The first restaurant in Guijie is Xiaolin Hot Pot; Guijie is a prosperous food street that emerged after the 1980s. It has nothing to do with ancient history, nor does it have anything to do with the bronze Gui.
Speaking of the origin of Guijie Street, we can trace it back to the 1980s. At that time, China was in the early stage of reform and opening up, and the atmosphere of big pot rice was still very strong. The place to eat was the public restaurant canteen of state-owned enterprises, and there were no state-owned restaurants in Dongdan and Xidan.
Not to mention individual restaurants.
But the power of social change has begun to emerge. What Li Xiaolin is interested in is the prospect of the embassy and business district to be built outside Dongzhimen. "When they are built, my place will definitely be the main road. Then I won't have to worry about the source of tourists." He chose
Work in individual restaurants.
Extended information: Guijie is a well-known food street in Beijing. In fact, when people talk about Guijie, they will think that there are many delicacies on it that make us linger. But why is it called Guijie? In the mouths of the older generation, this is not a paradise for food.
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Guijie Street is located in Dongzhimen, starting from the western section of the Dongzhimen Overpass of the Second Ring Road in the east and ending at the eastern end of Jiaodaokou East Street in the west.
It is said that during the Qing Dynasty, each city gate in Beijing had its own special purpose and was not allowed to be used casually.
For example, when the imperial court dispatched troops, they would go through Deshengmen, and when they executed prisoners, they would go through Xuanwumen, etc.
Dongzhimen was specially used to transport wood into Beijing and transport dead people outside the city.
The old people who live in Dongzhimen can still remember the scene when they were young, gathering friends and playing games on the upper floors of the city gate.
Along the city tower, you can see a straight road in the city, opposite the Drum Tower.
On the opposite side of the city is an endless cemetery.
Since Dongzhimen was an urban-rural fringe area at that time, the first morning market naturally formed within the city gate. The vendors selling sundries, vegetables and fruits in Dongzhimen began to squat in the middle of the night and dispersed at dawn.
These vendors use kerosene lamps to draw light, and the light looks hazy from a distance. Coupled with the coffin shops and barracks that can be seen everywhere around them, it feels very creepy.
Therefore, this place is called "Ghost Market".