Qianmen Street has become a bustling business district.
Time: Yongle period of Ming Dynasty
Event: The wall of Beijing moved southward, and Zhengyangmen Street, commonly known as Qianmen Street, was formally formed. Develop business and build corridors to become a prosperous place for business in Beijing.
In the seventeenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 19), Judy, who seized power and made Beijing her capital, decided to expand Cheng Nan, extend the south wall of Beijing to the present and rebuild the South Gate. The three city gates still use the old name of Dadu City Gate in Yuan Dynasty, namely Wenming Gate, Ritual Gate and Shuncheng Gate from east to west. In the orthodox period, it was changed to Chongwenmen, Zhengyangmen and Xuanwumen. Because Zhengyangmen is in front of Miyagi, commonly known as Qianmen, Zhengyangmen Street is also commonly known as Qianmen Street.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Beijing moved south, and with the long-term war between Judy and Zhu Yunwen and Wen Jian, Beijing's population dropped sharply, and commerce and handicrafts were once depressed. After Judy made Beijing her capital, she moved wealthy families from the south to Beijing, which not only increased the population of Beijing, but also laid the foundation for the development of Beijing's business.
Judy built a gallery in the four gates and the bell and drum tower in Beijing for people to live and do business. The area around Qianmen Street outside Zhengyangmen is greatly affected by this. Today's place names such as Langtou, Erlang, Sanlang and Dashilan (formerly four Langfang) all originated from the corridors built during Yongle period.
The scale of commercial activities in Qianmen area is expanding day by day. By the middle of Ming Dynasty, Qianmen was the most prosperous commercial gathering place in Beijing, with a large number of foreign businessmen and goods.
Node 2 1 street becomes 3 roads.
At first glance, five arches are actually three arches.
Time: after Qing Qianlong
Event: Qianmen Street used to be a spacious street, which can be seen from the Hehe Five Archway. But since then, a street has appeared behind the houses paved on both sides of the front door, with meat market and fruit market in the east and jewelry market and grain shop in the west. As a result, one street became three streets.
After the corridor was completed, Qianmen Street became increasingly prosperous, and some businessmen set up shacks on both sides of the street to do business. In the seventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1634), the Zhujiajian family was destroyed by fire, and the officers and men guarding the city had to dismantle the shacks on both sides of the road. After some officials learned about it, they wrote to the emperor to stop the shed from being demolished, and the shed outside the front door was preserved.
After Qing Qianlong, the shacks on both sides of Qianmen Street have been continuously transformed into brick houses with a certain scale, and two lanes have naturally formed on the east and west sides of two rows of houses in the north-south direction. From north to south in the east, there are meat markets, cloth lanes and fruit markets, and from north to south in the west, there are jewelry markets and grain shops. A spacious Qianmen Street became three streets, and the east and west entrances of the five archways in Qianmen were also blocked by houses, which looked like three archways.
Jiedian 3 night market stall
The night the street vendor made trouble at the front door.
Time: Late Qing Dynasty to 1950s.
Event: In front of the shops on both sides of Qianmen Street, vendors set up stalls, and the scale became larger and larger, forming a night market.
In the late Qing Dynasty, after nightfall, some small traders lit oil lamps in front of shops on both sides of Qianmen Street and set up stalls to sell goods, which became a unique night market outside Qianmen Street. There is still a curfew system in the late Qing dynasty, and the stalls will be withdrawn at 7 or 8 in the evening. During the Republic of China, the curfew system was abolished, the night market hours were extended, and there were more and more vendors, so that there were stalls on both sides of the road from Qianmen Wupailou to Yongdingmen.
From Wupailou to Langfang, most stalls are selling snacks; From Langfang Second Road to zhushikou Street, there are many daily necessities sold, and all kinds of goods are available; Zhushikou to Yongdingmen in the south are mostly stalls selling second-hand clothes.
At that time, Qianmen Street was particularly lively at night. After work, people are willing to come here for a walk, eat snacks and buy some daily necessities and old clothes. The night market is bustling and crowded.
2. The history of Qianmen Street in Beijing: five transformations in the history of Qianmen Street.
The first time-1679 (18th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty), the reason for the renovation: 70%-80% houses such as Qianmen Street and Chengmen Mansion were collapsed by the Shi Jing earthquake.
