Dashilan Subdistrict[1] (Chinese:
Dashilan Subdistrict
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![]() Entrance to Dashilan, 2010 | |
Coordinates: 39°54′34″N 116°23′35″E / 39.90944°N 116.39306°E | |
Country | China |
Municipality | Beijing |
District | Xicheng |
Area | |
• Total | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,985 |
• Density | 23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 100051 |
Area code | 010 |
Dashilan is also a famous business street outside Qianmen.[4] Now the term Dashilan is also used to refer to the area comprising, besides Dashilan itself, also the Langfang Toutiao Lane, Liangshidian Street and Meishi Street.
Description
editDashilanr is located to the south of Tiananmen Square, west of Qianmen Street. The overall length of Dashilanr is 275 metres (902 ft) from east to west.[5] Because of the overall improvement of business environment in Beijing, the heart of retail business is no longer in the area of Qianmen and the business position Dashilanr once held is also on the wane. Except some China Time-honored Brands (Chinese:
History
editIn the Ming dynasty, the name "Dashilanr" had not yet been recorded in the work of Zhang Zhupo, "Blocks and Streets in the Five Boroughs of Beijing".[7] Only Langfang Toutiao, Langfang Ertiao, Langfang Santiao and Langfang Sitiao [5] existed to the west of the road which was outside Qianmen.[8] Langfang Sitiao was located in the same place as modern-day Dashilanr. It can be inferred that the place name “Dashilanr” did not exist in the Ming dynasty. The so-called "Langfang" is often referred to as a storeroom along the street. Although the name "Dashilanr" was not used in the Ming dynasty, the place where Dashilanr situated was already a flourishing commercial district, with many merchants gathering.
In 1488, in order to secure the public safety of the capital, the central government built wooden fences at all the entrances to the streets and lanes in Beijing.[5] The fence was accomplished with contributions from the local residents, and the total number of the fences was more than 1,700 by the end of the Qing dynasty. Among them, the Langfang Sitiao street's fence was funded by the merchants. For this reason, the fence was extremely large and thus got the name "Dashilanr".[9] With the passage of time, "Dashilanr" gradually became the formal name of the street replacing "Langfang Sitiao".
In 1899, Dashilanr caught fire and the wooden fence was burnt.[5] Since then, the fence has practically disappeared, leaving only the name "Dashilanr" itself. It was not until the year of 2000 that the Beijing government rebuilt an iron fence at the entrance of Dashilanr.
Administrative Division
editAs of 2021, there are a total of 9 communities under the subdistrict:[10]
Administrative Division Code | Community Name (English) | Community Name (Chinese) |
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110102013001 | Qianmen Xiheyan | |
110102013002 | Yanshoujie | |
110102013003 | Sanjing | |
110102013004 | Dashilan Xijie | |
110102013005 | Shitou | |
110102013006 | Tieshu Xiejie | 铁树 |
110102013007 | Baishun | |
110102013008 | Da'anlanying | |
110102013009 | Meishijiedong |
Shops and stores
editFor centuries, the traditional commercial street Dashilanr has held quite a few China Time-honored Brands (Chinese:
There once was a saying in Beijing, "Wear the hats of Ma Ju Yuan, stand in the shoes of Nei Lian Sheng, wear the clothes of Ba Da Xiang, and take the money of Si Da Heng Banks."[19] Ma Ju Yuan, Nei Lian Sheng, Ba Da Xiang (Chinese:
Dashilanr was also the former entertainment center of Beijing apart from the commercial center. There were five grand Chinese opera theaters in Dashilanr: Qingle Yuan (Chinese: 庆乐园; pinyin: Qìnglèyuán), Sanqing Yuan (Chinese:
Education
editOne school in this area is Tan'er Hutong (Coal Lane) Elementary School (S:
Meyer's account says that the school first opened in 1950. Meyer states that originally it was a private school named Solemn Honor Elementary School. Meyer explains that, in 1956 the school was renamed Religious Service Temple Elementary School, due to the school's proximity to a religious temple, and became a government-operated school. Meyer states that, during that year, the school's name changed to Demonstrate Strength School. According to Meyer, in 1957 the school moved to a new location and adopted the name West Canal Bank School; the name referred to the school's location, adjacent to a stream of water that travels along the city wall. Meyer's account states that the school adopted the new name Front Gate West Street Elementary and Middle School in 1974. According to Meyer, in 1981 the elementary division separated into its own school, and began classes in a campus along Tan'er Hutong.[25]
During Meyer's period as a teacher, due to a widening project affecting Tan'er Hutong street, a different area elementary school was closed and demolished. Its employees and students were dispersed to various schools. Tan'er Hutong Elementary took two teachers and their students.[26]
Landmark
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Beijing Xicheng District People's Government".
