Location:
Wangfujing Business Street (or Wangfujing Dajie) lies in Dongcheng District, the center of Beijing. Here and Forbidden City are 1 kilometer apart. It is a beautiful walking street.
Departmens & Shops in Wangfujing
Here is 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, Lisheng Sports Shop and Medical Appliances Shop. Also, here are some famous old shops, such as Shengxifu hats shop, Tonghesheng shoes shop, New World silk shop, Hengteli watchmaker’s shop, Baicaoshenrong drugstore and Jiguge historical relic shop, etc.
Wangfujing Night
At night, when Wangfujing street turns on its ever increasing number of neon advertising signs, even more crowds flock to soak up the atmosphere. The neons can now be compared to those of any major city in the world and are very popular with the tourists, especially those coming from less developed parts of China. Most shops stay open till around 9pm and sometimes an impromptu night market
Wangfujing Snack Street (The snack market is already closed since June 24th, 2016.)
The street can be found west off Wangfujing Dajie. This place has corner of restaurants and stalls with colourful banners and bursting with flavors. It is the best place to hoover up Xinjiang or Muslim Uighur staples such as lamb kebabs and flat bread. Also enjoy spicy noodles, Lanzhou noodles, Shandong pancake and spicy Sichuan food.
There is just about everything available and quiet a few things you wouldn’t imagine like silk worms and tasty scorpions. But the dim sims and noodle dishes are just amazing and with the amount of people visiting this street the food is just so fresh. The street is jam packed with small stalls down each side of the road selling dumplings, interesting things on skewers and some real specialties including luzhohuoshao which is stewed pig intestine with wheat cakes and another favorite zhaguanchang which is a fried sausage which is served in garlic sauce- they are actually very tasty. If you would like something a bit more interesting you will be sure to find a boiled sheep’s head or even some tasty tripe- but trust me the dim sims are good and the good bits of the animal would surely go in them? There is a huge variety of foods something and there is something to suit everyone.
Cinemas in Wangfujing
Sun Dong An Cinema City 新东安影城
5/F, Sun Dong’an, 138 Wangfujing Dajie,
Wangfujing
王府井大街138号新东安市场5层
6528-1838, 6528-1988 ext.103
www.b-cinema.cn
6528-0987 (fax)
Open 10am-10:30pm
Shows the newest flicks in town, both Chinese and foreign. Conveniently located on the fourth and fifth floor of the Sun Dong An next to the food mall. There is also a Starbucks and McDonalds on the ground floor. Makes dinner and a movie with the kids easy. RMB40-50.
Wangfujing Catholic Church
Wangfujing Catholic Church, known as the Eastern Church, is located on famous Wangfujing Avenue in Beijing. It was first established in 1655. Originally an apartment for two foreign priests during Emperor Shunzhi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the priests subsequently built a small church on the open ground. Later several earthquakes and wars gradually destroyed the church. It was rebuilt in 1904. After the 1980 restoration in 1980, the church reopened. Because of its geographic location, the Eastern Church faces west. It follows the Romanesque style of architecture, with strong pilasters and one high and two low vaults displaying a grandiose architectural style.
Address: 74 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: +86 10 6524 0634
r Opening hours: Daily 5 :00-11:00
How to Get There: Take Subway and get off at Wangfujing Station.
Free Admission
Hotels in Wangfujing Street
5 Star Hotel
Beijing Hotel
Grand Hyatt Hotel Beijing
Holiday Inn Crown Plaza Beijing
Penisula Palace Hotel Beijing – Palace Hotel 4 Star Hotel
North Garden Hotel Beijing
Novotel Peace Hotel Beijing
3 star Hotel
Fuhao Hotel Beijing
Taiwan Hotel Beijing
Tianlun Songhe Hotel Beijing 2 star Hotel
Dong Si Fu Yuan Guest House Beijing
Lishi Hotel Beijing
Travel Tips:
1. Visitors can take a sightseeing bus at south end of the street which runs through Wangfujing Dajie and Nanheyan Dajie. Tourist guide on the bus can introduce the history and main scenic spots along the street in detail. The bus runs 50 minutes altogether with 8 stops.
2. Bus Route: 10, 20, 37, 41, 59, 120, 126, 203, 205, 420, 802 (get off at Wangfujing Stop)
Subway: Line 1 (get off at Wangfujing Stop)
3. Getting to Wangfujing is pretty easy. You can take the subway and get off at the Line 1 Wangfujing station. Alternatively, you can of course take the taxi. Show the following to the driver: 王府井大街
