{"id":2519,"date":"2011-01-16T15:39:56","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T07:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2011-01-16T15:49:29","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T07:49:29","slug":"best-streets-in-beijing-for-shopping-dining-arts-romance-fashion-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-tour-reviews\/best-streets-in-beijing-for-shopping-dining-arts-romance-fashion-nostalgia","title":{"rendered":"Best Streets in Beijing for Shopping, Dining, Arts, Romance, Fashion, Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Beijing is teemed with unique streets. No matter you are a first time visitor or\u00a0Beijing’s regular guest,\u00a0taking a\u00a0stroll along the streets in Beijing is a must. Let me give you some tips for street\u00a0rambling in Beijing.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Best\u00a0Shopping Street – Window Shopping at Xidan<\/strong> Street \u897f\u5355<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Xidan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a real shopping area with plentiful stores of large\u00a0scale. The famous\u00a0 <\/span>Xidan Shopping<\/span><\/a> malls, <\/span>Xidan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Department stores, Sino-Japan Department, Taijun Department Store and\u00a0and Joy City. Young people here have created one fashion world, where it is not surprising for you to see all sorts of people wearing UGG in winter.<\/span><\/div>\n
Bus Line: 1, 4, 10, 15, 22, 37, 47, 52, 102, 105, 109, 603, 604 (get off at Xidan Stop)
\nMetro Line: Line 1, Line 4\u00a0 Xidan Stop)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Best\u00a0Culture Street – Roaming on Liulichang Culture<\/strong> Street \u7409\u7483\u5382<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Liulichang Antique Street<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is about 800 meters long. It is located in\u00a0the south\u00a0of Hepingmen, the south west of Xuanwu District, and east to Yanshousi Street of Xuanwu District. <\/span>tarting from\u00a0the Qing Dynasty (1368 – 1911), Beijing Liulichang gradually developed into the largest book market as well as\u00a0the paper and ink pen research, antique paintings and more. There are many well-known in the old shop, such as the Rong Bao Zhai, as well as old bookstore in China, China’s largest bookstore. Liulichang has remained simple, full of life in the capital.<\/span><\/div>\n
Metro Line:\u00a0Line 2: get off at Hepingmen Station, exit from Exit D1 or D2 (southwest exit), and walk south for about 500 meters.
\nBus Line:\u00a0Line 7, 14, 15, 66 and get off at Liulichang Station. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Most\u00a0Nostalgic Street – Strolling on Guizijian Street (Imperial College<\/strong> Street) \u56fd\u5b50\u76d1\u8857<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Not far south of Andingmen, there is a very ancient street – <\/span>Guozijian<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Street (Imperial College Street), four arches still stand across the street.\u00a0<\/span>Guozijian<\/span><\/a>\u00a0the Imperial College in the middle of the street, it is the equivalent of today’s university, the highest educational institution of the\u00a0Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Next to it is\u00a0the Confucius Temple. After visiting Imperial College and Confucius Temple, you can go visit the Lama Temple\u00a0close to the\u00a0Imperial College. Lama Temple is a Tibetan Buddhist temple.<\/span><\/div>\n
Bus Line: Take bus 13 or 684 and get off at Guozijian Station
\nMetro Line:\u00a0Line 2 or Subway Line 5: get off at Yonghegong Station<\/span><\/div>\n
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Best\u00a0Food Street – Having a bite at Guijie Street (Ghost Street) \u7c0b\u8857<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Guijie, Ghost Street<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is located in Dongzhimen of\u00a0Dongcheng District. Guijie is a nickname of the food street because there are\u00a0a series of dining restaurants, brightly lit at night on the street.\u00a0It\u00a0can be described as a eating street that never sleeps. If\u00a0you have not been\u00a0teere, then lose no time going there and having a bite.<\/span><\/div>\n
Subway: Line 2 and get off at Dongzhimen, then walk 1000 meter from cloverleaf junction in the easteast\u00a0at Dongzhimen to to Jiaodaokou East Street in the west.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Most\u00a0Romantic Street – Loitering on Yandai Xiejie<\/strong> Street \u70df\u888b\u659c\u8857<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
The street is located between Dianmen\u00a0Street and Shichahai Yinding Bridge, teamed with\u00a0bars\u00a0boutique shops everywhere.\u00a0It has\u00a0a romantic mood, and very popular with foreigners who like it here very much.\u00a0Yan Dai Xie Jie<\/span><\/a>\u00a0literally means “Slanted Tobacco Pipe Street “. The street itself resembles a huge pipe totally 232 meters long. It is “slanted “because it runs from the northeast to southwest<\/span><\/div>\n
Bus Line: Bus no.5, 60, 107, 124 at (Drum Tower) Stop, then walk\u00a08 minutes to Yandai Xiejie.
