E. Lee’s General Store – Hataman Street

I’m in Beijing this week so here’s an old Peking post…

Plenty of ice skating in a Peking winter in the 1930s whether it was Pai-ho Lake or the rink at the French Legation in the Legation Quarter, just off Legation Street. And, handily nearby, was E. Lee’s General Store on Hataman Street (now Chongwenmen Street) at the junction with Legation Street (now Dongjianmixiang).