Qianmen Street and Dashilar
前门大街 · Qiánmén Dàjiē
A pedestrian shopping street south of Tiananmen with old-name shops, and the historic Dashilar lanes just to its west.
No booking needed1–3 hours
Tip
Come after dark when the shopfronts are lit. Walk west into Dashilar and on to Yangmeizhu Xiejie, a quieter hutong with small cafés and shops.
- Opening hours
- Open street, all day; shops roughly 10:00–22:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- Qianmen (Line 2), at the north end by Zhengyangmen Gate
- Address in Chinese
- 北京市东城区前门大街
Photo: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
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