With 700 years of history, the 845m Qianmen Street starts from Zhengyan Gate (Zheng Yan Men) in the north and ends at Zhu Shi Kou Street in the south. Many architectures with Chinese and western styles are preserved, including former sites of Qianmen railway station and China Bank of Communication, which are full of classical European architectural style, while Quan Ju De and Yue Sheng Zhai still keep their primitive and simple Chinese style. Double eave roofs and royal colored drawings reflect the ancient charm, and some buildings have adopted relief sculptures such as flowers, birds and atlas decorating walls, embodying distinctive feelings of the Republic of China.
According to the reconstruction plan, the buildings on the two sides of Qianmen Street are low-rise buildings; one part is two storey buildings with green tile and red pillar, which imitate the architectural style of Qing Dynasty. Another part of the buildings imitate the architectural style of the Republic of China, adopting brick and cement structure and every building hanging a plaque with golden characters on the black.
Many special street lamps are hung along the Qianmen Street, their appearances imitate bird cages, rattle-drums and candied haws on sticks, filling the street with Beijing flavor.
Located in Zheng Yan Men, Wu Pai Lou (decorated archway) is restored in accordance with its original appearance. Supported by 6 red pillars, at every pillar’s base are two stone carved lions, one standing in front, another in the rear. 12 stone carved lions guard the decorated archway; their bases are engraved with dragons, phoenixes and kylin, symbolizing auspicious meanings.
By Feng Hui
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