Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block

2022-08-05

This is a representative historical block in Beijing and an important node of the ancient path in the west of Beijing, with unique and rich cultural heritage and memories. Its physical cultural legacy includes the dragon-shaped street, Camel Bell Ancient Path, Fahai Temple, the Yanjing Eight Palace Handicrafts Museum, and Shijingshan District Stone Carving Relics Park.

Moshikou Street, located in Shijingshan District, was first built in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Its name literally means a model for all villages. It was an important town in west Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In ancient China, the 1,500-meter-long street paved with stone slabs was the trunk road leading to the capital city, and of great strategic importance for it connected the capital city in the east and the ethnic minorities in the west. This is where Xiangzi, the protagonist of Lao She’s novel "Camel Xiangzi" lived.

To meet the demand for passing down the history, improving the living environment and protecting the ecological environment, the area has set the development objectives as follows: to preserve the cultural heritage and nostalgia, and to build a happy and livable neighborhood and an eco-friendly leisure area with well-preserved history and culture, improved functions and environment. In other words, it aims to become a block not only for history and cultural preservation and display, but also for tourism, leisure, and multi-purpose residential complexes.

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