Traditional Shopfront Building

Traditional Shopfront Building

The Traditional Shopfront Building is a municipal cultural heritage protection unit in Beijing.

The Traditional Shopfront Building is located

at No. 50 Di’anmen Outer Street, Xicheng District, and is listed as part of the sixth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Beijing.

The building faces west with its back to the east, is a single-eave, three-bay, two-story structure, and covers an area of nearly 400 square meters. The ground floor features a bright and spacious shop hall, while the second-floor balcony is decorated with fine carvings and innovative painted designs. It is a relatively typical representative among the traditional shopfront buildings still existing in Beijing and also serves as a valuable physical relic of commercial culture from the old city’s bustling markets.

Source: Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Beijing