[4K] China Beijing Walking tour｜北京城市漫遊｜鬧市口大街｜沉浸式環境音 ASMR

[4K] China Beijing Walking tour｜北京城市漫遊｜鬧市口大街｜沉浸式環境音 ASMR

Beijing place names often contain the character “Kou” (口, meaning “entrance” or “gate”), such as Dengshikou, Ciqikou, Moshi Kou, etc.
Most were once bustling places with converging merchants and dense populations. Among them, the name “Naoshikou” is particularly straightforward;
as the name implies, it means a location of a lively market street. In old Beijing, besides mobile markets like bazaars and temple fairs, there were also “Jieshi” – fixed commercial blocks,
which can be seen as the prototype of today’s commercial streets. And Naoshikou was precisely the representative of such a “Jieshi”. Interestingly, old Beijing once had two Naoshikous,
called East and West Naoshikou respectively. They were like the radiating zones of the two major commercial cores –
Dongdan and Xidan, together forming the commercial network of the Inner City,
especially the eastern and western city areas. A folk rhyme “Dongdan, Xidan, in front of the Drum Tower,
the Five Altars, Eight Temples, and the Summer Palace” depicts the capital’s prosperity, and Naoshikou was an indispensable part of this prosperous picture. In the era before large shopping malls appeared,
“Jieshi” were key to meeting the daily needs of the common people. With their scenes of numerous shops and diverse businesses gathered, East and West Naoshikou became the bustling spots second only to Dongsi and Xisi. According to old residents’ recollections, until 1958,
the area around East Naoshikou was still full of vivid local atmosphere: At the southwest corner of the street entrance was a small tavern called “Big Wine Vat”,
southeast were a breakfast shop and a pork shop, northeast housed an oil-salt shop and a bicycle shop,
northwest stood a “Police Box” and a pastry shop. On the sidewalk, vendors selling fried triangles, fried huítóu, oil cakes,
and millet porridge with sesame paste were endless. The extending Dong Guanyinsi Street had a pork shop, oil-salt shop, coal shop, paper shop; Xi Guanyinsi Street gathered a kindergarten, primary school, noodle restaurant, and bathhouse. Inside Fangjin Lane (today’s Chaoyangmen South Small Street),
there were pastry shops, fruit shops, steamed bun shops, book rental shops, water houses, mill houses, and so on, all available. The most lively was Nanxiaojie Street, with taverns, popsicle shops, department stores,
fried cake stalls, grain shops, mutton shops, “Er Hun Pu” (small restaurants), etc.,
truly having all kinds of commodities. West Naoshikou was known for its “Three Excesses”:
many horses, many carts (rickshaws, i.e., pull-carts), many people. Here often gathered rickshaws, horse carts, and even little donkeys waiting for customers, ready to provide transportation convenience for pedestrians,
showing a glimpse of the noisy scene. The fate of these two prosperous places took a turn during the
1958 widening and extension project of Chang’an Avenue. This renovation extended east to Jianguomen and west to Fuxingmen, causing the commercial shops of East and West Naoshikou to basically vanish entirely. East Naoshikou was completely transformed during the
construction of Beijing Railway Station Front Street in 1959, its original site evolved into today’s “Beijing Zhan Kou” (Beijing Station Entrance). Standing here and looking around, south is Beijing Railway Station,
north connects to Chaoyangmen South Small Street, east-west is Jianguomennei Avenue. Although still bustling with crowds, the former hutong fabric and local atmosphere have completely vanished. Along with large-scale demolition, many hutongs like Dong Guanyinsi,
Xi Guanyinsi, Nanyipao, Suzhou Hutong, disappeared from the map from then on. East Naoshikou can be said to be
“gone in both name and reality.” Although West Naoshikou underwent tremendous changes, its place name was preserved. After renovation, its northern section (the original North Naoshikou)
was called Naoshikou North Street; the southern section, after integration, was uniformly called Naoshikou Avenue, connecting to Taipingqiao Avenue in the north and Changchun Street in the south. Although the name “Naoshi” (Bustling Market) remains,
the prosperous scene of that year has also merged into the traffic of the modern city. From a bustling commercial block to a modern landmark bearing the function of a transport hub, the changes of Naoshikou are an epitome of Beijing’s development. It recorded a period of local life full of the smoke and fire of daily living, and also witnessed the tremendous changes brought by urban planning and era progress. Whenever thinking of these place names with the character “Kou”,
it’s as if one can still hear from the depths of history that noisy market sound belonging to old Beijing. Today, I walk on the former West Naoshikou,
passing through buildings of reinforced concrete. Although the former prosperous liveliness is hard to find,
making one feel regret, I would rather transform this regret into anticipation for the future. I believe the memory of this land will not be erased; it is brewing its next prosperous transformation.

