Xidan Commercial Street

Perhaps not as well known as Wangfujing Street, yet, Xidan Commercial Street also dates back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).and is one of Beijing’s ancient commercial areas.

It starts from Xuanwumen in the south and runs for more than 5 km to Xinjiekou in the north. For most people, the main area of focus is the cluster of shopping malls near to Xidan Station. I’ll feature these on the map further below.

A major attraction for local people is Xidan Culture Plaza (西单文化广场) which is a large public space with lots of open area for square dancing, seating, green space, and fountain. Here’s a pic of a small section.

 

Malls along the commercial street include:

Galeries Lafayette Beijing – new 6-floor mall featuring I.T store, TOPMAN, TOPSHOP, French supermarket, and more.
Chinese Name: 老佛爷百货

Xidan Department Store & Shopping Mall – 7 floor mall that features a range of value eateries, cosmetics, fashion, and an ESPRIT store.
Chinese Name: 西单商场

Xidan Shopping Centre –  features a Costa Coffee, several eateries, fashion, and jewelry.
Chinese Name: 西单购物中心

Yigou Shopping Mall – 8 floors of fashion, food and cosmetic. Popular with young locals.
Chinese Name: 西单新一代商城

Xidan Mingzhu Market (Pearl Market) – the first floor is mobile phones, then multiple floors of fashion and cosmetics with a food hall on the top floor.
Chinese Name: 西单明珠市场

Xidan Joy City – 12-floor modern mega-mall, the largest in Xidan, featuring BHG supermarket, NBA store, Paul Frank, Northface, UnderArmour, ZARA, UNIQLO, H&M, the largest cinema in Beijing, hotel and more.
Chinese Name: 大悦城

Beijing Grand Pacific Mall – several floors of food and fashion inc. Versace, Gucci and bauhaus, yet it’s not exclusively a luxury mall, they have regular sales events here.
Chinese Name: 君太百货

Hanguang Department Store – lots of beauty and cosmetics, fashion, modern and a touch upmarket.
Chinese Name: 汉光百货

Beijing Book Building – massive bookstore. English books can be found on the basement floor.
Chinese Name: 西单图书大厦

Where to stay? The nicest hotel in the area is the 5 star Pan Pacific Beijing.

Map

Pan Pacific Beijing

5 star

XiDan, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

XiDan, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

XiDan, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

XiDan, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

Xicheng, China, 100031

XiDan, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

XiDan, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

 

Chinese name: 西单商业街 (Xidan Commercial Street)

Getting There: Take subway line 1 or line 4 and get off at Xidan Station

 

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