Rituals in Travelling Beijing | Wangfujing Street and Sanlitun

2023-02-24

Wangfujing Street 

Wangfujing Street is known as "China's first commercial street", enjoying the reputation of "Golden Street" in Beijing, and is the commercial golden business card of the capital Beijing. Its century-old business history epitomizes the development of modern Chinese commerce.

Oriental Xintiandi, Wang Fu Central, Beijing APM and other large shopping malls are distributed on the left and right sides of the pedestrian street, with a variety of international and domestic brands. "Shopping paradise" is really the best description of Wangfujing Street.

In addition to shopping, tourists can also go to the Beijing cultural landmark Jixiang Grand Theater and Capital Theater to watch a wonderful performance, go to the Internet famous place to trace the memories of old Beijing, and have the most unforgettable experience brought by traditional time-honored food and new cuisine... Dig deep on Wangfujing Street and you will find more surprising "treasures".

Recommended attractions nearby: China Children's Art Theater, Jiade Arts Center, Capitol Theatre, The Commercial Press, Laoshe's former residence,Longfu Building

Reservation method: No appointment required.

Transportation: Metro Line 1 Wangfujing Station

Sanlitun

Sanlitun is known as "Beijing's fashion trend landmark". Taikoo Li Sanlitun consists of the southern, northern and western districts, and has become a beautiful scenery on Gongti North Road with a relaxed and comfortable shopping environment.

There, international flagship stores, independent designer brands, high-street fashion brands and avant-garde style boutiques meet, resulting in a playful "chemical reaction". For many "trendmakers" who are keen on fashion trends, Sanlitun will definitely appear on the list of travel check-ins in Beijing.

In addition to the keyword "trend", Sanlitun is also a landmark of Beijing's food business district. Among 38 restaurants in Beijing selected in the recent 2023 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide, Sanlitun has 9 Black Pearl restaurants on the list, including Japanese cuisine, Nordic cuisine, Italian cuisine, Benbang cuisine, Beijing cuisine and more. In addition, various treasure restaurants, Internet famous restaurants, creative baking, etc., are also worth trying.

Recommended attractions nearby: Beijing Gongti Fuguo Underwater World, Beijing Qiaofu Parkview Green Shopping Center, World Trade Center, Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Center, Liangma River International Style Waterfront, Blue Harbor, Chaoyang Park

Reservation method: No appointment required.

Transportation: Metro Line 10 Tuanjiehu Station

Translator: BAO Minmin

Reviewer: ZHANG Ruochen

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