Which three streets and nine alleys are the "three horizontal and nine vertical" in Dashilar?

The Dashilan neighborhood still retains the "three vertical and nine horizontal" pattern of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The "three verticals" refer to Meishi Street, Jewelry Market Street and Food Store Street; the "nine horizontal" refers to There are nine east-west alleys in Dashilar. This alley has no name, but it is not recorded in the data, so it is unknown! ! !

Speaking of Dashilan, there is another place that cannot be ignored, and that is the Bada Hutong on Meishi Street. It is famous because these eight alleys are where brothels are concentrated. There are always different opinions on the so-called Eight Hutongs. However, it is generally accepted that Bada Hutong is the synonym for Liuxiang, the flower street of old Beijing. The eight most recognized hutongs are: Baishun Hutong, Yanzhi Hutong, Hanjiatan (now known as Hanjia Hutong), Shaanxi Lane, Shitou Hutong, Wangguangfu Xiejie (now known as Palms Xiejie), Zhujia Hutong, and Lishamao Hutong ( Now known as Dali Hutong and Xiaoli Hutong). Bada Hutong has never been a legal place name. In the past, when a man said he was going to Bada Hutong, his consciousness was to tell you "what" he wanted to do rather than "where to go".

Dashilan is the oldest, most famous and unique ancient street market and bustling commercial downtown area in Beijing. Within an area of ??1.26 square kilometers, it preserves a large number of original ancient buildings and has the unique characteristics of Beijing. The time-honored brand with the highest density. These ancient buildings and the "old things in the south of the city" that happened among them are important human treasures and cultural resources of the ancient capital of Beijing.

Old Things in the South of the City

Dashilan is located south of Tiananmen Square and on the west side of Qianmen Street, with a total length of 275 meters from the east entrance to the west entrance. When it comes to Beijing's Qianmen Dashanlan in China, almost everyone is familiar with it. Even internationally, it is quite famous. It can be said that it is famous far and wide.

Dashilar has a history of 580 years. The origin of this street can be traced back to the first year of Hongzhi, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Beijing had a night ban, just like the "Sky Ban" in foreign countries today. At night, thousands of alleys and streets are closed with iron fences and guarded by soldiers, and pedestrians are not allowed to enter or exit at will. After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, in order to consolidate the central power, fences were ordered to be built in all streets and alleys in the outer city of Beijing. According to historical records, 440 outer city fences were approved in the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, 1919 inner city fences were approved in the 18th year of Qianlong's reign, and 196 inner fences were approved in the imperial city.

Dashilan was originally called "Langfang Si Tiao", and there were Langfang Toutiao, Er Tiao and San Tiao nearby. Later, because the fences in this alley were well made, preserved for a long time, and larger, Dashilan became the This became the name of this alley.

There is a jingle in old Beijing that goes, "Go to the overpass to see things, go to Dashilar to buy things." They are all about the status and prosperity of Dashilar in the early years. In the past, people praised Dashilan with the reputation that "the essence of the capital city is here, and there is nothing more lively and prosperous than this".

Dashilan with the flavor of old Beijing

When you first come here, you might think that Dashilan is pronounced "dà zhà lan" by looking at the words. In fact, this is not the case. Old Beijing has always managed This place is called "dà shì lan'r": "zha" cannot be pronounced as "fri", but must be pronounced as "shi". The pronunciation is very soft, and it will pass by rolling it on the tongue; again after the word "Lan" Change the pronunciation to "da shlan'er" in one breath, which is the authentic Beijing way of reciting.

Although this sound is not in the dictionary, people don’t care and just pronounce it this way. If you don’t pronounce it this way, they will laugh at you and say you are uneducated. Therefore, friends who are planning to visit Dashilan when arriving in Beijing must remember: there is no "big fried bar" here, only "big shlan'er", "dashilan'er", "big spicy food"...

Today's Dashilan is no longer an alley, but "Dashilan Street". There are still a lot of time-honored brands here, but what we usually call Dashilan today is not Dashilan Street in the narrow sense, but refers to the "Dashilan Street" that still maintains the "three vertical and nine horizontal" pattern in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. "Dashilan Block" ("three verticals" refers to Meishi Street, Jewelry Market Street and Grain Store Street, and "nine horizontal" refers to the nine east-west alleys of Dashilan).

