About the origin of the name Gui Street (Ghost Street); there are many different versions, but they are all empty or hearsay, and the real story is only those who are the original indigenous residents of Dongzhimen can be explained; during the Qing Dynasty, the Beijing city gates have a special purpose, and shall not be used arbitrarily, just like the court must go to Deshengmen to send out the troops, and the troops must go to Yongdingmen to collect the troops, and the execution of criminals must go to Xuanwumen, the same as Dongzhimen, and Dongzhimen, which is the gate to the city, is the most important gate in Beijing. Xuanwumen, Dongzhimen is only specialized in transporting timber to the city and to the outside of the city to transport the dead of the city gate, in the city on the edge of the indigenous people of about 50 years old still clearly remember when we were small, we call friends to the city gate to play with friends of the scenario, standing in the city on the tower to see the city is a straight dirt road can see the Drum Tower, and outside the city is a vast cemetery. Because of the city gate that was the combination of urban and rural areas, so the city gate naturally formed the original morning market, those who sell groceries, vegetables and fruits mainly vendors opened in the middle of the night after the market, the dawn that is dispersed, the owner of the stalls to kerosene lamps to take the light, it looks like a long shadow from afar, coupled with the whole street than the neighboring coffins and kong room, so the name is "Ghost Market". Coincidentally, after the beginning of the market tide on both sides of Dongzhimen Street, many merchants have done a lot of various businesses, but none of them can do a good job, even the only one state-owned department store (that is, later the old site of the Jindingxuan) had to close down, but then people found that in this street can only do a good job in the restaurant, and the restaurant here during the day, almost no patronage, but at night it is! The door of the market and the traffic flow of another prosperous scene. As for whether it is like the local old people say that at night the ghosts have to go into the city to eat and the formation of such a prosperous who can not explain it.
Because of the formation of the hot market, Ghost Street has become a household name in Beijing, of course, many people also see the huge business opportunities here, even the local government from the beginning of the exclusion of the strong tube to the later support, the district business committee also named this place "Dongnei catering street". However; the word ghost is not elegant, so the Dongcheng District Committee of the people who can think hard to change the name of the ghost street, but the bosses do not buy because they are afraid to change the name of the bad feng shui, to say that it is also that; there are people who found the dictionary has the same sound with a different word "Gui" and can also be eaten on the side, so began to publicize and also in the East Gate! Overpass ghost street side of the bridge to do a "gui" of the big bronze statue, so there is now this civilized "Guijie".
Today, Guijie has become a representative of Beijing's food culture and a symbol of fashionable dining, as well as a place of aspiration, a place of joy, and even a source of conversation after dinner. Many people "brush the night" experience is from here; and all the city's exciting days, people almost coincidentally choose to spend here, the success of the Olympic Games, Chinese soccer to the world, the Asian Cup defeat of Japan, and so on, people are here all night to vent, we sing together, cursing, drinking, shouting, Hugging, crying, the whole street is night and day restlessness, this; is now Guijie.
Beijing has a lot of famous snacks, like brine-boiled hot barbecue, popped belly, scorpion, etc., and in recent years, Beijing has sprung up a spicy crayfish as the characteristics of the food street, this street is Gui Street. Guijie with its civilianized service, 24 hours to meet the diners from all directions. Let's visit Guijie together.
Specialty One: Spicy Crawfish
Gui refers to an ancient Chinese food container with a round mouth and two ears, and a street named after Gui is naturally a place to eat. Spicy dishes such as spicy crayfish and spicy meat crab are the mainstays of Gui Street. The spicy and numbing aroma attracts many repeat customers.
Simultaneously: Many friends who have been to Beijing said it was very good, so we came here in admiration. Like Guijie this crayfish and spicy crab, every time you come must point, as if friends, to this must see.
Mr. Fan from Shandong has been a chef at Guijie for nine years, and for the crayfish, he told reporters that he makes more than 1,000 of them every night, and that in terms of flavors, customers can choose from steamed, spicy and other options.
Feature 2: Civilized service
The Tianyi Ge restaurant opened by Mr. Luo is one of the first restaurants to open on Guijie Street, and he told us that civilized prices and attentive service are the main reasons for the street's booming business.
The same period: like fish more than 20 yuan, like vegetables are 18 yuan, 11 yuan, 12 yuan like, not very expensive, the price is the people can accept.
It is understood that in Guijie, the price of a spicy crayfish is about 3 yuan, according to the standard of consumption of 3 or 4 people, 40 lobsters, plus 3 or 4 small dishes will ensure that you can eat well, the required cost of about 150 yuan.
Featured three: 24-hour business
Eight or nine years ago, the street also has only a few restaurants, because there will always be a set of customers after 9 o'clock in the evening to have a late-night snack, a few restaurants have to extend the business hours, and then simply changed to 24 hours a day to open the door. Development so far, less than 1 kilometer long street has opened a hundred all-day restaurant. Every day from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. the next morning, Gui Street is the most popular time for business. Guijie has become a part of the capital's night culture, and its significance extends beyond the realm of restaurants and eateries, reflecting more of a facet of the daily life of Beijing's ordinary people.