TheXiushuiStreetwasoriginatedin1980whenagroupofambitiousyouthstartedtheirbusinessatSilkEasternRoad,Beijing,withverysimplestallsatthattime.Theydealtinsilkandforeign-tradeapparels.Thoughsimpleandcrude,theinherentcharmsofXiushuiStreetcouldnotbeobscured.ThestreetgotitsnamewhenmoreandmorevendorsbegantoselltraditionalChinesesilkproductsandcrafts.BeijingXiushuiStreet,togetherwiththesymbolsliketheGreatWall,theImperialPalace,andtheBeijingroastduck,becomelandmarksofBeijingintheeyesofalotoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.