During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Wangfujing was just an unknown village. After the Yuan Dynasty, the population gradually became dense, which was then called T-street. By the Ming Dynasty, ten palaces had been built here, and Wangfujing had begun to take shape and was renamed Wang Fu Tenth Street. Ten Kings were abolished in the Qing Dynasty and renamed Wang Fu Street or Wang Fu Street. 19 15, when the Beiyang government drew the detailed map of four cities in the suburbs of Beijing, it divided this street into three sections: the northern section was called Wang Fu Street, the middle section was called octagonal trough, and the southern section was called Wang Fu Street because there was a sweet well. 1903, Dongan Market was established, and Laodong 'an Market is the favorite place for Beijingers to visit. In "Flowers in Beijing" published by 1909, there is a song that simply says, "The newly opened market is wide, so it is not difficult to buy things at will. If it is the first finger of wealth, please go to Dongan in the city. " This is enough to see the status of Dongan.
Wangfujing's daily necessities, hardware, electrical materials, clothing, shoes and hats, jewelry, diamonds, gold and silver jewelry, etc. , dazzling, huge sales of goods. It is called "the land of gold". In recent years, Wangfujing has developed more rapidly. When entering the North Street from the Beijing Hotel in the south gate, I saw the plaque hanging high and the shops were solemn and crowded, just like running water. From morning till night, millions of Chinese and foreign customers enter this street every day. This street now has the largest commercial building in Asia, the largest and most concentrated shopping malls, hotels and specialty stores. Wangfujing is also the nearest large-scale shopping place for domestic commercial travel agencies, and it is also the place where state-owned brands and time-honored brands are most concentrated. This modern, high-grade and high-standard international central commercial street has become a sister street with the Champs Elysé es in France, and its international status has been continuously improved. Department Store, Foreign Language Bookstore, Yao Dan Building, Gongmei Building, Wang Fu Women's Department Store, Muslim Building, New Dong 'an Market, Shengxifu, Tongshenghe, Donglaishun, Quanjude, Silian Hairdressing and Baicao Pharmacy constitute this 8 10 meter modern commercial street.
Wangfujing has been expanded and rebuilt since 1996, and now Wangfujing Street, which has invested more than 10 billion yuan, reappears, and Oriental Plaza has become another major landscape. A street in old Beijing has also moved from the first floor to the basement, and its business area has expanded from 500 square meters to 2700 square meters, completely imitating the lighting and bright architectural style, with 40 natural shops. A major feature of this street is the concentration of a large number of well-known brands in China. Shoes from Neiliansheng and Buyingzhai, hats from Shengxifu and Ma Juyuan, silk from Ruifuxiang, scissors from Wang, Hu ink, antique jade articles from Qijiagu Pavilion, tea in Yuan Dynasty, cakes from Daoxiangchun, Gui Xiang Village and Xiangju Palace, roast duck from Quanjude, pickles from Liubiju and Tianfu, traditional snacks and preserved red snails.
Wangfujing is Wangfujing and the old well is like a cornucopia. Its special position in Beijing business circle is irreplaceable by other commercial streets. Beijing or Wangfujing!
Like the Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysé es, Beijing Wangfujing Commercial Street is also famous for a long time. For many people in China, a trip to Beijing, a visit to Wangfujing and climbing the Great Wall are as important as a trip. I don't know when tourism and shopping stopped crowding into the crowded city center. Shopping malls, shopping centers and supermarkets of various grades near the place of residence have enabled people to enjoy the benefits of a material-rich commodity economy and society. Wangfujing Street has almost become synonymous with people talking about the era of material poverty. Wangfujing Street has become increasingly blurred in the minds of Beijingers and China people. Therefore, Wangfujing Street is determined to make a makeover. Since 1992, Wangfujing has been quietly transformed. 1August, 999, after eight years of anti-Japanese war, it finally met the world with a brand-new look.
