便宜坊 (biànyífāng): Bianyifang (Beijing roast duck restaurant)

Founded in the Ming Yongle era (traditionally dated 1416), over 150 years older than Quanjude 全聚德. Uses 焖炉 (closed-oven) roasting — the oven walls heat the duck indirectly — rather than Quanjude's 挂炉 (open-fire hung roast). 便宜 here is read biànyí 'convenient' (not piányi 'cheap'); 坊 fāng means 'workshop / restaurant-name suffix'.

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便宜坊烤鸭店 Biànyífāng Kǎoyādiàn

Bianyifang Roast Duck Restaurant

Beijing roast-duck institution traced to 1416 (Ming Yongle era); famous for 焖炉 closed-oven roast duck, a technique distinct from Quanjude's hung-oven method.