As of December 6, 2019, a pack of hard-packed cigarettes in Daqianmen costs 25 yuan.

CHIENMEN, the "Da Qianmen" cigarette label, is a famous brand in China. Da Qianmen was originally named CHIENMEN (which means Beijing's Qianmen) and has miraculously gone through a journey of more than 100 years. Judging from the history of cigarette labels, it is rare for a trademark to last for 50 years. "Da Qianmen" is still produced and sold today, and its influence is self-evident.

"Da Qianmen" was launched by the British American Tobacco Company in the 5th year of the Republic of China (1916). It was once popular in Shanghai along with other brands such as Laodao, Daying, Hardman and ?三Fort.

Before liberation, there was a famous advertising slogan at Daqianmen: "Big people attract Daqianmen to be generous." British American Tobacco's products have long accounted for about 60% of all cigarette production in Shanghai, and "Da Qianmen" was one of its products that remained strong until liberation.

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On October 8, 2010, the 9th Asia-Pacific Tobacco or Health Conference was held in Sydney, Australia. A study showed that 13 brands of cigarettes produced in China were detected to contain heavy metals. The content of heavy metals such as lead, arsenic and cadmium in tobacco was up to three times higher than that of Canadian cigarettes.

It is understood that the researchers chose Canadian cigarettes to compare with Chinese cigarettes because Canadian law requires tobacco manufacturers and importers to test the metal content in tobacco.

The 13 cigarette brands with excessive heavy metals are: Baisha, Daqianmen, Dubao, Double Happiness, Golden Leaf, Happiness (Jiqing), Honghe, Hongjinlong, Hongmei, Hongqiqu, Hongtashan, Shilin, Yi branch pen.

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