Wangfujing Street is located in the center of the city on the north side of East Chang'an Street. It has a long history, first formed in the Yuan Dynasty, more than 700 years ago. The first commercial activities appeared on this street in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
During the Qing Dynasty, eight royal and princess houses were built on this street***, and later a sweet water well was drilled for the royal family to drink. This street began to be called Wangfujing. By the 29th year of Guangxu, Dong'an Market was formed, and Wangfujing began to develop into a commercial street, becoming one of the four major commercial districts in Beijing.
Today, this international central commercial street, which is full of modernity, high grade and high standard, is twinned with the Champs Elysées in France, making it a friendly sister street and increasing its international status.
The Department Store Building, Foreign Language Bookstore, Danyao Mansion, Gongmei Mansion, Wangfu Women's Department Store, Muslim Mansion, New Dong'an Market, and Shengxifu, Tongshenghe, Donglaishun, Quanjude, Silian Hairdressing, and Baicaodao Pharmacy make up this 810-meter modern commercial street with full of business atmosphere. Staggered, uniquely decorated storefronts have brought together hundreds of domestic firms and overseas famous brands. A wide range of commodities, lifelike sculptures make this 700-year-old street rejuvenated, so that every day 500,000 people converge here, scrambling to catch a glimpse of her charming charm.
Xidan Commercial Street
Xidan Street is located on the west side of Tiananmen Square and the north side of Xuanwumen Square, which is one of the three most famous traditional commercial districts in Beijing, along with Wangfujing and Dajie. From Xuanwumen in the south to Lingjing Hutong in the north, east of Heng Erjiao in the east, and west of Xisu Road in the west, covering the whole Xidan Crossroads, with a core section of 880 meters and an extended length of 5400 meters. Here 'merchants gather and popularity rises', with an average daily flow of more than 200,000 passengers, the industry involves various sectors such as department stores, catering, entertainment, finance, etc., with an annual retail sales of consumer goods of more than 6 billion yuan, which is a pivotal position in the commercial pattern of Beijing. Historically, Xidan has been home to many famous cultural venues and large temples. The area around the current Beijing Book Building and Civil Aviation Building was once the base for one of Beijing's oldest temples, the Twin Pagodas Qing Shou Temple.
Xidan Commercial Street is located in the geometric center of Beijing. This street from Xuanwumen in the south to Xinjiekou in the north, a total length of 5.4 kilometers, running through the Xidan municipal commercial center and Xisi, Xinjiekou two district commercial centers, is the Xicheng District, business, service industry is the most concentrated, the most developed areas. The retail sales of social consumer goods of Xidan Commercial Street's commercial enterprises now account for more than 60% of the district's total, making it one of the busiest commercial streets in Beijing. There are currently 8 large shopping centers in Xidan Commercial District, accounting for one tenth of the city's total. Among them, Xidan Shopping Center tops the list of large shopping centers in Beijing in terms of sales, and ranks among the top five in China, with an annual sales volume of more than 4.5 billion yuan in Xidan Commercial District. In this inch of land, first built the Beijing Book Building, became the capital's fans of the gathering place, and then there is the demolition of the Hundred Flowers Market was built on the ground for the leisure place, the ground floor with restaurants, markets, cinemas, bowling alleys, swimming pools, rock-climbing and the country's largest mirror of the Palace of Xidan Cultural Plaza, has become the largest cultural and entertainment venues along the Chang'an Street area. Xidan to business-oriented, a variety of services synchronized supporting the development of the trend of staggered business, market positioning according to the consumer groups, commodity grades in the middle and high grades, highlighting the "special" and "full" features to meet the needs of people from all walks of life.
Luli Factory
In the past few years, Xicheng District has focused on the development and construction of Xidan West and Xidan Southeast, and a number of large-scale commercial and financial buildings, such as Xidan International Building, Bank of China Building, Capital Times Square, etc., have been built one after another. Hou" Tea House and other "old brands" in the capital are competing with each other. Xidan Cultural Square, with a total construction area of more than 35,000 square meters, is currently the largest in the central area of the capital, with a good environment and set of leisure, entertainment, shopping as one of the integrated cultural activities.
