How to pronounce Dashilan in Beijing?

Dashilan is pronounced as [dà shí lànr].

About Dashilan

Literally, Dashilan should be pronounced "Dashilan", but if you read it this way, you will know that you are a stranger when you listen to old Beijing, because Beijingers read "Dashilan" with clear pronunciation and mellow voice, which is a real tunnel.

Dashilan is a famous commercial street outside Qianmen in Beijing. Now it also refers to a piece of land, including Dashilan Street, Langfang Headline, Liangdian Street and Meishi Street. Dashilan, located in the center of ancient Beijing, is an important part of the south central axis. It is located in the south of Tiananmen Square and west of Qianmen Street, with a total length of 275 meters from the east exit to the west exit. From 1420 (18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty), it has gradually developed into a commercial street with many shops after more than 500 years of evolution.

About Beijing dialect

Beijing dialect, commonly known as "Beijing film", is a Chinese dialect mainly distributed in Beijing and belongs to Beijing Mandarin. There are many consonants and some unique words in Beijing.

The embodiment of Hua Er Yin can also be seen in the appellation of place names in Beijing:

We should not be naive about important places such as the city gates (Dongzhimen and Chaoyangmen) and royal gardens (such as the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City).

Folk boundaries such as Dongbianmen and Caishikou are all transformed into Dongbianmen and Caishikou.

For example:

Place names without consonants: Dongsi, Xisi, Dongdan, Xidan, Dongsishitao, Summer Palace, Beihai, etc. And all the "doors" except Dongbianmen, Xibianmen and Guangqumen (such as Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Donganmen and Yongdingmen). ), and all the "temples" except the Yellow Temple (such as Baita Temple and Guangqumen).

For example: zhushikou, Caishikou, Dashilan (pronounced "Dashiwaer"), Sanlihe, Tianqiao, Baishiqiao and Huangsi.