“王府井”这条街道大约起源于元代,距今已有700多年历史了。王府井在明代的时候称为王府大街;在清代的时候,由于这条街上有一口远近闻名的甜水井,所以老百姓称它为王府井,这样由王府大街演变成了王府井大街。1903年,清朝政府在整顿街面秩序、重新划定地名的时候,把东安门附近的一些商贩迁到了八旗兵废弃的一个练兵场里,逐渐成为一个市场。这个市场位于东安门外,老 “Wangfujing” This street originated in about Yuan Dynasty, dating back over 700 years of history. Wangfujing was called the Wangfujing Street in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, people called it Wangfujing because of the well-known sweet water well on this street. This transformed Wangfujing Street into Wangfujing Street. In 1903, when rectifying street order and redrawing names, the Qing government moved some traders in the vicinity of Donganmen Gate to a deserted training ground in Banner Army and gradually became a market. This market is located outside the Dongan, the old