都一处

都一處

dūyīchù

noun

Meanings

1 Duyichu (historic Beijing shaomai restaurant, est. 1738)

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Examples

都一处的烧麦是老北京名吃。

Dūyīchù de shāomài shì lǎo Běijīng míngchī.

Duyichu's shaomai is a famous old-Beijing specialty.

来前门一定要去都一处坐坐。

Lái Qiánmén yídìng yào qù Dūyīchù zuòzuo.

If you come to Qianmen you have to stop in at Duyichu.

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history

都一处 was founded in 1738 on Beijing's 前门大街. Legend says that on New Year's Eve in 1752 the Qianlong Emperor, returning incognito from Tongzhou, found it the only shop still open and later personally inscribed the plaque 都一处 ('the one place in the capital'). The shaomai (烧麦) there became imperial fare, and the restaurant still operates as a China Time-Honored Brand (中华老字号) today.

In Pop Culture

都一处 Dūyīchù

Duyichu Shaomai Restaurant

Beijing Time-Honored Brand shaomai restaurant, founded 1738; its plaque was allegedly inscribed by the Qianlong Emperor.

Stroke Order

都 dōu

一 yī

处 chù