Beijing's Wangfujin Shopping Street

Wangfujing Street is considered the trading heart of Beijing. At a length of 810 meters there are about 200 shops. This street appeared during the Yuan Dynasty more than 700 years ago, and received its current name during the Ming Dynasty more than 500 years ago. It is said that the emperor wanted all his 10 brothers to build their houses on the site where Wangfujing is now, so that it would be easier to follow them (the emperor feared that the brothers might attack him). Therefore, the street was called Sivanfu, which means "mansions for ten brothers."

Today, the street is replete with shops of Chinese branches of famous world companies for the production of audio, video and photo equipment, watches, jewelry, cosmetics and fashionable clothing, as well as folk crafts and Chinese souvenirs. By Beijing standards, prices are quite high.

In the center of the street during the daytime there is an outpatient bus, where you can undergo express diagnostics and get the necessary prescriptions, as well as donate blood.