The entrance of the food alley. It reads Wangfujing Xiaochijie.

The Chinese pancake filled with beansprouts which I bought.

The lamb burger which I bought for my dinner along the main street of Wangfujing. Along with the burger, I bought a Chinese flaky pastry roll filled with sweet redbean paste.

Some sugar-roasted chestnuts, a traditional winter snack, I bought there. I bought half a jin this time and ate the whole bag of chestnuts that very night. It was so yummy!

The more exotic fare at Wangfujing Xiaochijie. Looking at the silkworm cocoons and pink hairless quails put me off. These skewers of food are grilled on the spot so that you can take away with you some piping hot food which is just perfect in the freezing winter.

Various flavours of powdered tea being sold. Flavours include chocolate tea, almond milk and strawberry.

The sign indicating to visitors that the food stalls are to the left and the traditional arts and crafts stalls to the right.

The right side of Wangfujing where all sorts of knick knacks, Mao paraphernalia, embroderied bags and shoes are sold. Here a woman huddles and mends her all stall in the cold, just like many others along the alley.

Wangfujing Dajie is the main shopping belt of Beijing. I went into one department store specialising in traditional arts and crafts, and had seals made for myself, my sis and dad.