Beijing Dazhalan is the oldest and most unique ancient market which still exists today in the downtown area in Beijing. We call it “Dashiler” in Beijing dialect. It lies to the west of the famous Qianmen Street, about 275 meters from east to west. Along this street, there is a large number of genuine preservation of the ancient buildings and stores. These ancient buildings, stores, together with the old stories happened along the street in the history are all the important human treasures and cultural resources of Beijing.
Dazhalan has a history of 580 years. The origin of the street dates back to the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1488). during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong. At that time, the government implement a policy of Night Ban which means all the gates of the city would be closed at night and nobody could come in or go out of the city at night. And in order to prevent thieves hidden in the streets and alleys, government set wooden fences in many street crossings in Beijing. According to the records in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng(1722-1735), there were 440 fences set in the city. And when it was in Emperor Qianlong’s reign(1735-1796), there were, 1919 fences in inner-city and 196 ones in the imperial city. Dazhal an was originally called Langfangsitiao. Just because the fence set here was well-produced, excellent-looking and long-lasting, people made Dazhalan as the name of this street gradually.
From 1420 of the Ming dynasty till now, after having developed for hundreds of years, the street has become a commercial district with numerous shops. Now, in this street there are 36 stores of 11 industries. Every Beijinger knows Qianmen Dazhalan and it’s also well-known around the world. Although the street got ups and downs in the history, it is still the oldest commercial street which came through business storms of over 500 years with its own styles. Well-preserved There was an old saying in Beijing “watch games at Tianqiao buy things at Dazhalan”. From this you can tell the importance of this place in history.
Nowadays, after the renovation of Dazhalan street, it shows a completely new face The street appears brand new, but you can still find many ancient stores like Ruifuxiang Silk Store Liubiju Pickle Store and so on. They all look so new form appearance, but they all have a long history, as long as the street. These old stores have a common characteristic, which is to emphasize reputation, such as Tongrentang’s business tenet, which is passed form generation to generation, says:”Although the mdeicine-making process is complex, we dare not pinch any labor, Although it would cost a lot in order to get perfect quality, we dare not reduce any material.”
Dazhalan was a shopping center for the ancient people in the old days, it was so prosperous that everyone knows it and likes shopping here. But now it has become a place for morden people to experience the long history of the city. Hanging around in various stores which have lasted for hundreds of years, people would imagine the climax time of the street and would see some shows full of ancient style in some stores. All ancient brands which still exist today can tell unnumbered stories of ancient Beijing. Government had got the whole street renovated in order to give better preservation to all these ancient stores. The street can show the history of Beijing, especially its commercial history.
---------------------------------------------------------------Author: AmoyTrip.com--Dazhalan--Qianmen Street
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