Nancheng Warehouse

Nancheng Warehouse

Nancheng Warehouse is a national AAA-level tourist attraction and a protected cultural heritage site of Beijing.

The Nancheng Warehouse Cultural & Leisure Street Scenic Area is located at No. 22 Dongsi Shitiao, Beijing. It was a granary used to store imperial grain and official rice during the Ming and Qing dynasties, belonging to the royal government storage system. Nancheng Warehouse was built on the foundation of the Yuan Dynasty’s Beitaicang (Northern Grand Granary) and has a history of over 600 years. It is the only remaining royal granary in China and also the largest and most complete surviving one in Beijing. Nine ancient granary buildings have been preserved here, serving as historical testimonies to the capital’s history, canal transport, and storage systems. It is a protected cultural heritage site of Beijing.

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development

Further Reading:

· Beijing's Third Batch of Municipal-Level Protected Cultural Heritage Sites