Sanlitun was originally known for its auto parts, clothing market. Later, it gradually became a Bar Street. The introduction of the relevant departments of Chaoyang District: Bar Street in Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, east of 260 meters in length, covers an area of 1648 square meters. Adjacent to the street close to seven agencies in China, including the embassies of 79 countries including Canada, Australia, France, Belgium, Germany, with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNFPA, Department, etc..

It is said that within the range of 3 km around the Sanlitun get together children "more than 40 percent of Beijing bar, which means that the scale of about 200 bars. Site visits found that the entire bar on the street more than 30 bar, the children get together more than 200 bars are extended to Sanlitun on both sides of the alley. Here, you can easily find the night in Beijing.

Sanlitun is Beijing's bar community, here the first bar in 1989, the Sanlitun area bar in South Sanlitun, and the formation of the climate, the reputation of the loudest Sanlitun North Street. Sanlitun North Street adjacent to the embassy district in Beijing, foreigners became North Street bar the longest fixed guests. In recent years, the local white-collar workers, performers, and even foreign tourists has become a frequent visitor of Bar Street. Bar Street fixed guest team is expanding.

The Sanlitun alley shops, most of them sell some things for the national, it is difficult to find in other places, the pursuit of the personality of the men and women like. More importantly, the shopping atmosphere as its bar street, full of lazy, color and unique.