Second time-1900, repair reason: Qianmen Street was burnt down when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing.
The third time-in the 1920s, the reason for renovation: after World War I, national industry and commerce flourished, while the West was in the Great Depression. People's impression of Qianmen Street was also formed during this period. )
The fourth time-1970s, the reason for the transformation: after commercial development, many large commercial buildings were built on the street, such as Yilong Building, O 'Neill Store and Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. Due to the large number of billboards, the original appearance of Qianmen Street is almost invisible. At that time, the old house was dilapidated but failed to be repaired in time.
The fifth time-started in May 2007.
3. About the history of Beijing Qianmen Qianmen is the common name of Zhengyang Gate, including the Arrow Tower and the Gatehouse. It was originally connected by the urn wall, but later it was divided into two parts because of road construction. But people usually call Dashilan the main entrance, so strictly speaking, the concept of the main entrance is an area, covering Zhengyangmen and the jewelry market and Dashilan in front of it.
Qianmen Street is one of the famous commercial streets in Beijing, located on the central axis of Beijing. It starts from Zhenggangmen Arched Tower in the north, reaches the intersection of Tiantan in the south, and is connected with Tianqiao South Street. It used to be the imperial way for the emperor to go out of the city to the Temple of Heaven and the Mountain Altar.
Qianmen Commercial Street originated in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, Beijing broke through the customization of "the former dynasty and the later market" in the Yuan Dynasty, and formed a large commercial district with Zhenggangmen as the center and Xianyukou and Langfang Hutong in the south. In the early Qing Dynasty, there were a large number of mountains: craftsmen's workshops, teahouses and theaters, which formed a special market. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), a large number of foreign goods flooded into Beijing, and the Beijing-Fengfeng Railway and Han Jing Railway were opened. Two railway stations were set up in Qianmen, and the business in Qianmen flourished.
Qianmen history
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Zhengyangmen archway was built in the next four years (1439). Its architectural form is a brick fortress with a tower height of12m. Its doorway is an arch with five volts and five coupons, which opens in the middle of the tower. It is the only open gate among the nine gates in the inner city, dedicated to the dragon car and phoenix. The watchtower is located on the top of the mountain, with double eaves, decorated with gray tiles and green glass. On the upper and lower floors, there are 94 arrow windows in the east, south and west for archery. There are seven watchtowers, 62 meters wide, five in the north, 42 meters wide and 24 meters high, with double doors, with hanging doors in front and iron leaf doors behind.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a huge urn between Zhengyangmen Gate Tower and Arrow Tower, with an arc-shaped corner at the southern end and an arrow tower at the top. This urn is 65,438+008 meters long from north to south and 88 meters wide from east to west, with open spaces and doors in all directions.
In the forty-five years of Qing Qianlong (1780) and the twenty-nine years of Daoguang (1849), the watchtower was burned down twice by fire. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing and the watchtower was burned. The renovation of the watchtower began at 190 1 and was completed at 1906. 19 15 In order to improve the traffic between inner and outer cities, * * Roth Kaigl of Germany was entrusted to rebuild Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower, adding cement concrete plane guardrail and arc canopy for the arrow window, and adding western flowers on the moon wall, which was completed in 19 16. After the reconstruction, the moon wall and east and west doors of Zhengyangmen Wengcheng were demolished.
Zhengyangmen archway has been a symbol of old Beijing since its completion. 19 15 has been transformed into a must-see for Beijingers. 1928 was converted into a domestic exhibition hall, and a cinema was added in the 1930s. 1949, artists such as Wei Xikui organized public entertainment clubs to perform in the Arrow Tower. 1949 On February 3rd, the people of China held a grand entry ceremony here.
Zhengyangmen archway has been restored many times. The archway was seriously damaged in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, and the Beijing Cultural Relics Department conducted a comprehensive overhaul of the archway. 1989 Beijing zhengyangmen management office raised funds10.6 million yuan to decorate zhengyangmen archway, which was officially opened to tourists on June 1990+ 10/day.