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📍 地點：鬧市口大街（南向北）→ 鬧市口大街（北向南）→ 鬧市口中街 → 鬧市口南街

在北京眾多帶「口」的地名裡，「鬧市口」這個名字直白得可愛——它曾經就是這座城市熱鬧的市井中心。老北京沒有大型商場，買東西除了趕集、逛廟會，就要去固定的街市。而東、西兩個鬧市口，正是當年服務內城百姓的兩大商業街區，堪稱東單和西單的「左膀右臂」。

在老一輩的記憶裡，直到上世紀50年代，這裡還是煙火氣十足。街口擠滿了「大酒缸」、早點鋪、油鹽店和自行車鋪，便道上擺著賣炸貨、麵茶的攤販。往裡走的胡同裡，豬肉鋪、煤鋪、布店、澡堂、租書鋪應有盡有，堪稱「柴米油鹽醬醋茶，吃的喝的穿的戴的，應有盡有」。西鬧市口還以「馬多、車多、人多」聞名，總是停滿了等客的人力車和馬車，人聲鼎沸。

然而，這份延續了數百年的熱鬧，在1958年長安街的拓寬工程中迎來了轉折。兩個鬧市口的商鋪基本消失殆盡。西鬧市口經過改造，名字雖以「鬧市口大街」的形式留存下來，但盛景不再。而東鬧市口的命運更為徹底，它在1959年修建北京火車站時被完全改造，連名字也變成了「北京站口」。昔日密佈的胡同網絡被寬闊的馬路和現代化建築取代，那段市井記憶彷彿被時間封存。

從人聲鼎沸的街市，到車水馬龍的交通樞紐，鬧市口的變遷是北京城發展的一個縮影。它的名字，至今仍在訴說著一段關於煙火氣、叫賣聲與市井生活的往事。

今天，我走在昔日的西鬧市口，穿行於鋼筋混凝土的建築之間。曾經的繁華煙火雖已難尋，讓人不免心生遺憾，但我更願將這份遺憾，轉化為對未來的期待。我相信，這片土地的記憶不會磨滅，它正醞釀著下一次的繁華蛻變。

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📍Location: Naoshikou Street (South to North) → Naoshikou Street (North to South) → Naoshikou Middle Street → Naoshikou South Street

Among Beijing’s many place names ending with “Kou” (meaning “entrance” or “gate” ), “Naoshikou” stands out for its literal charm—”Bustling Market Entrance.” It once served as a vibrant hub of the city’s daily life. In old Beijing, without large shopping malls, people relied on periodic fairs, temple markets, and fixed street markets for goods. The Eastern and Western Naoshikou were two such major commercial districts that served the inner city residents, acting as crucial extensions of the Dongdan and Xidan shopping areas.

In the memories of older generations, the area remained a hive of activity until the 1950s. The street junctions were packed with traditional taverns (Dajiugang), breakfast stalls, grocery stores, and bicycle repair shops, while the sidewalks were lined with vendors selling fried snacks and seasoned millet mush. The adjoining hutongs housed everything one needed—butchers, coal shops, clothiers, bathhouses, and book rental stalls—truly a place where “rice, fuel, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and all things for wearing and using” could be found. Western Naoshikou was particularly known for its “abundance of horses, carts, and people,” always filled with rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages waiting for customers, creating a cacophony of bustling sounds.

However, this centuries-old vibrancy met its turning point during the widening of Chang’an Avenue in 1958. The shops that defined the two Naoshikou virtually vanished. Although the western section’s name survives today as “Naoshikou Street,” its former glory is long gone. The fate of Eastern Naoshikou was even more definitive; it was completely transformed during the construction of Beijing Railway Station in 1959, losing even its name to become “Beijing Station Kou.” The once-dense network of hutongs was replaced by broad roads and modern buildings, sealing away the memories of that neighborhood life as if frozen in time.

The evolution of Naoshikou—from a bustling marketplace to a bustling transport hub—mirrors Beijing’s own urban development. Its name continues to whisper tales of a bygone era, filled with the smoke of hearths, the cries of street vendors, and the intimate rhythm of local life.

Today, I walk through the former Western Naoshikou, moving amidst the steel and concrete structures. Though the vibrant life and bustling energy of the past are now hard to find, evoking a sense of regret, I choose to transform this regret into anticipation for the future. I believe the memory of this land will never fade; it is already nurturing the seeds of its next magnificent transformation.

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🗺️地圖 (Map):
1. 鬧市口大街：https://maps.app.goo.gl/AE6iV8iqXhuzB7C89
2. 鬧市口中街：https://maps.app.goo.gl/AQ4q6jNpKq4pjNtDA
3. 鬧市口南街：https://maps.app.goo.gl/NsNEvkPXvPVY9Snq7

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🔍時間軸 Timeline
0:00 概覽 Overview
1:19 鬧市口大街（南向北）Naoshikou Street (South to North)
20:47 鬧市口大街（北向南）Naoshikou Street (North to South)
25:14 鬧市口中街 Naoshikou Middle Street
29:22 鬧市口南街 Naoshikou South Street

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