Luli Factory, which was built in Yuan Dynasty, developed into a book market and antique market in Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of cultural celebrities and it has formed an unbreakable bond, and a lot of historical smoke and clouds have been gathered and dispersed here. Through the vicissitudes of life, Liulichang has gradually evolved into a cultural market with strong national characteristics.
Xinjiekou South Street
Start your tour along Xinjiekou South Street, where small stores seem to be categorized by commodity. Goods with the same function are gathered in centralized stores. A street of musical instruments, selling a variety of musical instruments, violins, guitars, pianos, etc., the shopkeeper is a connoisseur, enthusiastic demonstration of the introduction of various types of musical instruments, after strolling down the street you are no less than a music class, like to play musical instruments friends must come here to cut a little bit of yo? There are also many small stores selling Walkman, MP3 and other small appliances mainly, but also some of the audio for sale, brand SONY, AIWA, PANISONIC and so on. The price is negotiable. Here are many audio-visual stores, CD, VCD, DVD, etc. are sold, the price is relatively reasonable, a full range. Many music connoisseurs like to go here.
Laitai Flower Street
Located in the CBD business district, the 300-meter-long Laitai Flower Street has a 1,000-square-meter trading hall and nearly 100 stores that will be used for flowers and flower-related businesses. This is a world of flowers, where people seem to be only a supporting role, and those who love flowers can come here to have a look. The prices of flowers will also delight flower lovers.
Longfusi Street
If you're a fan of art, you can cross Longfusi Street to the street behind the art museum, where the National Art Museum of China is located, and the art supply store across the street from the museum awaits you. Here you will find everything from brushes and paints to paper and books, and no matter what kind of painting you are engaged in, the goods here will meet your needs, with prices ranging from high school to low grade. There is also a frame store with a wide range of products and customized samples are available. Takeo Paper House, located on the west side of the street, is worth a visit, and many of the papers are imported from Japan, so you will be amazed at the fact that paper making can also be made into an art. Behind the high counter, two rows of shelves leaning against the wall are filled with thousands of kinds of paper in different colors, textures, and weights, which can satisfy your creative needs and inspire you to create more. It's not a bad idea to decorate your home with wallpaper or lampshades made from the specialty textured papers here.
Dajiejie
"Dajiejie" is Beijing's oldest, most famous and unique ancient market and bustling commercial downtown, preserving a large number of original old buildings in an area of 1.26 square kilometers. These old buildings and the "old stories in the south of the city" that took place in the middle of them are important humanistic treasures and cultural resources of the ancient capital of Beijing.
Dazhalan is in the center of ancient Beijing, an important part of the South Central Axis, and has historically been a bustling commercial area. Dazhalan has a history of 580 years. The origin of this street goes back to the first year of Emperor Hongzhi's reign in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Beijing had the "Xiao Ban", in order to prevent thieves from hiding in the streets and alleys, approved by the court, in Beijing many streets and alleys, the establishment of wooden fences. According to the Qing dynasty, "Chin Ding order canon examples" recorded in the Yongzheng seven years approved by the outer city fence 440, Qianlong 18 years approved by the inner city fence 1,919, the Imperial City within the fence 196. Dazhalan was originally a corridor of four, because this Hutong fence production is excellent, retained for a long time, and some of the larger and gradually for the attention of the capital, so, Dazhalan has become the name of this Hutong.
Dazhalan is located in the south of Tiananmen Square, the west side of Qianmen Street, from the east mouth to the west mouth of the total length of 275 meters. Since the 18th year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1420), after more than 500 years of evolution, it has gradually developed into a commercial street full of stores. Nowadays, there are 36 stores of 11 industries distributed on this street, with an average flow of 15-16 people and more than 200,000 people on holidays. Almost no one in China knows Qianmen Dajie Lan in Beijing when it is mentioned, that is, it is also famous internationally, so it can be said to be famous. In history, although there are ups and downs, but the reason why this ancient commercial street can withstand the storm of more than 580 years of history and not defeated, has its own unique place. There is a saying in old Beijing, "Look at the things on the Tianqiao, buy things to Dazhalan." "The head of the horse Jiuyuan, feet on the Neilian rise, wearing eight Xiang, waist wrapped in four big Heng," said the status and prosperity of the early years of Dazhalan.