- ^ "A Comparative Study on the Street Space Form in the Old City of Beijing: A Case Study of Shijia Hutong, the White Stupa Temple Area, and Dashilanr-Journal of Landscape Research2018
年 02期 -手 机 知 网". - ^ "Dashilar". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "
北京 前 门:古老 梦想的 复兴 (Beijing's Qianmen Street: A Revival of Old Dreams)".北京 旅 游 专家网. Retrieved May 21, 2007. - ^ a b c d Zhang Jinqi (张金
起 ) (2008). Dashilanr over the Century(百 年 大 栅栏) (in Chinese). Chongqing: Chongqing Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5366-9294-7. - ^ Jiang Weiwei (蒋韡
薇 ). "Dashilanr: from Customs in Town to Cultural Lament (北京大 栅栏:从市井 风俗到 文化 挽歌 )" (in Chinese). People (人民 网). - ^ Blocks and Streets in the Five Boroughs of Beijing(
京 师五城坊巷胡同集). Beijing: Beijing Ancient Books Publishing House. p. 41. ISBN 7-5300-0237-6. - ^ Beijing Old Streets(
北京 老 街 ). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. 2007. p. 17. ISBN 978-7-80190-910-7. - ^ Looking for the City of Beijing(寻找
北京 城 ). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. 2008. p. 114. ISBN 978-7-302-17375-5. - ^ "2021
年 统计用 区 划代码和城 乡划分 代 码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-20. - ^ Miao Kefeng(缪克沣) (2008). "Old Business at Dashilanr(
大 栅栏商 业旧事 )". Beijing Business(北京 商 业) (in Chinese) (1): 22–26. - ^ "Introduction to Rui Fu Xiang". Beijing Rui Fu Xiang Silk Company Itd(
北京 瑞 蚨祥绸布店 有限 责任公司 ). Archived from the original on 2011-02-13. - ^ "Nei Lian Sheng Shoe Store".
中国 网. - ^ a b c Lin Yueru(
林 悦 儒). "Dashilanr and Guanyinsi Street in My Memory(我 记忆中 的 大 栅栏和 观音寺 街 )". The Government Website of Xicheng District, Beijing. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012. - ^ Yi Pin Zhai is a shoe shop.
- ^ Bu Ying Zhai is a shoe shop.
- ^ Ju Shun He is a store which sells preserved fruit.
- ^ Chang Sheng Kui is engaged with nuts and dried fruit.
- ^ "Hutongs in Beijing". Beijing Trip.
- ^ "Ba Da Xiang(
八大 祥 )" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2012-05-02.清道 光 至 光 绪年间,山 东章丘 孟 氏 在京 相 继开办的8家 "祥 "字 号 绸布店 。因 同 为京城 绸布业的大 店 ,店 名取 "吉祥 发达"之 意 ,人 们将其统称 为"八 大 祥 "。 - ^ "The Disappearing Lao zihao -- the Si Da Heng Banks That Once Acted as the "Wall Street of Beijing"(
消失 的 老 字 号 ——曾支撑北京 "华尔街 "的 四 大 恒 )" (in Chinese)."
四 大 恒 "是 恒 利 、恒和 、恒 兴、恒 源 四 大 钱庄,当 时人们认为腰中 缠着"四 大 恒 "钱庄的 银票最 富有 。 - ^ "Old Golden Age of Dashilanr(岁月
流 金 大 栅栏)" (in Chinese). Sina Business(新 浪 财经).冯广聚最难以忘怀
的 就是当年 大 栅栏的 繁 华,整 个地区内 遍 布 一 百 多 座 会 馆、客 栈、戏楼,各 种人等 在 这里流 连忘返 。赫赫 有名 的 大 戏园就有广德楼 、广和园、庆乐园、三 庆园,小 戏园子 更 是 不知 道 到底 有 多少 家 。 - ^ Xiao Fuxing(
肖 复兴) (2006). "The Rondo and Capriccio of Dashilanr(大 栅栏回旋 曲 和 畅想曲 )". The Earth(《大地 》) (in Chinese) (2). - ^ Shujuan, Lin (24 March 2006). "Dashilan deadline". China Daily. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b Meyer, p. 150.
- ^ Meyer, p. 89.
External links and further reading
edit- Meyer, Michael. The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, May 26, 2009. ISBN 0802717500, 9780802717504.
- Rawsthorn, Alice. "In China, Reviving an Ancient City and Its Craft Traditions." The New York Times. November 2, 2012.