The street is closed off to traffic which is a good thing Mostly stores that you would find in any upscale area of any city. Pleasant to walk in wide open streets. Found it unpleasant to be followed around in the stores by the staff....More

I was in Beijing for businsss and easily navagated a 30 minute subway ride to arrive and get gifts from my entire family. A nice mix of brand name and street shops. Not sure if this is the cheapest place to get gifts - but...More

Wide avenue for walking. with many large shops and some interesting sculptures and some street performers. However all the street stalls and food streets are currently closed for renovation. Get there early in the evening as most shops and restaurants are closed by 9 or...More

We walked the pedestrian street, along with thousands of others. It is wide, but in aggregate, the collection of retailers could be much better. Too many souvenir shops selling dust collectors. Tourists tend to visit, but it isn’t much better than an average quality attraction.

This is a weird and wonderful market. Make no mistake, this is not mainstream Chinese cuisine, but more a tourist attraction. You can find anything from deep fried scorpions, snakes, spiders, sea horses, well really anything one would not normally eat. I tried the scorpions...More

I was in Beijing a few years ago and wanted to walk down the street with the scorpions on a stick and seahorses etc. But it was closed for a month. But there are lots of nice shops there. Many restaurants also.

This amazing place will scare and excite and entertain you all at once. Experience traditional food and drinks and culture. Highly recommended. Close to the subway as well as the Forbidden city.