Today, in addition to the hustle and bustle of everything has changed, Dajiejie in the removal of feudal dregs, the emergence of a commercial street scene, in addition to the old site of the old room of the Beijing Silk Shop, Rui Fu Xiang Silk Cloth Shop, Neilian Sheng Shoes, six Bijiu pickled vegetables store, Rongbaozhai Wenfang Sijie still Xu Xu through the century's luster outside, Tongrentang, Zhang Yiyuan tea, Changchun Tang, Yue Shengzhai deli meat store has been renewed the court; Many foreign flavors of food and drink are also based on one side, forming a new type of food culture characteristics.
Here you can buy some traditional and quaint handicrafts, stroll around the interesting century-old stores, and feel the characteristics of Beijing's old town. Of course, don't forget to bargain when you buy something.
Jianguomenwai Street Commercial Area
The international Jianguomenwai Street is home to the famous Friendship Store, which is a great place to visit if you want to get everything you need at once during your short trip! The store offers a wide variety of quality goods, as well as many traditional Chinese specialties, textiles, jewelry, handmade carpets, handicrafts and more. The friendly sales clerks are professionally trained and can answer your questions in many languages, making it a great opportunity to learn more about China and Beijing. Across the street is the Saite Shopping Center, and nearby is the expat-friendly Xiu Shui Street Market. A short distance east is the Guiyou Mansion, and continuing east is the China World Trade Center, where many of the world's most famous brands have specialty stores. The area is also home to star hotels, high-class office buildings, embassy districts and diplomatic apartments, making it a hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot prime location!
Chaowai Street
This is also one of the most popular commercial centers in recent years, with large shopping malls such as Fenglian Plaza, Huapu Commercial Building, Blue Island Mansion and Blue Island West Mall, as well as the newly-constructed Yabao Market, where you can sometimes find some good bargains. Recently also opened a new Want City Bally's Supermarket, but all your home construction needs supplies can be purchased here all at once, supermarkets open shelves self-selected type of shopping so that you can slowly and carefully thought out the selection, without haggling, tongue and cheek. Even if you don't buy anything, you can find a lot of new things to dress up your home.
Xiushui Commercial Street
Located next to the Friendship Store and the Embassy District, Xiushui Street is a popular spot for foreign tourists, and you'll soon be inspired to shop for clothing in the narrow streets. Inside the 300-meter hutong, there are many small individual stores selling clothing, accessories and silk fabrics, so bargaining is a must when you're here to go for the gold. You can also see many vendors from Russia and Eastern Europe talking business with stall owners in not-so-fluent English.
Dongdan Silver Street
From Dongdan intersection, head north (northeast of Oriental Square) to Silver Street. The street is lined with stores, mostly specialty stores and foreign trade stores, which are unique in terms of store decoration, layout and merchandise, and are suitable for young people who love personalized clothing.
Women's Street
Women's Street is located 500 meters east of Lufthansa by the East Third Ring Road, at No. 9 Mazidian West Road in Chaoyang District. You can get off at Laitai Flower Market by taking No. 707 and No. 3, and there are also No. 405, 416, 300, 302, 847, 831 and 830 in the vicinity, which makes the transportation more convenient and saves your time. "Women's Street" gathers the old owners after the demolition of Sanlitun, Baiyun and Xiushui, and operates more than 10,000 kinds of commodities such as clothing, department stores, shoes and hats, mainly focusing on foreign trade, Canton goods, Korean goods and products from Hong Kong and Taiwan. With 1,100 clothing stalls, it is currently the largest clothing market in Beijing. We believe you will get what you want here.
Snack Street: Peking Duck
The authentic "Peking Duck" started in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, "the best food in the capital is duck, and the hot one is especially good". Now it has become the representative of Chinese catering and a world-famous delicacy. Peking Duck is red in color, crispy skin and tender meat, oily but not greasy, crispy and flavorful. Known as "the world's first food".