The Dashilan region was once the birthplace of the quintessence of the art treasures of Beijing Opera and Xuannan Wen organic blend of literati culture and civilian culture it has a rich cultural heritage and dignified historical atmosphere.
    The Dashilan with more than 580 years of history, with renowned overseas Tong Ren Tang, Neilian Sheng, Rui Xiang beetle, Liu Biju more than 30 centuries old, has been the main traditional commercial center of the Beijing. From the last century since the 1980s, the construction and development of the region is lagging behind, but traditional city elements of traditional architecture and urban fabric, commercial old folk culture can be basically retained its unique style, integrity, ornamental unique in the Beijing city center, is to constitute an important part of the Beijing capital of historical memory and the ancient capital. Dashilan Street as a thriving commercial downtown, has many unique operating characteristics and representativeness of the old shops.
    "Tong Ren Tang pharmacy opened in the reign of Emperor Kangxi (AD 1669) of 2008, and operating self-made pills, loose, cream, Dan is known for the country; Maju Yuan hat shop opened in 16 years of Jiaqing (1811 AD) designed for royalty and nobility system toward the cap, satin shoes, to produce national cap known; eight Cheung "," Xiang Shui beetle silk fur village "opened in nineteen years in the Qing dynasty (1893 AD) In addition to operating satin cloth, also diversified into leather goods and tea; inline l shoe store opened in the Qing Xianfeng three years (AD 1853), designed for the royal family and foreign officers in the boots to. In addition, the decades-old stores include "Nan Yu Feng tobacco shop", "the Tianhui vegetarian snuff shop", "Changhe wool shop", "Zhang Yi Yuan Tea House", "Step Ying Zhai shoe store" have enjoyed a high reputation.
    The Dashilan the prosperity not only is the business developed, more concentrated entertainment but also because here in the past. A very strict ban in the early Qing Dynasty, opened the Opera House and other places of entertainment are not allowed in the inner city, so the play park and more to open the front door along the
    Qingle park, Sanqing Park, Kwong Tak House, wide and park and amusement park five famous Xiyuan Zi, and the early Republic of China opened in Beijing the first company cinema - Daguanlou, cinema, live in the inner city people want to come look at this evening at the theater, and enhance the festive atmosphere, but also to promote the prosperity of Dashilan. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, during the Lantern Festival lights of the capital city have come to this lanterns, hanging around, shopping, has further strengthened the prosperity of the region.