Longfu Temple locates between Dongsi North Street of east-city district and gallery East Street. The street is about 600 meters long and has 550 years’ business history. From the middle period of Ming dynasty, Longfu Temple has been a famous “money-burning” place. At the end of Qing dynasty, there were always unnumbered people at every temple fair. The target customers of Longfu Temple fair have gradually shifted to the under layer of the society. At Longfu Temple Folk Culture Street, you can eat various local flavor snacks of Beijing and enjoy the folk opera of old Beijing.

In Ming Dynasty Longfu Temple was the capital of the only Lama and monks in the monastery while in Qing Dynasty it became fully lamasery.

Longfu Temple once was the most popular temple in Beijing because the large temple fair. As located in the East Side of Beijing downtown opposite to Gokokuji, commonly known as “East Temple”. Every temple fair, there are full of people. The nobility near the palace residence, legation Quarters foreigners, poor people and farmers to take part in temple fair. It not only keeps the old styles of temple fair with folklore customs, but also includes many contents of our modern life. Here you can buy a wide range of local products, you can eat a variety of Beijing local snacks and you can see Beijing’s folk operas.

When night falls, Longfu Temple Snack Street is bustling with food stalls meters long, the hot scenes, one after another of the endless cries will certainly leave a deep impression on your mind. Guests in Super 8 Hotel (Beijing Dongsi) culd also enjoy the delicious Beijing food in the street. There are many dishes in the street, where you can leisurely stroll while eating. The country snacks get together in this area. When talking about authentic Beijing snacks in Longfu Temple Snack Street, of course, no other than Baikuilaohao. There are authentic douzhi, focus ring, Luzhu, as well as all kinds of skewers here and it is a very typical Muslim restaurant.