The renovation plan of Wangfujing Street is defined as "the first commercial street in Beijing", and its business style is mainly "modern" and "trendy". After the transformation, Wangfujing Street, from Jinyu Hutong to the south entrance bordering Chang 'an Avenue, has 8 10 meter long micro-wavy streets on both sides. In addition to the original department store, arts and crafts building, Muslim building, foreign language bookstore, Concord shopping mall and Sun Dong 'an shopping mall, there are also 12 large shopping malls. Six large-scale shopping, entertainment and business complex commercial buildings, including New Department Store, Donghua Clothing Building, Minghui Building, Friends World Building, Yao Dan Building and Oriental Plaza, have also been built. The pattern of large shopping malls and one street is unique in Beijing.
People walking on Wangfujing Street can see that the 8 10-meter-long main street is spacious and flat, the ground paved with red granite is clean and tidy, the road surface is not cut off, and all the wires that used to be as dense as cobwebs disappear from people's sight and go underground. Walking on Wangfujing Street will make people feel the designer's meticulous care and fatigue. There are independent seats on the street, so you can sit down and rest at any time. If you want to make some phone calls, nine groups of eighteen IC card telephone booths on both sides of the street will facilitate you to contact your friends; A trash can every 40 meters allows you to dispose of your own garbage at any time; If you want to ask for directions, the street signs will show you the way.
Today, this modern, high-grade and high-standard international central commercial street has become a sister street with the Champs Elysé es in France, and its international status has been continuously improved. Department Store, Foreign Language Bookstore, Yao Dan Building, Gongmei Building, Wang Fu Women's Department Store, Muslim Building, New Dong 'an Market, Shengxifu, Tongshenghe, Donglaishun, Quanjude, Silian Hairdressing and Baicao Pharmacy constitute this 8 10 meter modern commercial street.
Shops with patchwork and unique decoration have gathered hundreds of domestic enterprises and well-known overseas brands. A dazzling array of goods and lifelike sculptures rejuvenate this 700-year-old street, and 500,000 people gather here every day to see its charming charm.
The hometown of gold "Wangfujing"
Wangfujing refers to Wangfujing Street, which starts from East Chang 'an Avenue in the south and ends at China Art Museum in the north. It is about three miles long and is the most famous business district in Beijing. Wangfujing's daily necessities, hardware, electrical materials, clothing, shoes and hats, jewelry, diamonds, gold and silver jewelry, etc. It's dazzling, and the purchase and sales of goods are huge. It is called "the land of gold". After the founding of New China, the people's government reorganized and transformed Wangfujing Street, inherited and developed its traditional commercial characteristics, built some large-scale commercial facilities, and formed a bustling commercial district with Dongfeng market and department stores as the main body. In recent years, Wangfujing has developed more rapidly. When entering the North Street from the Beijing Hotel in the south gate, I saw the plaque hanging high and the shops were solemn and crowded, just like running water. From morning till night, millions of Chinese and foreign customers enter this street every day. Now, Wangfujing Street has taken on a new look, welcoming Chinese and foreign guests with a new look.
This is a business district that has developed in the past 100 years. After liberation, there has been great development. There is the famous Beijing Department Store in the west and the famous Dong 'an Market in the east. This street is also home to many large professional shops built after liberation, including the largest handicraft shop, the largest Xinhua Bookstore, the largest foreign language bookstore, the largest Chinese photo studio, Li Sheng Sporting Goods Center, medical equipment store, Wangfujing Shopping Center and Muslim Trade Building. Silian and Whitening, the well-known beauty salons in China, are all in this street. There are also famous shops and food stores with their own characteristics, such as Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant, Wufangzhai, Junsuzhai, Puwufang and Donglaishun. The recently built McDonald's fast food restaurant and international fast food city have also opened. Wangfujing also has many old and emerging shops with operating characteristics, such as Shengxifu Hat Store, Tongshenghe Shoe Store, New World Silk Store, Lantian Clothing Store, Raymond Suit Store, Jianhua Leather Store, Hendry Watch Store, Daming Glasses Company, Xinhua Women's and Children's Products Store, Donghua Clothing Company, Baicao Ginseng Pharmacy, Bichun Tea Store, Jiguge Cultural Relics Store, etc., which have won the reputation for their unique operating characteristics. On the east side of Wangfujing Street, the bustling Donganmen Commercial Street is connected with Donghuangchenggen Market Street, which makes this business district very lively.
