Jun 102008
Wangfujing street, located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, is one of the Chinese capital’s most famous shopping streets. Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people, turned into one of China’s most attractive and modern boulevards. Since the middle of Ming Dynasty there have been commercial activities. In the Qing Dynasty, eight 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 “Wang Fu” (=aristocratic residence), “Jing” (=well). In 1903, Dong’an market was formed. Easy sightseeing tours.
GPS travel coordinates: 39° 54′ 40.16″ N, 116° 24′ 18.99″ E
