time-honored shop that sells traditional Chinese food, greets

customers in front of his shop at Langfang Lane Two in the Qianmen(Front

Gate) area, one of the last remnants of Old Beijing, March 7, 2006. With

the demolition of shabby houses in the Qianmen area, people show growing

interest in the Old Beijing by visiting the area.

Two women hold bowls of snacks at a

time-honored shop selling traditional Chinese food in the Qianmen

(Front Gate) area, March 7, 2006.

People wait in lines to eat traditional

Chinese snacks at shops in the Qianmen(Front Gate) area, March 7,

2006.

Customers and passers-by are seen in front

of a century-old silk shop in the Qianmen(Front Gate) area, March 7,

2006.

Customers walk out of a century-old silk

shop that is to be demolished in the Qianmen(Front Gate) area, March 7,

2006.

A man displays a traditional Chinese

painting for sale at his shop in the Qianmen(Front Gate) area, March 7,

2006.

A man takes photos of old buildings on

Langfang Lane Two in the Qianmen(Front Gate) area, one of the last

remnants of old Beijing, March 7, 2006.