Sanmiao Street

Sanmiao Street

Sanmiao street is located in the northwest of Xuanwu District. It starts from Xiaxie street in the East and ends at Changchun Street in the West. It was named after the third Guandi temple. The first temple still exists. The second temple has been changed into a residential building. The Third Temple was originally located at 23 Sanmiao street, which was destroyed in the 1940s.

Historical evolution

Sanmiao street is located in the northwest of Xuanwu District. It starts from Xiaxie street in the East and ends at Changchun Street in the West. It was named after the third Guandi temple.

In Ming Dynasty, Zijin temple was called Zijin Temple Street. In the end of Qing Dynasty, the street was called Sanmiao street in the East. Because there are two temples in Shangxie street and three temples in this street, they are all Guandi temples, so they are called Sanmiao street. Today's tou temple still has the architectural pattern. The second temple was changed into a folk house, and the Third Temple was originally located in today's 23rd area, which was destroyed in the 1940s. "The first temple, the second temple and the third temple outside Xuanwu Gate are all dedicated to the emperor Guandi. Among the two temples, there is a historic site, Xuanyuan Guandi temple." Guan Di: "they are all statues with green clothes and long beards. The horse is in front of the statue... " There is a saying that Sanmiao street is Tanzhou street in Tang Dynasty. Its location has not changed for more than a thousand years. It is the oldest street in Beijing. It was changed to Lixin street in 1966. It was later restored to its present name.

Tailaoye in Beijing Hutong is called "Sanmiao Street". It is said that it has a history of 900 years. During the past hundred years, I have seen several emperors and ministers of different dynasties. They have experienced ups and downs, ups and downs, ups and downs, and ups and downs. One hundred years of wind and frost, one hundred years of vicissitudes, now it is just a small street. Sanmiao street is an east-west lane about 300 meters long and four to six meters wide. According to the research of Hou Renzhi, a famous historical geographer, this street was formed as early as the Tang Dynasty, and was the most prosperous in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, there was Zijin temple, so it was also called "Zijin Street".

Name and origin

According to the map of Qianlong period in Qing Dynasty, this street was named "Sanmiao Street". During the "Cultural Revolution", it was once called "Lixin Street", and later it was restored to the name of Sanmiao street, which is still in use today. The first temple still exists. The second temple has been changed into a residential building. The Third Temple was originally located at 23 Sanmiao street, which was destroyed in the 1940s.

In the first year of Zhongtong (1260), the Mongols attacked Zhongdu city and destroyed the palace. Kublai Khan went to Yanjing and saw a lot of debris, so he gave up the idea of building a capital on the former site and set the capital center in the northeast of Jinzhong capital. The center of Nanjing and Jinzhong capital of Liao Dynasty is located in Xuanwu District. Sanmiao street is the most prosperous and prosperous place in Liao Dynasty and Jin Dynasty. Its location is equivalent to Xidan and Wangfujing today.

Address: Xicheng District, Beijing, from Changchun Street in the west to Shangxie street in the East.

Longitude: 116.3650351229

Latitude: 39.897027457787

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