Wangfujing Street
China
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Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Wangfujing Street1:38
Welcome to Wangfujing Street, the 'Golden Street' of Beijing. This is a place where the ancient and the futuristic collide with an intensity found nowhere else in the city. …
Listen in the app2The Modern Landmark — The Apple Store1:18
We start our journey in front of the massive Apple Store. In modern Beijing, this is a landmark as significant as any ancient temple for the younger generation. …
Listen in the app3The Hidden Alley — Into the Unknown1:12
Just behind the gleaming modern facades lies a different world. As you turn off the main pedestrian street into a 'real dark street' or a 'mysterious adventure' of an alleyway, the atmosphere shifts instantly. …
Listen in the app4The Culinary Center — Gourmet Building Basement1:17
While Wangfujing was once famous for its street-level food markets selling exotic snacks like scorpions and insects, much of that has been moved indoors or into specialized 'food courts' to maintain urban order. According to…
Listen in the app5The Pedestrian Experience — Walk Through Time1:16
The main thoroughfare of Wangfujing is a designated pedestrian street, meaning you are free from the roar of cars, though you must still watch for the occasional security cart or tram. This freedom allows for an 'evening stroll'…
Listen in the app6Subway Line 1 — The Underground Pulse1:13
At the southern end of the street lies the entrance to the Wangfujing Subway Station on Line 1. This is the 'underground pulse' that feeds the street its constant flow of thousands of visitors. …
Listen in the app7The Old Well and Imperial Ghosts1:23
Finally, we must consider the namesake of the street—the 'Princely Mansion Well.' While the original well that gave the street its name was covered for many years, a bronze commemorative well-head now marks its location on the…
Listen in the app8Closing1:14
Our journey through Wangfujing Street concludes here, amid the neon and the noise. We have moved from the high-tech gleam of the Apple store to the dark, mysterious alleyways that hide the city’s domestic past. …
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What is Wangfujing Street?
Wangfujing Street is a place in China with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | China |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Total length | 10 min 31 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 39.9162, 116.4111 |
| Last updated |
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