First Street in Wangfujing, China.
Wangfujing starts from Dongsi West Street in the north and ends at Chang 'an Street in the south, with a total length of 1000 meters. However, it is the famous "First Street in China" and a must-see for tourists. 1999 The third section from Jinyu Hutong to Dongdan in Wangfujing Street is planned as a pedestrian street, which is a sister street with the famous Champs Elysé es in Paris. Since then, the pedestrian street with outdoor cafes and Oktoberfest in summer has become the simulation and imagination of Europe.
Just like the Bund, an architectural exhibition hall in Shanghai, gathered in various department stores on Wangfujing Street, like fossils piled up in different rock formations, showing the consumption landscape of different times in Beijing.
However, Beijingers may prefer the Beijing Department Store which opened at 1955. In the past, when materials were scarce, shopping in the Beijing Department Store, known as the "No.1 store in New China", was just like eating in a nearby Beijing hotel. It was one of the few events that deviated from the normal life track and had to be extremely cautious and even full of expectations. Therefore, for Beijingers, Beijing Department Store is as full of symbols of Happy New Year as Xiguan Road Market is for Kyoto people. Even if the Oriental Plaza is new and fashionable, it still cannot replace the position of Beijing department store in the eyes of Beijingers.
In fact, it has a long history, and Dong 'an Market really lives up to its reputation. In the 29th year of Guangxu reign of Qing Dynasty, in order to rectify the appearance of Donganmenwai Street, the Qing government gathered nearby vendors in the abandoned Eight Banners training ground, thus forming Dongan Market, which was also the starting point for Wangfujing to become a commercial street in the future. Of course, the rebuilt new Dong 'an market is not what it used to be, but under the pen of the older generation of literati, Old Dong 'an can still see the lively scenes of auspicious theaters, bookstores, restaurants and vendors. Now most of the shops in Dong 'an market are gone, only the old Beijing Street on the first floor, Donglaishun on the fifth floor of the old Chinese street, and the statues of singing opera, shaving hair and pulling rickshaws placed in front of the new Dong 'an, left some clues in the past.
Sometimes the trick of history is not to disappear or forget, but to make something exist in an unexpected way. In fact, the most European style of Wangfujing is not the pedestrian street, but the "East Hall", a Catholic church that has been standing here since 1655 and has been rebuilt many times after the earthquake and fire. At present, the "East Hall" still has a fixed time to watch mass, but because of its classical European architectural style, it has become an excellent place to take wedding photos. The flexible wedding photographer simply put a pink antique car outside the "East Room" as the background. This scene of religious temples combined with cars and beautiful women is as amazing as a respected old man wearing a pink bow tie.
It is said that Wangfujing is named after its palaces and wells. The once buried well was rediscovered during the reconstruction of 1998 road, which is located on the west side of the northern end of the pedestrian street. In fact, Wangfujing Street has been cut into three sections, from Dongsi West Street to dengshikou Street as Wang Fu Street, from dengshikou West Street to Jinyu Hutong as octagonal groove, and from Jinyu Hutong to Chang 'an Street as Wangfujing Street. During the Cultural Revolution, these roads merged into People's Road, and 1975 was renamed Wangfujing Street. In the Yuan Shikai era, Wangfujing Street once became Morrison Street. It is said that the reason is that the British journalist once wrote an article praising Yuan Shikai. In order to reward him, Morrison's Wangfujing Street was changed to Morrison Street. Now, from the old photos, you can also see the photos of Morrison and his servant in China in front of his residence. Of course, this house on the south side of Beijing Department Store has not been left.
Whether it is spiritual food or appetite, Wangfujing has everything. If you want to buy books, you can go to Wangfujing Bookstore to collect what you need. If you like to try it early, you can go to Wangfujing Snack Street and Donghuamen Snack Street. After several booths, you will be full of wine and food. At this time, it has been a leisurely and fulfilling day to go for a walk in Dong Tang.
Wangfujing Street and Morrison Street.
