Dazhalan ('Dashilanr' in the Beijing dialect), literally means the Great Fence. It has been the site of a busy market since the early 1400s. The great fence metaphor refers to wicker barricades placed throughout Beijing in (in Imperial times) to impose curfew. A large gate of this type once located at the north end of this shopping arcade gave it it's name.



Dazhalan Street (also known as also called Dashilan Street) has many shops with history:
  • Tongrentang Traditional Medicine Shop (1669)
  • Juyuan Hat Shop (now called the Dongsheng Hat Shop (1811)
  • Ruifuxiang Satin, Silk and Fur Shop (1893)


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