Photoshopped? Nope, a guard came out and started taking down the banner so I got the picture below. I waited awhile, but he didn't go for the second banner.
The 300-year-old Tongrentang Drug Store 同仁堂药店 (Tóngréntáng Yàodiàn) on Dashila/Dazhalan is one of the most famous traditional Chinese medicine stores. It has been in operation since 1669. Snakes to snails and everything in between can be bought here. |
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/HistoricBeijing/Qianmen/index.html
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update: August 2009
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