It was originally called "Ghost Market". However, it didn’t sound good. Later, someone discovered that the word “簋” with the same sound and different characters was found in the dictionary, and it was also related to eating, so it was called Guijie.

Guijie Street, also known as "Ghost Street", is located in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It starts from Dongzhimen Overpass in the east and ends at Jiaodaokou East Street in the west, with a total length of 1,472 meters. There are many embassies around Guijie Street, which also makes it easy for foreign tourists and foreign staff in Beijing to taste authentic Chinese cuisine. On this more than one kilometer street, 90% of the more than 150 commercial shops are in the catering service industry. The density of restaurants is so high that it is difficult to find another one in the capital. Therefore, Guijie is also known as Beijing’s dining street.

When you visit late at night, the lively Guijie Street with its brilliant lights will definitely make you feel another major charm of Beijing. Guijie, this street always shines brightly in the city at night. Today, this street is also an excellent place for the concentrated display of Beijing’s delicacies.

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Dongyaowang Temple, commonly known as the "Yaowang Hall", was built in the 45th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1617). It originally had a mountain gate and a The Tianwang Hall is three rooms wide, with a gray tube tile roof, a platform in front, and a square stone tablet in front of the hall, with a height of 4.3 meters. Now only the mountain gate with red walls and green tiles remains (later rebuilt), and the inscription on the door reads "Edict to build Fushi Puji Yaowang Temple". Next to the mountain gate, there is a remnant stele that has been renovated but has illegible writing. It stands in the fence and there is an ancient locust tree next to it.

On August 4, 2022, Guijie was hosted by the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau, co-organized by the Dongcheng District Commerce Bureau, Dongcheng Park Management Committee, Beixinqiao Sub-district Office, and Beixinqiao Guijie Management Committee, and Beijing Cooking The association, Guijie Chamber of Commerce, and Yanjing Beer Group hosted the Dongzhimen Business District representative event "Guijie Nightless Festival".

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Guijie