Ma Ju Yuan Hat Shop was established by Ma Juyuan in the 16th year of Emperor Jiaqing’s reign (1811 AD). Ma Ju Yuan Hat Shop was originally at South Xianyukou Road outside Qianmen Street. Its owner Ma Juyuan was a peddler before. After earning some money, he opened a store. With time passing by, Mr. Ma’s business became better and better. Soon he got acquainted with Official Zhang in the imperial government. Official Zhang recognized the delicate handcrafts and high quality of products in Ma Ju Yuan. Hence, he invited Ma Ju Yuan to make hats with tassels for the government. Since then, the relationship between them became close. In the eighth year of the Emperor Xianfeng’s reign (1858 AD), the owner Ma Juyuan died of a disease. On his deathbed, considering that all his descendants worked on the land and no one could take his place to run the store, he sold it to Official Zhang. Official Zhang was rich and powerful. He invested large amounts of money after taking over, expanding the store from one shop to three shops and the number of employees from a dozen to over 40. However, he kept the brand of “Ma Ju Yuan”.

Ma Ju Yuan Hat Shop specialized in making hats for officials and leather hats, and it sold varieties of satin hats, which won it the name “shop of official hats”. In the period of the Republic of China, Ma Ju Yuan launched a new design called “General helmet” (congratulation hat). The technique of making a hat knot was called “three needles of Ma”, which was both easy and strong. “Three needles of Ma” was the unique skill of Ma Ju Yuan.

Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Ma Ju Yuan became a hat shop specializing in selling hats with ethnic characteristics, including those of Han, Man, Mongol, Hui, Zang, Miao and Yao ethnic groups. It offers 100 different designs and colors. In Ma Ju Yuan, you could also find plush cotton hats of American, Soviet, Turkish and common styles and hats in the styles of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. In 1958, Ma Ju Yuan Hat Shop moved from Xianyukou Street to Dashilan Street. As the Reform and Opening-up was deepened, the board of Ma Ju Yuan was hung out at No.27 Dashilan Street. Ma Ju Yuan has followed the old tradition of front shop and back factory in the production and marketing and inherited and developed the good tradition of “fine material and delicate handcrafts”, which not only highlights Ma Ju Yuan’s high quality, but also serves the people well and makes contributions to the prosperity of economy.

Store: Ma Ju Yuan (Qianmen)

Tel.: 010-83169115

Address: No.8, Qianmen Dashilan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing