Dashilan Subdistrict
Dashilan Subdistrict
大栅栏街道 | ||
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Postal code 100051 | ||
Area code | 010 |
Dashilan Subdistrict, China.
Dashilan is also a famous business street outside
Description
Dashilanr is located to the south of
History
In the
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
As 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 | 前门西河沿 |
110102013002 | Yanshoujie | 延寿街 |
110102013003 | Sanjing | 三井 |
110102013004 | Dashilan Xijie | 大栅栏西街 |
110102013005 | Shitou | 石头 |
110102013006 | Tieshu Xiejie | 铁树斜街 |
110102013007 | Baishun | 百顺 |
110102013008 | Da'anlanying | 大安澜营 |
110102013009 | Meishijiedong | 煤市街东 |
Shops and stores
For centuries, the traditional commercial street Dashilanr has held quite a few
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: 八大祥; pinyin: Bādàxiáng)[20] and Si Da Heng (Chinese: 四大恒; pinyin: Sìdàhéng)[21] are all stores located in Dashilanr that are taken as the symbols of wealth.
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: 三庆园; pinyin: Sānqìngyuán), Guangde Lou (Chinese: 广德楼; pinyin: Guǎngdélóu), Guanghe Yuan (Chinese: 广和园; pinyin: Guǎnghéyuán), Tongle Yuan (Chinese: 同乐园; pinyin: Tónglèyuán);[22] the first movie theater in Beijing, Daguan Lou (Chinese: 大观楼; pinyin: Dàguānlóu),[23] also situated there. In former times there were many brothels and opium dens in the area.[24]
Education
One school in this area is Tan'er Hutong (Coal Lane) Elementary School (S: 炭儿胡同小学, T: 炭兒胡同小學, P: Tàn'er Hútòng Xiǎoxué). According to Michael Meyer, the author of The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City and a former teacher at Tan'er Hutong, the school had no gazetteer that recorded the history, the principal was not aware of the school history, and historical texts did not document the school's history; Meyer explained that "[i]t took months to assemble" his written history on the school and that he had gathered information by "talking to people in the lanes like Mr. Xie."[25]
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
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ISBN 7-5300-0237-6.
- ISBN 978-7-80190-910-7.
- 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
- Meyer, Michael. The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City. ISBN 0802717500, 9780802717504.
- Rawsthorn, Alice. "In China, Reviving an Ancient City and Its Craft Traditions." The New York Times. November 2, 2012.