4. What is the history of Qianmen? Zhengyangmen is the common name of Zhengyangmen, including the Arrow Tower and the Gatehouse. It was originally connected by the urn wall, but later it was divided into two parts because of road construction. But people usually call Dashilan the main entrance, so strictly speaking, the concept of the main entrance is an area, covering Zhengyangmen and the jewelry market and Dashilan in front of it. Qianmen Street is one of the famous commercial streets in Beijing, located on the central axis of Beijing. It starts from Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower in the north, reaches Tianqiao intersection in the south and connects with Tianqiao South Street. It used to be the imperial road for the emperor to go out of the city to the Temple of Heaven and the Mountain and River Altar.
Qianmen Commercial Street originated in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, Beijing broke through the customization of "the former dynasty and the later market" in the Yuan Dynasty, and formed a large commercial district around Zhengyangmen, south to Xianyukou and Langfang Hutong. In the early Qing Dynasty, there were a large number of mountains: craftsmen's workshops, teahouses and theaters, which formed a special market. In the 26th year of Guangxu reign (1900), a large number of foreign goods poured into Beijing, and the Beijing-Fengjing Railway and Han Jing Railway were opened, with two railway stations at the front gate. The Zhengyangmen archway in Qianmen was built in the fourth year of Ming Dynasty (1439). It is a brick fortress, with a tower height of12m and a five-volt doorway. The watchtower is located on the top of the mountain, with double eaves, decorated with gray tiles and green glass. On the upper and lower floors, there are 94 arrow windows in the east, south and west for archery. There are seven watchtowers, 62 meters wide, and five in the north, 42 meters wide and 24 meters high, with two doors.
The ancient Qianmen Street
Hanging door (that is, forward door), followed by split iron gate.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a huge urn between Zhengyangmen Gate Tower and Arrow Tower, with an arc-shaped corner at the southern end and an arrow tower at the top. This urn is 65,438+008 meters long from north to south and 88 meters wide from east to west, with open spaces and doors in all directions.
In the forty-five years of Qing Qianlong (1780) and the twenty-nine years of Daoguang (1849), the watchtower was burned down twice by fire. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing and the watchtower was burned. The renovation of the watchtower began at 190 1 and was completed at 1906. 19 15 In order to improve the traffic between inner and outer cities, * * Roth Kaigl of Germany was entrusted to rebuild Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower, adding cement concrete plane guardrail and arc canopy for the arrow window, and adding western flowers on the moon wall, which was completed in 19 16. After the reconstruction, the moon wall and east and west doors of Zhengyangmen Wengcheng were demolished.
Zhengyangmen archway has been a symbol of old Beijing since its completion. 19 15 has been transformed into a must-see for Beijingers. 1928 was converted into a domestic exhibition hall, and a cinema was added in the 1930s. 1949, artists such as Wei Xikui organized public entertainment clubs to perform in the Arrow Tower. 1949 On February 3rd, the people of China held a grand entry ceremony here.
Zhengyangmen archway has been restored many times. The archway was seriously damaged in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, and the Beijing Cultural Relics Department conducted a comprehensive overhaul of the archway. 1989, Beijing zhengyangmen management office raised1600,000 yuan to repair zhengyangmen archway, which was officially opened to tourists on June1990+1October 2 1 day.
5. Ask for an introduction about Qianmen Street. Qianmen Street is a famous commercial street in Beijing.
Located on the central axis of Beijing, it starts from Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower in the north, reaches the intersection of Tiantan Park in the south, and is connected with Tianqiao South Street. In the 29th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1550), the outer city was the imperial road for the emperor to go out of the city to the Temple of Heaven and the Mountain Altar. After the completion of the outer city, it became the main north-south street of the outer city.
The main street is 1600 meters long and the roadway is 20 meters wide. From the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China, it was called Zhengyangmen Street, commonly known as Qianmen Street.
1965 officially named Qianmen Street. Qianmen Street in Ming Dynasty is the dividing line between Zhengdong Square and Zhengxi Square, which is divided by the street center, belonging to Zhengdong Square in the east and Zhengxi Square in the west.
Because Zhengyangmen is the main entrance of Beijing, Qianmen Street is wider than other city gate streets. In terms of urban organizational system, Beijing in Ming Dynasty broke through the five functional areas followed by Yuan Dynasty, and will be characterized by the gathering of traditional commerce, history and culture, reflecting the intersection and integration of tradition and fashion.
Bus route: Take bus 19, 20, 2 1 22.