Ping'an Street Food Street is a famous attraction for entertainment and nightlife in Beijing.

Ping'an Street starts from Dongshitiao Bridge in the east and ends at Guanyuan Bridge in the west, with a total length of 7 kilometers and a road width of 40 meters, including 30-33 meters of roadways, 3.5-4 meters of pedestrian paths, and 6 two-way lanes.

It can carry 2,000 vehicles per hour in one direction, which is five times higher than before the widening and reconstruction.

Ping'an Street consists of five streets: Dongshitiao, Zhangzizhong Road, Di'anmen East Street, Di'anmen West Street, and Ping'anli West Street.

Because it passes through Ping'an Lane and Di'anmen, it is collectively called "Ping'an Street" for convenience.

After opening to traffic, each road section will still use its original street name.

The construction of Ping An Street not only widened the road surface, connected and buried various municipal pipelines, but also transformed the houses on both sides of the street into blue bricks and gray tiles, gray walls, red painted doors, and red pillars and cornices.

Walking from east to west, the traditional buildings with large eaves, spires, and antiques make people feel like they have returned to the old Beijing city of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

According to the municipal planning department, the ancient buildings on both sides of Pingan Street are going to be arranged as follows: First, a new batch of temporary buildings will be valid for 20 years, mainly used for commercial investment; second, a batch of original individual storefronts and shops will be renovated.

, to repair the ruins; third, to protect some royal palaces, former residences of celebrities and historical buildings with preservation value to maintain their original appearance; fourth, in addition to buildings used for commercial investment, there are also some buildings used for commercial relocation.

Ping'an Street is a historical gallery that explores hundreds of years of cultural accumulation in Beijing. It is a street with a strong historical and cultural charm.

The original royal palaces, former residences of celebrities and monumental buildings with historical significance on this street are now well preserved, and the appearance of each building has been newly repainted and repaired.

Now when we walk on both sides of Ping'an Street, we can see Beihai, Sun Yat-sen's death memorial site, Princess Hejing's Mansion, the former site of Duan Qirui's executive government, and many other national and municipal key cultural relics protection units, Ouyang Yuqian's former residence, and Seng Gelin Qin Temple.

and many other district-level cultural relics protection units.

In addition, there are rich cultural relics underground, the most important of which are the foundations of two ancient bridges buried underground: Xiya Bridge and Dongbula Bridge.

They are physical data for studying Beijing's urban development and changes in its water system, and are valuable assets left by history.

Go straight west from Dongshishitiao Bridge. The restaurants on both sides of the road are also next to each other, which is very lively.

Because it is close to the Lotus Market, every night, many people like to have a good dinner on Ping'an Street, and then turn into Houhai to enjoy a sense of comfort in those gentle bars.

Since many restaurants were built on the sites of former palaces and residences, the dining on Ping'an Street also has a bit of historical charm.

Gege Mansion is one of them. Since it was the residence given by Empress Dowager Cixi to Princess Rongshou Gulun for her wedding in the Qing Dynasty, it has a strong historical color and cultural heritage. It specializes in various palace stews and is very unique.

Beipinglou, close to Pinganli, is a restaurant with old Beijing style. If you want to eat fried tripe, bean juice, and noodles with soybean paste, you can eat them all here.