In addition, there is a broader "Dashilan area". It starts from Qianmen Street in the east, south Xinhua Street in the west, Zhushikou West Street in the south, and Qianmen West Street in the north.

Within this 1.26 square kilometers, there are 114 alleys of various sizes, including many former residences of celebrities and a large number of authentic ancient buildings, such as Ji Xiaolan's "Yuewei Thatched Cottage" and the house where Mei Lanfang was born. As well as hundreds of guild halls dotted quietly in the courtyard. The "Eight Hutongs" that were full of entertainment and entertainment in history are also hidden among them...

Of course, there are also many large and small restaurants that can satisfy our appetites, guarding the streets here. Qu Lane. According to the information, at its peak, there were more than a dozen or twenty well-known snacks in a small door frame alley, such as Fushunzhai Sauce Beef, Rice Cake King, Pea Wan, Pie Lu, Cook Yang, and Tofu Nao Bai, Baodu Feng, Cheese Wei, Kangjia Lao Tofu, Fried Shaosha Sha, Baozi Yang, Tongyixuan Shabu Shabu, Ruibinlou Shao Shao Shao, Dexing Zhai Shao Mutton Offal Soup, Junwang Ye Shaobing, etc., there are so many kinds The scent stretches across an entire alley, and I feel full even if I don't eat as I walk along while smelling the scent.

Time-honored brands with a nostalgic feel for the past

Liubiju Sauce Garden was opened in Dashilar during the Ming Dynasty; Tongrentang, a famous Chinese medicine store opened during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty; Ma Juyuan Hat Shop, opened during the Jiaqing period; Neilian Sheng Shoe Store, Ruifuxiang Satin Leather Store, etc. For food and drink, there are Changsheng Kuigan Fruit Shop, Zhang Yiyuan Wenji Teahouse, Houdefu Restaurant, Quanjude, etc.; for entertainment, there are Qingyuan Garden, Sanqingyuan, Guangde Building, etc. There is also the Daguanlou Cinema, the first cinema in Beijing that opened in the early years of the Republic of China. China's first movie "Dingjun Mountain" was released here.

As you walk into Dashilan, on the left hand side of the road are the century-old brands "Buyingzhai" and "Majuyuan". "Buyingzhai" is one of the earliest professional shoe stores in Beijing that sells leather shoes. Its name means "Business is booming all over the world". "Ma Juyuan" was just a small hat stall at first. In the 22nd year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, Ma Juyuan Hat Shop was officially opened. Later, by chance, he made tassel hats for court officials, and it became the leader of the capital's hat industry.

As for "Ruifuxiang", its founder is Meng Hongsheng, who is said to be a descendant of Mencius and started his business in homespun cloth. In the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1893), the Ruifuxiang Cloth Store was officially opened in Dashilar. "蚨" means "green clams pay back money", which means hoping that Ruifuxiang will be rich in wealth and good luck.

"Neiliansheng" is a time-honored shoe store that was founded in the third year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. "Nei" refers to "Da Nei" and "Liansheng" means that you can get three consecutive upgrades by wearing the boots here. class. It is said that there was an endless stream of people from the civil and military generals, big and small officials who came to Neiliansheng to order and buy court boots. Now, Neiliansheng’s display cabinets still have official court boots made at that time, telling a history of shoes.

Speaking of Dashilan, there is another place that we must mention, and that is the Bada Hutong on Meishi Street. It is famous because these eight alleys are where brothels are concentrated. There are always different opinions on the so-called Eight Hutongs. However, it is generally accepted that Bada Hutong is the synonym for Liuxiang, the flower street of old Beijing. The eight most recognized hutongs are: Baishun Hutong, Yanzhi Hutong, Hanjiatan (now known as Hanjia Hutong), Shaanxi Lane, Shitou Hutong, Wangguangfu Xiejie (now known as Palms Xiejie), Zhujia Hutong, and Lishamao Hutong ( Now known as Dali Hutong and Xiaoli Hutong). Bada Hutong has never been a legal place name. In the past, when a man said he was going to Bada Hutong, his consciousness was to tell you "what" he wanted to do rather than "where to go."

A few days ago, Beijing’s Dashilan Commercial Street completed the largest renovation project in recent years and was officially opened to welcome visitors from all directions. However, I wonder if I can still find the atmosphere of old Beijing behind the glamorous streets?