Beijing Department Store

The Beijing Department Store (Chinese: 北京市百货大楼; Pinyin: Běijīng Shì Bǎihuò Dàlóu) is a major department store on Wangfujing street, Beijing, China.

Beijing Department Store
北京市百货大楼
Former names	Beijing Wangfujing Department Store
General information
Status	Complete
Address	255 Wangfujing Street
Town or city	Beijing
Country	China
Coordinates	39.9133°N 116.4104°E / 39.9133; 116.4104
Opened	September 1955
Technical details
Floor count	6
Floor area	39,000 m^2

The department store was opened in September 1955 under the name of Wangfujing Department Store(王府井百货商店). It changed to its present name in July 1968. In the 1970s an office building and a warehouse were built and annexed to the main building.

The store offers a wide range of merchandise very similar to an American department store.[1][2]

References

1. http://www.wfj.com.cn/bjbh
2. "Sina Visitor System". Retrieved 18 December 2016.