前门大街

前门步行街QianmenPedestrianStreet，locatedintheSouthsideofthesquare,isthelargestprotectedareaoftheancientcityofBeijing,anditistheonlycommercialStreetthatisplannedaroundTiananmenSquare.AlongwiththeGreatWallandTian'anmenSquare,theQianmenStreetisoneofthemust-seeplaceslistedinmanytouristguides.Thecommercialstreettookshapeabout570yearsagoandreacheditspeakofimportanceinthe1920sand1930s,garlandedwithrestaurants,theaters,silkstoresandteahouses.Itwasstillafamousshoppingareaevenbeforetherefurbishment,despiteitsrundownconditionsandover-population.Afteramassiverefurbishmentlastingoveroneyear,theQianmenStreetintheheartofthecitywasopenedtovisitors.NewlyconstructedQianmenStreetisa845meterslongtree-linedpedestrianizedstreet.ThisoldcommercialStreetreturnedtoheroldCenterRoadandrepresentedthelong-lostoldBeijingtram.Adozenlocalbrand-namesoriginatedfromQianmeninthepastcentury,suchastheQuanjuderoastedduckrestaurantandtheZhangyiyuanteahouse,werereopenedtobusiness.Thebuildingsaremainlyancientcapital,onecanfindthememoryofoldBeijinghere.Now,let’sgotovisitit,followme!中国电影的诞生地——大观楼影城大观楼影城始建于清末时期，1905年，被现在人称为“中国电影之父”的民族实业家任庆泰先生，为庆贺京剧艺术大师潭鑫培先生60大寿，二人合作摄制了中国第一部戏剧影片《定军山》，同年在大观楼放映。《定军山》的拍摄与放映，标志着中国电影的诞生。在电影院前面的是中国电影之父:任庆泰的铜像.任庆泰字景丰。2005年在中国电影诞生百年之际，国家广电总局正式将大观楼大银幕影院命名为中国电影的诞生地。同时正式更名为大观楼影城并记入吉尼斯记录。在一个世纪里，大观楼目睹了清王朝的灭亡，经历了中华民国和新中国的交替，创下了中国电影史上无数个第一:第一个放映由中国人自己拍摄，主演的民族电影。第一个将男女分座改为男女同座；第一个将观众围桌而看改为横排；第一个放映有声电影...今天的大观楼影城，已经成为一个集宣南文化与大栅栏精髓于一体，同时展示中国电影起源与现代影片放映于一身的综合性文化企业。DaguanLouStudios,foundedintheQingperiodin1905.Mr.RenQingtai,anationalindustrialist,whoisnowknownasthefatherofChinesefilm,foundedittocelebratethemasterofBeijingoperaartMr.TanXinpei's60birthday.ThetwopeoplecooperatedChina'sfirstdramafilmDingJunShan,andprojecteditthesameyearinDaguanLou.DingJunShansfilmingandprojection,markedthebirthoftheChinesefilm.ThebronzestatueinfrontofthecinemaisthefatherofChineseFilm:RenQingtai.In2005,Chinesefilmwasbornahundredyears,theStateAdministrationofradioannouncedthatDaguanLouIMAXTheaterwasnamedasthebirthplaceofChinesemoviesofficially.Atthesametime,itwasofficiallyrenamedastheDaguanLoustudiosandrecordedintheGuinnessbookofrecords.Inthepastcentury,DaguanLouwitnessedthedemiseoftheQingDynasty,experiencedthealternationoftheRepublicofChinaandnewChina,hassetthecountlessfirstinChinesefilmhistory:ThefirsttoscreennationalcinemashottedandstarredbytheChinesethemselves.Thefirsttoarrangemenandwomentoseattogether.Thefirsttochangetheauditoriumside-by-sideinsteadofatthetable.Thefirsttoprojectsoundfilms.Today’sDaGuanLoustudios,hasbecomeaintegratingofxuannanculturalanddashilanessence,showingtheoriginoftheChinesefilmandmodernfilminonecomprehensiveculturalenterpriseatthesametime.正阳门正阳门是明清两朝北京内城的正南门，属典型的古代城市防御性建筑。正阳门始建于明永乐十七年，原名丽正门。因其位于紫禁城的正前方，又有“前门”之称。它集正阳门城楼、正阳门箭楼与正阳门瓮城为一体，是一座完整的古代防御性建筑体系。正阳门四面设门，其南门只有皇帝才能出入，黎民百姓只能从城楼两侧月墙的侧门进出。正阳门箭楼居于12米高的城台之上，东、西、南三面各辟四层箭窗共94孔。在正阳门的建筑群中，原有一巨大瓮城，内有空场，围有城墙，四向各辟一门。南门门前是护城河桥和外城的主要大街——前门大街。随着历史的发展，正阳门失去其军事作用，逐渐成为北京人文化娱乐场所。1989年，正阳门正式对外开放，人们登上城楼，不但可以看到城楼、箭楼，保存完好的古代城市防御建筑，而且还可以了解老北京的历史，领略老北京的风土人情。Zhengyanggate,thesouthgateoftheMingandQingdynastiesofinnercity,isatypicaldefensivebuilding.ZhengyanggatewasbuiltintheMingYonglefor17years,andit’sprimitivenameisLizhengGate.Sinceitislocatedinfrontoftheforbiddencityit’salsocalledthefrontdoor.CombiningZhengYangMentowers,ZhengYangMenembrasuredwatchtowerandZhengYangMenWengChengintoanorganicwhole,itisacompletesystemofancientdefensivearchitecture.ZhengYangMenhasadooroneachside,onlytheemperorcanaccessthesouthgate,commonpeopleonlycaninandoutfromthesidedoorsofthewall.ZhengyangWatchtoweris12metershigh,it’sEast,West,Southsidesopenedfour-layerarrowwindowwith94holes.Inthezhengyanggatecomplex,therewasagreatbulwark,withopenstoping,surroundedbywalls,fouropendoors.Infrontofit’ssouthgateisthemoatbridgeandouterurbanmainstreet-----QianmenStreet.Withthedevelopmentofhistory,ZhengYangMenlostitsmilitaryfunction,graduallybecomebeijingersculturalentertainment.ZhengYangMenofficiallyopentothepublicin1989,peoplegotontherostrum,cannotonlyseethetowersembrasuredwatchtower,well-preservedancientcitydefensivearchitecture,butalsocanlearnthehistoryoftheoldBeijing,appreciatethelocalconditionsandcustomsofoldBeijing.TongrentangQianmenBranchTongrentangisthelargestcompanyproducingtraditionalChinesemedicineinChina.Asafamoustime-honoredbrand,Tongrentangwasfirstfoundedin1669andhasbeenenjoyingthegreatestrecognitionandfameamongChinesepeople.From1723,ithadservedasanexclusivemedicalsuppliertotheRoyerCourtfamilyofQingdynastyforaperiodof188yearsduetoitsuniqueformulation,superiormaterialsused,excellentprocessingmethodaswellasitsoutstandingpotency.Asatime-honoredbrandinproducingandsellingChinesemedicine,TongRenTangwasappointedthesolesupplierofmedicineherbstotheroyalcourtofQingdynastybyemperorYongZhengandremainedinthatpositionuntilthecollapseoftheQingDynastyin1911.Thepharmacyadherestomanyinternationalstandardstomakesurethatthemedicineproducedisofthehighestquality.NowTongrentanghasformed3bigbusinessareas:modernmedicineproduction,Chinesemedicineretailingandmedical