锦芳 (jǐnfāng): Jinfang (Beijing time-honored snack shop, famous for yuanxiao)

Meanings

1 Jinfang (Beijing time-honored snack shop, famous for yuanxiao)

Characters

锦

Examples

元宵节前锦芳门口排起了长队。

Yuánxiāojié qián Jǐnfāng ménkǒu pái qǐ le cháng duì.

Before the Lantern Festival, long lines form outside Jinfang.

锦芳的元宵是老北京的味道。

Jǐnfāng de yuánxiāo shì lǎo Běijīng de wèidào.

Jinfang's yuanxiao taste like old Beijing.

Tips

culture

锦芳小吃 is a Beijing 中华老字号 ('China time-honored brand') founded in 1926, best known for its hand-rolled yuanxiao (元宵) sold around the Lantern Festival. The Magnolia-Street (磁器口) shop's pre-festival queues regularly stretch for blocks — a local ritual rather than a tourist stop.