\nMetro Line: Subway Line 2 to Gulou Dajie Station, get out of the station from Exit B and then walk south\u00a020 minutes to Yandai Xiejie.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Best\u00a0Arts Street – Puttering around\u00a0 798 Arts Space 798\u827a\u672f\u533a<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
798 Dashanzi factory is located\u00a0in the eastern outskirts of Beijing.\u00a0It\u00a0was originally\u00a0an industrial base built the early days of New China, aided by the former Soviet Union, and former East German engineers who had designed and built. Now the factory\u00a0has become a gathering of many artists new art space – 798 Space<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0It is a\u00a0gathering place for avant-garde art, it is known. It is close to the airport, you can go to the airport on the way to visit 798 Space<\/span><\/a>, but don’t miss the plane.<\/span>
\nBy Taxi or private car: Enter the Airport Expressway and leave the expressway at the Jiuxianqiao Road Exit.
\nBy Metro: Subway Line 10 and get off\u00a0at Sanyuanqiao Station. <\/span><\/div>\n
By Bus: Take Bus No. 401, 402, 405, or 991 to Dashanzi Road<\/span><\/div>\n
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Best\u00a0Fashion Street – Rambling in Yansha Commercial<\/strong> Circle<\/strong> \u71d5\u838e\u5546\u5708<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Here is the shopping paradise for the white collar workers. This place is a melting pot where the culture, taste, international lifestyle and attitude meet.\u00a0If you are not white-collar workers who often go to Yansha Shopping arera, it is still a good idea to go there and\u00a0enjoy the feelings thing. Yansha Business Circle is\u00a0located in\u00a0Chaoyang District. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Top\u00a0Beijing Street Stroll\u00a0Day\u00a0Tour<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
1. Morning shopping – Wangfujing Street<\/em> \u738b\u5e9c\u4e95<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Going to\u00a0Wangfujing Street<\/span><\/a> is a must on your short stay in Beijing. Some friends must think wandering on the\u00a0Wangfujing Street<\/span><\/a> is the best in the evening\u00a0when the street is\u00a0lit beautifully. But roaming on the Wangfujing at night is really good, but you are still advised to go there in the morning because is less crowded. Many hundred years old is also well-known stores here, such as Hendry watches, Sheng Xifu hat shop, Dong Lai Shun, Quanjude, etc.\u00a0 These long-established shops are immersed together with a variety of Chinese traditional culture. <\/span><\/div>\n
Bus Line: 10, 20, 37, 41, 59, 120, 126 (alight at Wangfujing Stop)
\nMetro Line: Line 1 (alight at Wangfujing Stop)<\/span><\/div>\n
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2. Afternoon\u00a0Street Stroll\u00a0– Dongjiaominxiang<\/em> \u4e1c\u4ea4\u6c11\u5df7<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Dong Jiao Min Xiang was the famous embassy district, located east of Tiananmen Square and Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. It is an east-west street. Lined on the both sides of the street of Dong Jiao Min Xiang, lined with\u00a0century-old, western-style buildings.The middle section of Dongjiaominxiang was once dominated by French influence. Bus Line: No 8 or 60 bus and get off at Zhengyilunankou Station<\/span><\/div>\n
Bus Line: No 2, 5, 20, 22, 120, or 726 bus and get off at Qianmen Station<\/span><\/div>\n
Bus Line: No 9, 729, 744, 819, or 859 bus and get off at Zhengyilu Station<\/span><\/div>\n
Metro Line: Subway Line to Qianmen or Tian’anmendong Station<\/span><\/div>\n
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3. Evening Rambling around Houhai Lake – North Bank of Houhai Lake <\/em>\u540e\u6d77\u5317\u6cbf<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Rambling along in north bank of Houhai, where the courtyard is\u00a0well structured, and most of those are not stylish, but with some charm. Away from the north along the west, there you will the former residence of Soong Ching Ling, the former residence and other cultural sites.<\/span><\/div>\n
Metro Line:\u00a0Line 4 and\u00a0alight at Ping’anli Station. Get out from the southeast exit and then walk along Di’anmen Xi Dajie to the east about 20 minutes till you find the north gate of Beihai Park on the south of the road.
\n<\/span>Bus Line:\u00a0Bus 118, 107, 701, 823, 13 and get off at\u00a0 Beihai Beimen (north gate of Beihai Park) or 60, 124 at Gu Lou (Drum Tower). <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Beijing is teemed with unique streets. No matter you are a first time visitor or\u00a0Beijing’s regular guest,\u00a0taking a\u00a0stroll along the streets in Beijing is a must. Let me give you some tips for street\u00a0rambling in Beijing. \u00a0 Best\u00a0Shopping Street – Window Shopping at Xidan Street \u897f\u5355 Xidan\u00a0is a real shopping area with plentiful stores…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,20],"tags":[570,574,573,572,571],"class_list":["post-2519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-top-10","category-beijing-tour-reviews","tag-best-beijing-streets","tag-best-shopping-street","tag-the-most-beijing-street","tag-top-10-beijing-streets","tag-top-beijing-streetds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519\/revisions\/2521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}