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The Heart of Beijing
When visiting Beijing, this is one of the places you need to be. It is located at the central axis of Beijing City, Qianmen Street is a famous pedestrian street for shopping and sightseeing, running from the Archery Tower of Qianmen in the north to the turning of Tiantan Park in the south. It is 840 meters (about 919 yards) in length and 21 meters (about 23 yards) in width. It is composed with buildings whose styles resemble the late Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).
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Qianmen Street has history of more than 570 years. It was called Zhengyangmen Street during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and finally got the present name in 1965. During the Qing Dynasty, there were many specialized outlets on either side of it, such as a meat market, cloth market and jewelry market. And there were also many craftsman workshops, warehouses and theatres in the Hutongs nearby. Now Qianmen Street becomes an important night life place for locals.
After more than one year's renovation, it was reopened on August 7th before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Qianmen Street is a symbol of genuine local culture. It has many of China's time-honored names. Visitors can enjoy a traditional Chinese way of life. Moreover, it has many international brands, such as H&M, Haagen-Dazs, Sephora, ZARA, Qggle, COSTS CAFÉ, and SK Jewelry. The most famous of China own names are as follows: Quanjude, Yitiaolong, and Duyichu, and Changchuntang.
Various foods in Beijing Qianmen Street attracts lots of visitors. With roast duck taking the leading role, Quanjude has formed its regional cuisine with the feast of whole duck and more than 400 special dishes. It is enjoyed by people all over the world. Yitiaolong restaurant (original name was Yitiaolong mutton restaurant) is an authentic Muslim restaurant. It was first open to the public in 1785. The representative dishes are Golden Fried Prawns, Braised Ox Tail in Brown Sauce, fried crisp chicken, and so on.
Duyichu, with history of 250 years, was evolved from a tavern. It is said that the name was granted by Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) of the Qing Dynasty. Now this restaurant mainly offers baked wheat cake, fried dishes and roast dark. Changchuntang is a drugstore which has a history of more than 200 years. It deals in the Chinese traditional and western medicine, and provides patrons, pharmaceuticals via postal delivery services.
During the Chinese New Year, you can visit Qianmen Street at night, and you can only walk a lot of distance around! On Qianmen Street, there are historic handicraft shops, antique tea houses and food stalls, and you can also enjoy the buildings full of traditional culture. Here you can enjoy a variety of traditional and modern art performances, and you can also taste Beijing's unique snacks, such as fried noodles, dark bean juice, roast duck, hot pot, etc. In addition to the food, there are many cultural experiences waiting for you. You can stop at the antique teahouse, enjoy the tea ceremony with the tea artist, and learn about Beijing's history and culture in the museum. During the day, you can enjoy the performances of the buskers and feel the strong folk customs. In short, at Qianmen Street, you will enjoy the unique charm of Beijing city, whether it is to taste traditional cuisine, or feel the history and culture, it can meet your needs.
Absolutely love this shopping/walking street! So much history, culture and culinary delights in one place. Spent hours here to shop and try traditional snacks dating back hundreds of years. Great for photos too!
Before the epidemic, there were many people, and the door could be finches in the epidemic. Now it seems that there are not many people, and many shops are not open. I saw many tower crane owners in the meantime, is this under repair?
Qianmen Street is a very famous commercial street in Beijing. It is located on the central axis of Beijing, from Qianmen Moon Bay to the north, to the intersection of the flyover, and is connected to the flyover south. Ming Jiajing for 29 years, before the construction of the outer city is the emperor out of the city to the Temple of Heaven, the mountain and river altar of the imperial road, after the construction of the outer city is the main north and south streets of the outer city. People commonly known as Qianmen Street. The street is 845 meters long and the driveway is 20 meters wide. When Ming and Qing to the Republic of China, they are all called Zhengyangmen Street. In 1965, it was officially named Qianmen Street.
Qianmen Street Dashilan, 5 minutes away from Tiananmen Square, can be planned in a route to play, and a variety of familiar old-fashioned names, quality fidelity, especially worth visiting attractions.