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The word Beijing literally means "Northern capital",
in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby
all the capital cities are explicitly named as such.
Peking is the name of the city according to Chinese
Postal Map Romanization and the traditional customary
name is Beijing in English. The term originated with
French missionaries four hundred years ago and corresponds
to an older pronunciation predating a subsequent sound
change in Mandarin. This city is considered to be a
perfect place for spending a holiday. There is something
for everyone here. Among the several places of tourist
sites, the Wangfujing
Street in Beijing stands tall as one of the most
well known places of the city.
Wangfujing Street in Beijing is a seven hundred-year-old
commercial street that houses a wide variety of shops
and boutiques where you can find all kinds of commodities
including world-famous brands. The Oriental Plaza is
the biggest store in Wangfujing.
Besides modern department stores, there are many Foreign
Language Bookstores in this area. The Old-Beijing-Street
is now seated underground, which was built and decorated
in Ming and Qing style. The outstanding characteristic
of Wangfujing Street of Beijing are its centralized
well-known longstanding stores selling caps, silk cloth,
shoes, scissors, and ink-stick, jade articles, Chinese
brushes tea, desserts, roast ducks, pickled vegetables
and so on. The most popular sites for souvenir photos
are the sculptures on both street sides, reflecting
life of old Beijing.
Wangfujing Street in Beijing is now considered as the
central heart of the city. Certainly from Wangfujing
all the areas of Beijing
are easily accessible. Wangfujing is a fairly long street
and a walk from end to end would take a traveler about
half an hour.
At night, the Wangfujing Street in Beijing wears an
even more fascinating and enchanting shade. There is
an ever increasing number of neon advertising signs,
that attract even more crowds flock to soak up the atmosphere.
One might just be fooled in to believing that they are
in some really well known city that is eternally lit
up by various hues of neon. Most shops stay open till
around 9pm and sometimes an impromptu night market is
seen.
Beijing
Travel Guide provides all the necessary information
about the street so it would be better if a traveler
goes through it.
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