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							<td><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Further shopping areas developed on the cross streets off of Qianmen Dajie  </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">前门大街</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. The store on the right reads </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">正老王麻子</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Zhèng Lǎo Wáng Mázi) - oldest Wang knives and scissors. Wang knives and scissors were very famous. They made instruments for the Palace and continued in business in Qianmen until at least 2004. I didn't see the store in 2008 and was told they had gone bankrupt. Wang Mazi still has a website, so you will have to check when you go to China and tell me if they found a home again on Qianmen.</font>
								<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Below, is a low contrast version, which is a bit closer to the pictures displayed in 2008</font></p>
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