Song Weiguo
There is "Nanjing Road" in the south and "Wangfujing" in the north. The two commercial streets in North and South complement each other in China. Both streets are famous commercial streets, and they are old brands. Shanghai used to be a "ten-mile foreign exchange" and a "paradise for adventurers". It is not surprising that there are many foreign roads, because the colonists set up concessions in those years. For example, Huaihai Road, called Joffrey Avenue before liberation, was named after the French general Fei Xia during World War I, as well as Broadway Road and Seward Road.
However, if you walk on the street in Beijing, foreigners ask where Morrison Street is. Would you know? This so-called "Morrison Street" may not be known to most people in China, but it is famous abroad. She is not anywhere else, but Wangfujing Street, the first commercial street in China that we Beijingers are proud of.
The name of Wangfujing Street has changed several times, and it was called Wang Fu Street in Qing Dynasty. During the period of Beiyang government, the whole street was divided into three sections and three place names were given. The south section is called Wangfujing II, the middle section is called Bamiancao, and the north section is called Wang Fu Street.
Since Wangfujing is the first street in China, how can it have a foreign name? When it comes to the origin of Morrison Street, we can't help but mention an Australian Englishman named Morrison. In the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897), Morrison served as the Beijing correspondent of The Times. He lives in Dongjiaomin Lane. Later 1902 bought a house in Wangfujing Street for 750.
19 12 Morrison was hired as Yuan Shikai's political adviser.
Yuan Shikai instructed Yang Du, Sun, Yan Fu, Liu, Li, etc. to restore the monarchy and form the so-called "Peace-raising Society" to act as the trumpeter of the imperial movement. Goodnow, an American, waved the flag and shouted for Yuan Shikai as emperor, and wrote "* * * and the monarchy", advocating that the monarchy was suitable for China's 5,000-year tradition.
Morrison, as a consultant, also ran around and made suggestions for Yuan Shikai's emperor dream. When Yuan Shikai became emperor, of course, he would not mistreat this foreign consultant who made great contributions. Therefore, Wangfujing Street was renamed "Morrison Street" to reward Morrison, and an English street sign was put up. However, any move against the historical trend will be submerged by the historical trend. Yuan Shikai, the short-lived "Emperor Hongxian", died only after 83 days. Morrison also attended the Paris Peace Conference as a representative of Beiyang government in 19 19.
Later, this so-called "Morrison Street" gradually weathered into the dust of history, and no one mentioned it again. Today, most people don't know that Wangfujing Street once had a foreign name. Nowadays Beijingers are full of pride when they mention "Wangfujing Street". The street names in China are better in Chinese. But this "Morrison Street" really witnessed the history of being bullied by outsiders and being poor and weak in modern times. After all, such days are gone forever.
In the morning, a ray of dawn bathed the sleeping Wangfujing Street again, as if to gently wake her up. In Beijing, the sky is blue and Wan Li is clear. As always, china national radio's kind and familiar voice flies over Beijing, and Wangfujing Street is about to start a new busy and fulfilling day. Wangfujing Street once carried the vicissitudes of the past and will surely witness the prosperity of China.
The origin of place names
Yan Wang Mi of the Sui Dynasty and Wang Luoyi's Shuaifu in Peiping were here, and it is still called Shuaifuyuan. Se is Luo Cheng's father in The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. Tang Gaozong made Se the prince, in charge of Youzhou, and built the Prince's Mansion here. In the Ming Dynasty, with the construction of the Forbidden City, many dignitaries built Wang Fu here, so according to the records of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, it was called Wang Fu Tenth Street and Wang Fu Street. During the Republic of China, when the imperial era ended, people gradually forgot these things. At that time, the most important thing for ordinary people was to eat, drink and live. At that time, in Beijing, ordinary people couldn't afford to drill wells. The water pumped by ordinary wells was very bitter and could only be used for washing clothes and steaming rice. On TV, we often see people pushing waterwheels to sell water. In fact, the water sold is just a little bitter. On the west side of Wang Fu Street, there is a well famous for its high-quality sweet water, which is actually colorless and tasteless. Relatively speaking, the place name of Wangfujing is also derived.