{"id":13202,"date":"2023-07-20T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T01:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=13202"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T01:18:40","slug":"stroll-on-wangfujing-snack-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/stroll-on-wangfujing-snack-street","title":{"rendered":"Wangfujing Snack Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Beijing tour<\/strong><\/a>? Among the numerous outdoor activities in Beijing, a stroll on Wangfujing Pedestrian Street is a unique and fruitful experience for those visiting Beijing for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Wangfujing Street, a famous pedestrian street in Beijing<\/a> and An Old Photo of Wangfujing Street <\/a>for more information on Wangfujing Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 810-meter walking street is packed with shops, stores,and restaurants including several big shopping malls, such Oriental Plaza, Beijing Department Store, Sun Dong An Plaza, the New China Woman and Children Department etc. It also has two large bookstores \u2013 the Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore and the Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the highlights about Wangfujing Street is Wangfujing Snack Street (\u738b\u5e9c\u4e95\u5c0f\u5403\u8857\uff09which is set on a narrow alley off the main walking street. Now just follow me to have a glimpse of Wangfujing Snack Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to Wangfujing Snack Street<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Take subway line 2, get off at the station of Wangfujing and use Exit C. Follow the throng into the Wangfujing Pedestrian Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking\u00a0north \u00a0for about 50 meters, you will see a KFC on your right side, and opposite the KFC is a decorated archway, the east entrance to Wangfujing Snack Street.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The KFC on your right side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Paifang ,\u00a0 a decorated archway, is the east entrance to Wangfujing Snack Street.\u00a0 People are going in and out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Paifang ,\u00a0 a decorated archway, is the east entrance to Wangfujing Snack Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The snack street is packed with food vendors, souvenirs stands,\u00a0 and candy shops.\u00a0 There are also the\u00a0arrays of weird food on offer, scorpions, bugs with legs, bugs without legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skewered scorpions, sea horses and star fishes attract passing visitors to take pictures. Few people would stop and taste the weird food.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The skewered scorpions, sea horses and star fishes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A food vendor selling the locally produced mouth-watering fried chestnuts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A food vendor selling the fried chestnuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Skewered sugar-coated haws and more fruits sugar coated on sticks are sold alluring eaters in and out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Skewered sugar-coated haws and more fruits sugar coated on sticks <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Two guys with huge wooden mallets are pounding a piece of cake<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two guys with huge wooden mallets are pounding a piece of cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The cakes are cut into small square pieces for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The cakes are cut into small square pieces for sale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Fried squids ans fried live scorpions on sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fried squids ans fried live scorpions on sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

So the narrow alley is packed with food stalls and souvenirs stands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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So the narrow alley is packed with food stalls and souvenirs stands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The craftsman is blowing sugar figurines on the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The craftsman is blowing sugar figurines on the spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Chinese desserts<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chinese desserts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Candy fruits on a stick<\/p>\n\n\n

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Candy fruits on a stick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Cockles, mussels, escargot<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cockles, mussles, escargot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Exotic skewers of fried beetles, grasshoppers, centipedes, cockroaches, sea horses, scorpions<\/p>\n\n\n

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Exotic skewers of fried beetles and more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Pineapple steamed rice<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pineapple steamed rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wangfujing Snack Street is a festival place where you can experience Chinese food culture, an eye-opener for foreign visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wangfujing Snack Street is a festival place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Tours<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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