Characteristics of front door

Teahouses in old Beijing are divided into four types: books, wine, green and wild. These four teahouses have their own characteristics and their own emphases. The book Teahouse is mainly about telling stories. While drinking tea, the guests heard Mr. Shu tell all kinds of unofficial history and anecdotes. Attention, I heard that books are charged. The teahouse is also called tea. As the name implies, you can drink tea as well as wine, with side dishes. Teahouses in Qing Dynasty mainly provided a place for buyers and sellers to get together and talk about business. In contrast, wild teahouses are much more approachable. Set up an arbor under a big tree and put some tables, chairs and benches. Most of them are located in the suburbs for tourists to rest, enjoy the cool and drink tea.

Teahouses in old Beijing flourished in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Most of them have three or five facades, a counter in front and a big stove in the back. There is a big copper kettle with a height of five or six feet and a diameter of three feet in the middle. There are spouts on both sides, hanging under the beam, and you can drink if you want. There is a performance stage in the teahouse, which can perform all kinds of folk art and drama. Laoqianmen Railway Station, commonly known by Beijingers, is really called Zhengyangmen East Station. Anyone who has been to Tiananmen Square may walk in front of it. Located in the southeast corner of Tiananmen Square, this building is a European-style building. It was founded in 190 1 year (the 27th year of Guangxu) and completed in 1906, with a history of more than 100 years.

Qianmen Old Railway Station became the largest railway station in China at that time, with a construction area of 3,500 square meters. There are three platforms in the station, with a length of 377 meters and a total waiting room area of 1.500 square meters. It was the largest transportation hub in China at that time. Since then, the building has gone through different historical stages, including the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Beiyang government, Japanese puppet rule, Kuomintang rule and the founding of New China. The name of the station has evolved from Zhengyangmen East Station, Qianmen Station, Beiping Station and Beiping East Station to Beijing Station for many times. By September 1959, New Beijing Station was put into operation, and the building completed its historical mission as a railway station.