到1992年时，王府井的商业已经衰落，新东安市场和王府井北楼的建设把王府井变成了一个大工地。每天尘土飞扬的“中华第一街”使客流量从动工前的15万直线下降为3万，最惨淡的时候只有2万。 在王府井衰败的同时，北京的另一条商业街西单却体现出繁荣昌盛的景象。主要原因是西单 By 1992, Wangfujing’s business had declined. The construction of the new Dongan Market and the north floor of Wangfujing turned Wangfujing into a large site. Dusty “Chinatown Street” daily drops traffic from 30,000 lines before moving to 30,000, and only 20,000 in the worst of days. At the same time of the decline of Wangfujing, Xidan, another commercial street in Beijing, showed its prosperity. The main reason is Xidan