Zhengyangmen, widely known as Qianmen, rises forty-two meters above the street as a massive stone and brick gatehouse. First built in fourteen nineteen during the Ming Dynasty, it once served as the primary southern entrance to the Inner…
Dashilan Traditional Shops
Walk through Beijing's oldest commercial district to see the legendary shops that have supplied the city with tea, silk, and medicine for centuries.
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1. Zhengyangmen
2. Qianxiangyi
Qianxiangyi is a historic silk emporium recognized by its prominent storefront located near the Qianmen area. Founded during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty in approximately eighteen forty, the store established itself as one of…
3. QUANJUDE
The Quanjude restaurant at Qianmen is marked by a gray-brick, wooden building topped with a gold-lettered plaque that displays the restaurant’s name in bold, vigorous calligraphy. Established in eighteen sixty-four during the reign of the…
4. Wuyutai
Wuyutai is recognized across Beijing by the long queues of people waiting outside its shops to purchase tea-flavored soft ice cream. Established in eighteen eighty-seven, this century-old brand began as a small tea house founded by Wu…
5. Liubiju Restaurant
Liubiju is recognized by a large gold plaque hanging above its entrance, a feature that has survived since the Ming Dynasty. This shop, located on Liangshidian Street near Qianmen, is known as a source for traditional sauces and pickles…
6. Majuyuan
Majuyuan is identified by its association with the Majuyuan hat manufacturing brand, a long-standing business that first opened in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing era in eighteen seventeen. The name persists as a marker of this…
7. Tongrentang
Tongrentang is a long-standing institution for traditional Chinese medicine, recognizable by its heritage branding and reputation as a historic pharmacy. Founded in sixteen sixty-nine during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, it emerged when…
8. Neiliansheng
Neiliansheng is a shoe store established in eighteen fifty-three that remains famous for its traditional cloth footwear. The shop is recognizable by its historic storefront on the Dashilar commercial street, where it has operated since the…
9. Ruifuxiang Choubu Dian
Ruifuxiang Choubu Dian is a historic silk store located on the Dashilar commercial street. You can identify the building by its traditional Chinese facade, which still features the original horse-tethering stakes and stone carvings from…