dumpling famous old, opened in the early years of operation in the vegetable market, its dumplings a two-sided can pinch more than twenty, the filling of meat, vegetarian, sweet, salty, fish, chicken ...... soup hot pot to cook, distinctive. Its dishes belong to the Shandong cuisine, the famous dishes are chicken velvet shark's fin, pot collapsed abalone, green onion roasted sea cucumber, wine steamed duck, vinegar pepper fish and so on.

Zhengyanglou, opened in the third year of the Qing Dynasty, is located at the south entrance of the meat market outside the Qianmen Gate, and is famous for its Shandong cuisine, including shabu-shabu, which at that time was as famous as shabu-shabu from the Halal Donglai Shun, and for its crabs that are fresh, fat and large. Famous dishes include steamed crab in a small cage, quail in sauce, and fresh crab in sauce.

Xinfenglou, opened in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty at the intersection of Hufangqiao and Xiangchang. Also Shandong cuisine, especially famous for cabbage roasted purple abalone, oil explosion of shredded belly and vegetarian noodles, almonds Lantern. Had reopened in Guang'anmen Bai Guang Road, "Xinfeng Lou restaurant", basically inherited the old famous dishes and famous points, excellent reputation.

Anfu Lou is a Shandong restaurant opened by An Yunqing in Wangfujing, which inherited his father's business. In order to bad fried fish slices, casserole fish lips, coriander popped shredded tripe, etc. for the famous dishes. Was reopened in the Chaowai Guandong store Anfu building, in the original style of Lu cuisine, but also operate at the same time the Sichuan cuisine, An's grandchildren were once in this operation stove kitchen.

Chunhua House, located in the Hepingmen Wudaomiao, relatively small scale, the food to pay attention to the material fine, its famous dishes are pot sticker chicken, squirrel Mandarin fish, etc. In 1934, Zhang Daqian in Beiping to participate in the painting and calligraphy exhibition, to dine here, had taught a "Zhang Daqian fish" practice, and later became a famous dish here.

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