Lying to the northwest of Qianmen Dajie, Da Shi Lan is a busy street in Xuanwu District. The street was named as Lang Fang Si Tiao (láng fáng sì tiáo 廊坊四条) in the past. It is 300 meters (328 yards) long but a bit narrow. Both sides of the street are crowded with stores which are busy with visitors coming and going everyday.
As a flourishing old street, there are many special time honored shops passed down from older generations. Tongrentang (tóng rén táng 同仁堂) Chinese Herbal Medicine Pharmacy, which was opened in 1669 is the most famous pharmacy for Chinese herbal medicine in the country. Ruifuxiang Silk and Leather Store (ruì fú xiáng 瑞蚨祥) which started in 1893 offers all kinds of beautiful high quality silk.
As the first and oldest commercial street in Beijing, Qian Men Da Shi Lan Shopping Area (qián mén dà shi lanr 前门大栅栏) has been recently renovated for the Olympic 2008. All the Lao Zi Hao (lǎo zì hào 老字号, Chinese time-honoured brand business) can be found here although a lot of shops have yet to be opened. The Peking Duck (běi jīng kǎo yā 北京烤鸭) shop there was filled with tourist and the queue was so long. Furthermore, trolley cars (yǒu guǐ diàn chē 有轨电车) will re-appear in the street, after being absent for 40 years. Visitors can get on the car and view the street for free.
Tongrentang (tóng rén táng 同仁堂)
Tong Ren Tang is a Chinese pharmaceutical company founded in 1669, which is now the largest producer of traditional Chinese medicine. The company is headquartered in Beijing, and is engaged in both manufacture and retail sales, operating drug stores predominantly in Northeast China.
Rui Fu Xiang (ruì fú xiáng 瑞蚨祥)
Beijing’s best Qi Pao tailor and the most famous silk store for more than a century. Rui Fu Xiang has exquisite handwork and great variety of materials, also is the supplier of the first national flag of PRC raised in 1949. Most ready-to-wear Qi Pao cost RMB700-800, as well as you can get a tailored-made Qi Pao for paying over RMB1,000, the whole producing will need 2-10 days.
Zhang Yi Yuan (zhāng yī yuán 张一元)
This tea shop, which dates back to the final years of the Qing Dynasty, is located on one of Beijing's most historical and interesting shopping streets, Da Zha Lan Alley. It deals in over 200 types of tea, with prices ranging between tens and hundreds of renminbi for a few grams. They have green tea, black tea, chrysanthemum tea, herbal tea, and Oolong tea. You will find a tea for every occasion and a few more types to spare. It is worth visiting just for the sights and smells.
Go Believe (gǒu bù lǐ 狗不理)
Go Believe is a famous brand of baozi from Tianjin, China. Founded in 1858, it is one of China's longest established brands. Several explanations have been offered for its unusual name; perhaps the most common is that it comes from a childhood nickname of the founder, Gao Gui (gāo guì 高贵), given to protect him from bad luck. Another spinoff of the story says that Gao Gui, after the wild success of his baozi business, had less and less time to converse with his patrons, which led to a joke amongst the patrons that Gao Gui does not care about them, hence the name "Dog Won't Care". According to tradition, the Empress Dowager Cixi (cí xǐ 慈禧) was brought some Goubuli baozi by Yuan Shikai, who returned from Tianjin, and she pronounced them delicious, instantly adding to their fame.
Address: Northwest of Qianmen Dajie (qián mén dà jiē 前门大街) Admission Fee: Free Opening Hours: 08:00-20:00 Public Transportation:Take bus No.2, 20, 48, 59, 120, 729, 744, 803, 819, 826 and get off at Qianmen Stop.
Or you can get there easily via Subway Line 2 and exit at Qian Men station (qián mén 前门).
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