Wangfujing street(Chinese 王府井大街; Pinyin: Wángfǔjǐng Dàjiē), is one of the Chinese capital's most famous shopping streets. Situated just a few blocks east of the Forbidden City, Wangfujing was a favorite residential neighborhood of the rich and the royals during the Ming and Qing dynasties and was named for the well that supplied the mansions of ten Ming Dynasty princes here.
Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people, turned into one of China's most attractive and modern boulevards. It is worth strolling even if you aren't interested in buying anything. The oldest business entities in Beijing is its newest presence are right along Wangfujing. Time-old silk shops and open-air markets stand shoulder-to-shoulder with ultramodern shopping plazas.