Wangfujing Street
- Wangfujing Street is one of the most famous commercial streets in Beijing and even in China. With a history of over 700 years, the street is a paradise of shoppers. A large number of department stores and shops with modern and fashion brand stand on the both sides of the street.
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- ID : 21
- City : beijing
- English name : Wangfujing Street
- Chinese name : 王府井大街
- Type : Pedestrian Street,
- Level : easy
- Kids : Possible
- Elders: Possible
- Best season : Spring and Autumn
- Visiting length : 4 Hours
- Distance to city center : 1.5 km
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Introduction of Wangfujing Street
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Wangfujing Street is one of the most famous commercial streets in Beijing and even in China. It is located in center of Dongcheng District of Beijing City. The street starts from the south end of Meishuguan East Street in the north, connecting with Wusi Street and Dongsi West Street, and reaches East Chang'an Street in the south, connecting with Taijichang Street. The total length is 1.8 kilometers, and the southern section is Wangfujing Pedestrian Street. With a history of over 700 years, Wangfujing Street is a paradise of shoppers. A large number of department stores and shops with modern and fashion brand stand on the both sides of the street. Wangfujing Snack Street provides various kinds of foods from all over China.
Photo of Wangfujing Street
- The photo was taken at the south part of Wangfujing Street. The building is a famous store - Wangfujing Department Store.
Highlights of visiting Wangfujing Street
Beijing APM, Intime Lotte Department Store, Oriental Plaza, Tongshenghe Shoes Store, Quanjude Roast Duck, Wangfujing Snack Street
Helper to visit Wangfujing Street
- Address in English : North side of Dongchang 'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing，China
- Address in Chinese : 北京市东城区东长安街北侧
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- Post code : 100006
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- Open time : All day
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- Location : Wangfujing Street is around 1.5 km to downtown beijing
Transportation
- Subway: Take Subway Line 1 and get off at Wangfujing Station.
- Public bus:
- 103,104,108,111,or812(Art museum station Station)
- 103,104,or120(Wangfujing Station)
- Private car is the best method to visit Wangfujing Street with local tour operator.
Admission
- high season : 0 RMB/person.
- shoulder season : 0 RMB/person.
- low season : 0 RMB/person.
Map of Wangfujing Street
- The map of Wangfujing Street map covers both location in Beijing city as well as the street inner layout.
Hotel Near Wangfujing Street
- 5 star/duluxe hotel
- The Peninsula Beijing Hotel
- Capital Hotel
- Legendale Hotel Beijing
- Sunworld Dynasty Beijing
- Regent Beijing
- Grand Hyatt Beijing
- Beijing Hotel
- Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing
- 4 star/superior hotel
- Novotel Beijing Xinqiao
- North Garden Hotel
- Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing
- Sunworld Hotel
- Novotel Beijing Peace
- 3 star/comfort hotel
- King Parkview Hotel
Restaurant near Wangfujing Street
Four Seasons Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant (Forbidden City)
Donglaishun restaurant (wangfujing shop)
Beijing quanjude (wangfujing shop)
Fengzeyuan hotel (wangfujing store)
Da Dong (wangfujing store)
- Origin of the Name
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During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Wangfujing Street was called "Ding Zi (T-shape) Street". In the 15th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1417), the street was renamed "Shi Wangfu(Ten Royal Mansions) Street" or "Wangfu(Royal Mansions) Street" because ten royal mansions were built on the east side. In the 31st year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1905), the Qing government redefined the names of some streets and lanes. "Wangfu Street" was changed to "Wangfujing(Royal Mansion Well) Street", because there is a is a sweet water well in the west of the street.
- Shopping Malls on Wangfujing Street
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The Shopping Malls on Wangfujing Street include Beijing APM, Intime Lotte Department Store, Oriental Plaza and Beijing Department Store. Many major global brands can be found in these malls, such as Apple store, Prada, ZARA, Adidas, GAP, Burberry, Cartier, Bally, Rolex, Tudor, H&M, Giordano, Victoria’s Secret, Godiva, Kiehl’s and G2000, etc.
