Three feet of dust even if there is no wind, and a world of goat when it rains. That describes this unpaved avenue at the foot of the "Son of Heaven".

The door Yongdingmeng

The door Yongdingmeng (Eternal Peace) was at the south end of the north-south axis of the city. Its architecture was typical doors Beijing (Peking) and the Chinese tradition.

The gap Longxugou

The gap Longxugou (Barbes Dragon) was a mile east of the intersection of Tianqiao (Heavenly Bridge). The inhabitants of this area were poor and worked in almost all the tannery (http://www.gladvoyager.com/); wastewater smelled strong. Lao She accurately describes the miserable life of the local population in his play Longxugou.

The bridge Tianqiao

This stone bridge was located on the west side of the current intersection of the north end of the avenue Tianqiao Nandajie. Artisans of Beijing or outside trying to settle there for a living.

The triangular market Tianqiao

In the district of Tianqiao, was a lively triangular space, colloquially called triangular market. Yun Lifei, Hou Baolin and other famous artists have earned their bread by giving performances. The market was lined with tea houses, small restaurants, and many other shops.

Xianyukou

Xianyukou (fresh fish) was the busiest around Qianmen Avenue Waidajie neighborhood after neighborhood Dashilan. It was brand houses such as Majuyuan shop that sold hairstyles brand "Black Monkey" pharmacy Changchuntang (known for its drugs against epidemics), the Huale theater, and Huixianju Tianxingju and restaurants.

Qianmen Dajie Avenue

Guanghelou the theater stood on the east side of the street north of Xianyukou, Avenue circuit en Chine. Hidden by buildings, we noticed a wooden portico at the output of an alley south. The panels of the gantry bore the titles of numbers and names of key players.

The five-portal

Located south of the Tower of arrows Qianmen gate (or Qianmen) west of Damochang and is Zhubaoshi (Pearl Market), this gigantic wooden porch quintuple was unique in Beijing. It is at the southern end of the Sacred Way of Ming Tomb, another five times, but smaller, and stone portico.

The bridge Zhengyangqiao

Located south of the Tower arrows Qianmen gate Zhengyangqiao the bridge was the largest of all bridges over the moat of the city. He had a particular structure: four white marble balustrades, carved the two inner and the two outer plates, Agence spécialisée pour la Chine.

The Qianmen gate

Also called Qianmen, this was the largest gate in Beijing. It was connected to the Tower of arrows by a semi-circular citadel, and included on either side of the passage, two imperial temples. He is housed at the Goddess of Mercy and the west General Guan Yu The temples were demolished in the late 50s when the rehabilitation of the city.

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