Walk along Wangfujing Street in Beijing
Wangfujing Street (王府井大街) is a shopping street located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, the capital city of China. The total length is 1818 meters.
It was built in 1267 and was named Dingzhi Street at that time; it was renamed Wangfujing Street in the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915).
In the Qing Dynasty, ten aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after when a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name “Wangfu” (Prince’s residence), “Jing” (Well).
Until the late 1990s, the street was open to traffic. Modifications in 1999 and 2000 made much of Wangfujing Street pedestrian only.
The street contains many street food stalls.
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