Qianmen Pedestrian Walking Street in Beijing

#chinatravel Qianmen Pedestrian Walking Street (前门大街) in Beijing is a must-visit cultural walk destination if you are near Tiananmen Square / Forbidden City !

Qianmen Street spans 840 meters in length and is interspaced with traditional Ming and Qing architecture, tea houses, medicine shops and modern retail stores / cafes.

If you are around Tiananmen Square or Forbidden City, it's easy to walk over. As it's the current summer school holiday here,if you intend to take DiDi ride from your hotel, you may end up alighting off-site due to human traffic and road blocks. You will either ask around or rely on Google maps to walk over. Avoid the hutongs as you might end up getting lost lol.

Places of Interest includes :

1. Starbucks at the Main Entrance
- Housed in traditional architecture in a contemporary blend

2. ZhengYangMen Tower
- just opposite the main entrance. Very grand and majestic with historical charm

3. Main Entrance itself to clock that you have visited Qianmen !

4. Quanjude Roast Duck restaurant for Peking duck

5. Changchuntang, a 200-year-old Chinese medicine store that merges Eastern and Western practices.

6. Dong Lai Shun Mutton Hot Pot
- an iconic dining spot renowned for its authentic Beijing-style hot pot.

7. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

8. Traditional paifang gateways, historic shops, teahouses, courtyards and hutongs

The blend of historic shops and modern eateries creates a dynamic destination that offers a diverse shopping and dining experience.

Qianmen is really worth popping by !

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