- Time-honored Stores
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Shengxifu Hat Store (盛锡福)
Shengxifu Hat Store was founded in 1911. The hats produced in the store are famous for their fine materials, exquisite craftsmanship and high quality. Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and some leaders of foreign countries, like President Kim Il Sung of North Korea, President Sukarno of Indonesia, Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, had been the customers of this store. Shengxifu hats not only dominate the domestic market, but are also exported to the United States, Germany, France, Canada, Singapore and other countries.
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Tongshenghe Shoes Store (同升和)
Tongshenghe Shoes Store was founded in 1902 and settled Wangfujing Street in 1932. It is well-known for operating footwear products. The shoes they made are very popular in Beijing. The factory is on the back of the store. They can make the shoes on the spot according to the special needs of customers. Many celebrities had customized their leather shoes in this store.
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Wuyutai Tea Shop(吴裕泰茶庄)
The brand of Wuyutai can be traced back to 1887. It has a history of over 120 years. The most famous in the store is jasmine tea. In addition to tea and tea sets, the shop also sells tea-flavored ice cream and cake, and milk tea, etc.
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Chinese Photo Studio (中国照相馆)
Chinese Photo Studio was opened in 1937 in Shanghai and moved to Beijing in 1956. Many government leaders had been taken photos here. Now, the three major service items of the studio are wedding, artistic portrait and advertising photography.
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Gongmei Mansion(工美大厦)
Gongmei Mansion is the “first store of Chinese arts and crafts”. All kinds of handicrafts and artworks can be found here, such as jewelry, silk, embroidery, jade wares and so on.
- Restaurants and snacks
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Wangfujing Street is also a paradise for foodies. There are many choice here include McDonald’s, KFC, Starbucks, time-honored restaurant and all kinds of traditional snacks.
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Donglaishun Restaurant (东来顺)
Donglaishun was first opened in 1903 and is a representative of halal cuisine. It is famous for mutton hot pot and about 200 kinds of cuisine.
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Quanjude Roast Duck (全聚德)
Quanjude, first opened in 1864, is the most famous roast duck restaurant in China. If you want to taste roast duck, Quanjude Roast Duck is the best choice.
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Wangfujing Snack Street
Wangfujing Snack Street is located to the south of Haoyou World Mall. It has a style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Hundreds of snack stands and shops sell over 500 kinds of foods and snacks from all over China, such as kebab, sugarcoated haws, tea soup, dumplings, and so on. Besides, there are many souvenirs stands on the street.
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Wangfujing Food Mall
All kinds of specialty foods of Beijing can be bought in Wangfujing Food Mall.
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- Wangfujing Street
- Wangfujing Street is one of the most famous commercial streets in Beijing and even in China. With a history of over 700 years, the street is a paradise of shoppers. A large number of department stores and shops with modern and fashion brand stand on the both sides of the street.
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- Book Stores
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Xinhua Bookstore
Xinhua Bookstore was opened in 1949. It is reputed as "the first bookstore in China" because of its earliest establishment, largest scale, most complete variety and best service. The bookstore has ten stories and provides all kinds of books.
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Foreign Language Bookstore
Foreign Language Bookstore is the largest foreign bookstore in China. It is adjacent to the Beijing Department Store. The bookstore has a business area of 1,000 square meters. It provides foreign books of 50 languages suitable for readers of all foreign language levels. The bookstore imports books in science and technology, literature and art, and social sciences, textbooks and audiovisual products from the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, France, Russia and other countries around the world every year.
- St. Joseph's Cathedral
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St. Joseph's Cathedral is located at the northern end of the Wangfujing Street. It is the second oldest Church in Beijing. Built in 1655, the church is a three-story Roman architecture, mixing Chinese features in its design. Many precious religious paintings drawn by Giuseppe Castiglione are preserved inside. A large square was built surround the church.