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Just southwest of Qianmen can be found Liulichang Street Market, near to the Hepingmen Gate. This market is a fun stroll and specializes in Chinese crafts and art work of all kinds. The shops were all renovated during the 1980's so that they all have the appearance of an authentic Qing Dynasty market.

History of Liulichang Street
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liulichang was the artistic centre of Beijing, a place for scholars and poets to gather together and work on their art. Naturally it had soon come to be a mercantile centre for art works, rare books and restaurants, so that by the time of the Kangxi Period (1661 - 1722) it had become the cultural centre of China. When Emperor Qianlong began a project to update the "Complete Library of the Four Branches of Literature", the scholars involved soon made Liulichang the main hub for their research in literary criticism and evaluation. Visiting scholars often saw the chance to spend days among the hundreds of book shops on Liulichang as one of the main advantages to a trip to the capital.

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