The fifty-fifth generation of Mencius, a famous thinker, educator and politician in ancient China, moved from Zaoqiang, Zhili, to Jiujun Town, Zhangqiu, Shandong Province in the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1369). Meng Zilun's brothers moved to the old military town for the first time, but they were only exiled to their original homes. The Meng family has been handed down here for seven generations. By the time of Meng in the sixties, it had developed into a general home of farming and reading, with farming and reading as the second brother, guarding the public and paying taxes as the standard. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, with the help of Meng, the son of Meng, the Meng family not only accumulated wealth, but also gained a lot in the imperial examinations. After making a fortune, the Montessori family began to buy a lot of land and do business vigorously (the specific time of the Montessori family's business is not recorded in writing, so it is impossible to research. It is said that the Montessori family has been doing business since the Ming Dynasty). At that time, Zhangqiu and neighboring counties were rich in a kind of homespun called Zhaizibu, and the Meng family began to open a "Hongjibu Village" in Laojun Town to buy Zhaizibu, which was sold in Zhoucun and Jinan. Generation after generation, by the time of Meng Xingtai, the fifth generation of Meng, he had changed from a businessman to a businessman and opened Xiangzihao cloth shops in Beijing, Jinan and other places. Meng Xingtai is the ancestor of Qian Xiangyi. During Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, Meng Yuxi first set up Hengxiang Dyeing House in Zhoucun, which was known as "the first village in Shandong" after Meng Xingtai. At the end of Jiaqing, Dong Lianyuan, the distant nephew of Zidong (Meng Yuxi), entered the store as an apprentice. This person is smart and knowledgeable, and won the appreciation of Meng Yuxi and his son. Later, he was appointed manager by Zidong Meng Chuanzhu, and later renamed Hengxiang Dyeing House Qian Xiangyi. During Dong Lianyuan's tenure as manager, Qian Xiangyi developed rapidly. In addition to Zhoucun, he also opened a semicolon in Renqiu, Hebei Province, and has a residence in Shanghai. Due to proper management, Qian Xiangyi accumulated a lot of funds. Dong Lianyuan, the manager of Qian Xiangyi, opened a semicolon in Beijing to expand his business, and built a store from 1820 to 65438 years ago.
Due to good management, business in Beijing Qianxiangyi was very prosperous after its establishment. Qian Xiang Yi Yi Nan was built in Xianyukou outside Qianmen, Yi Hexiang was built in Qianmen Jewelry City in the eighth year of Guangxu (1882), and Qian Xiang Yi Yi Bei was built in Beijing Bell and Drum Tower in the 28th year of Guangxu (1902). And take Beijing Qianxiangyi as the head office, and set up a semicolon in the whole country. After Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, the East Moon Wall outside the front door was burnt down. In Xuantongyuannian (1909), the headline of Langfang outside Qianmen was rebuilt with "A Thousand Fragrances and an Old Man". By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Qian Xiangyi had reached its heyday. At this time, Zidong was a resourceful and famous Meng Le. At this time, the Meng family has opened more than 20 Qian Xiang garment shops in Zhoucun, Renqiu, Shanghai, Jinan, Tianjin, Yantai, Suzhou, Hankou, Qingdao and other places, forming a huge Qian Xiang garment system, with a total investment of 4 million taels of silver and 6 million won, a hundred times higher than the assets at the beginning of the opening. Shi Qianxiang became the largest silk cloth shop in China, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad.
At the beginning of the 20th century, China was at war. Although Qian Xiangyi's management has developed, it has not escaped the harm brought by the war. In the 1920s, the political and cultural center of China moved south, and most of the warlords and bureaucrats in Beijing left. Manchu nobles have long since declined, and Beijing is no longer a place where talents gather. The market is getting more and more depressed, and Qianfu's business is not as good as before. After the 9 18 Incident, the situation in North China was tense, and General Qian Xiang moved from Beijing to Shanghai. After the July 7th Incident, Qian Xiangyi's business plummeted. By the time of Japan's surrender, Qian Xiangyi's business in Beijing had deteriorated extremely, and then she began to improve after making great efforts to adjust her business in the capital. However, not long after, the civil war, the Kuomintang government's golden voucher policy and inflation caused Qian Xiangyi's newly improved business to suffer heavy losses and reached the worst stage.
