Wangfujing Business Street lies in Dongcheng District, the center ofBeijing. A mere kilometer away fromTiananmenSquare, the beautiful walking street houses the well-known Beijing Department Store, the famous Dong'an Market, the biggest arts and crafts shop in China, the biggest Xinhua Bookstore, the Foreign Languages Bookstore, the Lisheng Sports Shop, the Medical Appliances Shop, and so forth.
Famous time-honored shops, such as the Shengxifu Hats Shop, the Tonghesheng Shoes Shop, the New World Silk Shop, the Hengteli Watchmaker's Shop, the Baicaoshenrong Drugstore, and the Jiguge Historical Relic, glorifies the street in its long history as well.
Legend of Wangfujing
Originally, it was the site of a chieftain's villa, where a freshwater well and an exquisitepavilionmade the place known far and wide. The chieftain was a very selfish man.
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