Beijing extends iconic Wangfujing pedestrian street

Tourists receive Chinese calligraphy gift from a chef at a food stand in the newly-opened northern extension of Wangfujing pedestrian street in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2019. Beijing's Wangfujing pedestrian street, an iconic commercial zone and tourist attraction more than a century old, opened its 344-meter extended section northward on Friday as scheduled. Wangfujing pedestrian street is now 892 meters long, covering two out of the four sections of the 1,818-meter-long Wangfujing Street. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)