After liberation, Beijing became the political, economic and cultural center of the whole country. The living standard of citizens has improved, their purchasing power has improved, and the management of Qianxiang Post has also been greatly improved. 195 1 year, Qianxiangyi Weaving Factory was established in the headline of Waichen Lane, Qianmen, Beijing. 1September, 955, Beijing Qian Xiangyi was brought into the public-private partnership to carry out socialist transformation. 1949 or so, there are 24 companies in China. In the decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the constraints of planned economy, the impact of modern industry, the further development of science and technology culture and the different changes in people's living habits, other branches of Qianxiangyi in China have closed down or switched to other commodities: there are no buildings and shop names in Shanghai, Tianjin, Suzhou and Hangzhou; Zhoucun and Renqiu, Hebei Province, have no name of Qian Xiangyi, but there should be real estate; Qingdao Qianxiangyi is now a small commodity; Wuhan Qianxiangyi now manages hardware; Thousands of townships and one south, located in Xianyukou, outside the front door of Beijing, have no real estate and no store name; Yi Bei, a thousand townships located in Beijing Bell and Drum Tower, was later changed to Friendship Fashion Factory. Now there is no real estate and no store name. Qianxiangyi Corporation, located in Toutiao, Langfang, moved to Yihua Township (now Qianxiangyi, Beijing) in the jewelry market during the period of public-private partnership. Its property was allocated to Beijing Hardware & Electric Company, and it has been converted into a hotel (Unlimited Hotel). The facade of the old company of Qianxiangyi still remains, but the internal structure has changed. At present, only Beijing Qianxiangyi and Jinan Longxiang are making silk. Now, Beijing Qianxiangyi has become one of the largest and most complete silk stores in China, and its store site has also been listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Beijing.
At present, the building structure of Qianxiangyi (Yihe Lane) in Beijing is the same as that of Ruifuxiang, a silk shop founded by Meng Luochuan after Mengjia, a military town in Zhangqiu, Shandong. This is a two-story wooden patio structure. Later, in order to expand the business area, the patio was filled and the stairs were diverted, but the style of the old shop was retained. The backyard of Yihe Lane is connected with the backyard of Qianxiang Elders, which is located in the headline of Langfang, that is, two storefronts and one backyard. In the early days of reform and opening up, there were a large number of original Qian Xiangyi furniture, tables and chairs. Later, when the government built the Li Dazhao Memorial Hall and other venues, they all moved to other places, and now there are only a few items left. Beijing Qian Xiangyi changed her name and surname and moved several times, but it lasted for a long time. After 1949, when the company made a joint venture, Qianxiangyi head office moved to Yihe Lane (now Qianxiangyi, the jewelry market outside Qianmen) to operate. 1978, the former Ministry of Commerce and the former Ministry of Textile Industry renamed Qian Xiangyi Beijing Silk Store as a window for China to spread silk culture and show the essence of Beijing silk, in view of the influence of China silk culture on the world and Beijing's unique geographical location, and considering that Qian Xiangyi is located in the bustling downtown area of Qianmen, close to Tiananmen Square, and has a century-old silk management experience. In 2000, after the shareholding system reform, Qian Xiangyi restored the Beijing Silk Store to Qian Xiangyi, considering historical factors and promoting Chinese culture. The current chairman and general manager is Mr. Dong.
In the late Qing Dynasty, Qian Xiangyi in Beijing mainly served princes and nobles, children of the Eight Banners and dignitaries. With the decline of the Qing Dynasty, consumers became some old people, political party dignitaries, celebrities, emerging national capitalists and wealthy rural families in the late Qing Dynasty. Ye, Ye, Ma and other Peking Opera masters are long-term guests of Qian Xiangyi. Fu Liansu, a famous Peking Opera class, has a deep friendship with Qian Xiangyi, and most of his clothes are provided by Qian Xiangyi, so Qian Xiangyi has a long-standing reputation in Beijing. Before the Cultural Revolution, the calligraphy and paintings of many famous people such as Qi Baishi, Li, Duan, Xu Shichang and Cai E were preserved. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed or lost in the Cultural Revolution, and now only the inscription of Wei Qi (Wei), president of Sanqing Association of the Republic of China, remains.