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Updated Sep 2023
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Nanluoguxiang
4.5/53,587 ReviewsBeijing3.6km from downtownFeatured NeighborhoodsHistorical Architectures
"Landmark Nanluoguxiang 🚌 Transportation method: Metro 🚆 Line 6 and 8 📍 Day Tour route recommendation: Nanluoguxiang ➡️ Gulou East Street ➡️ Yandai Xie Street ➡️ Houhai-🌈 Food sharing 1⃣️ Blast belly: Beijing is quite famous, but it is not very delicious and not recommended. 2⃣️ Lightning puff: Internet celebrity snacks! The smell of floating out is super fragrant, similar to the pineapple bag with a layer of ice cream 🍦, but not delicious, step on thunder! 3⃣️ Crab yellow soup bag:, small expensive! 30r one, a little hot when you first come out of the pot, wait for a colder drink, the soup is still relatively strong, very good, crab yellow taste is also very good. 4⃣️ Iwakon cheese: moderately sweet, there will be some almond slices on it. Similar to adding a cheese table on toast, but it tastes delicious. 5⃣️ Jishiguo: This should be available in many places, and ice cream is poured on the fritters. 6⃣️ Xiandou Cake: The epidermis is crispy, the filling is instant at the entrance, very soft, super delicious heart. When it is just baked, it is the most delicious, so be sure to take advantage of the heat. 7⃣️ Sugar gourd: You can taste it in winter. Come to Beijing Sugar gourd. It is big and sweet. It will be more smelt in summer, but it is also sold. 8⃣️ Touch: There are vegetables and braised flavors in it, and the fat intestines are authentic Beijing flavor! 9⃣️ Nanxun family: There are many snacks in it, but the price is high, not very worth 🔟 Beiping coffee: many years! Western food, bars, coffee are available, you can try it -"Highlights: Located in the center of Beijing, Nanluoguxiang is a hutong filled with bourgeois sentimentality and old Beijing charm. It is also one of Beijing's fashionable destinations. Here, numerous art and literary specialty shops congregate, as well as a large variety of snack kiosks. Young people, especially the artistic ones, regard it as a must-see destination in Beijing. In the small alleys along the main street of Nanluoguxiang are the former residences of many famous Chinese people. Among them are the mansion of nobleman Sengge Rinchen of the Qing Dynasty and the former residence of the last Empress Wanrong.Show Less - No.2
Wudaoying Alley
4.6/5377 ReviewsBeijing4.9km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Wudaoying Hutong is a very literary place in Beijing. Hutong, old street, specialty store, is a place where literary youth like to go, especially for filming, casually shooting on the street, are very fashionable."Highlights: Now Wudaoying Hutong has become a new gathering place for literary and artistic petty bourgeoisie in addition to Nanluoguxiang and Shicha Overseas in Beijing. All kinds of retro original boutiques, book bars, cafes and specialty restaurants are scattered all over the hutong. Wudaoying Hutong was called "Wu Deweiying" in the Ming Dynasty and has a long history. Today, it has transformed into an existence similar to Nanluoguxiang, and it is the new favorite of young and fresh people in literature and art. Compared with Nanluoguxiang, Yandai Xiejie and Shichahai, Wudaoying Hutong is more quiet and lazy. There are many interesting and romantic restaurants, cafes, and small shops in the hutongs, most of which are run by foreigners and returnees, and many of the shopkeepers are also directors and artists. The hardcore literary fan should spend some money to go to Jingzhaoyin to worship, and the appearance of the Sanjin Antique Siheyuan Vegetarian Restaurant is a scenery in itself. Saffron Western Restaurant is also a popular Spanish restaurant in Beijing’s petty bourgeoisie circle. In summer, you can dine in the courtyard and drink a glass of fruit wine in the cool breeze. Behind the store is a large courtyard and residential buildings. In the morning, you can see the aunt who brushes slippers and goes out to buy bean curd with a big enamel bowl. In the evening, you can meet young literary and artistic young people dressed in fashion. In the hutong, foreigners ride bicycles leisurely through it, children play in the sand piles, and they can hear the hawkers shouting and selling.Show Less - No.3
Dashilar
4.6/5836 ReviewsBeijing1.7km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods"To Beijing, Qianmen Dashilan is a must-go place. There are many old brands, Wu Yutai, Inner Liansheng, Liubiju, and Deyun Society. It is a very prosperous and lively place to buy a good place to give gifts."Highlights: Dashilar is an area at the very center of downtown Beijing. Located to the southwest of Tian’anmen Square, this is one of Beijing’s most famous commercial shopping streets. It already has hundreds of years of history. Dashilar has numerous famous shops, many of which have already been open for decades. There are also well-known local snack shops and restaurants such as Rui Yuxiang, Tong Ren Tang, Dong Lai Shun and Quanjude. This is one of the places to experience traditional Beijing. Many of the tourists who come to Beijing make it a point to take a stroll through Dashilar.Show Less - No.4
Eight Great Hutongs
4.3/5162 ReviewsBeijing1.8km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Visit Beijing's eight hutongs Speaking of Beijing's eight hutongs, it can be said that no one knows the place, from the Qing Qianlong period to the Republic of China, here is "flower street and willow lane" synonym. Bada Hutong refers to the eight alleys north of Xizhushikou Street and south of Tieshu Xie Street. Although there is no place name like "bada Hutong" on the map, if you open the Gaode map to search for "bada Hutong", you will directly display the place name of these eight alleys. From west to east are: Baishun Hutong, Rouzhi Hutong, Hanjia Hutong, Shaanxi Lane, Stone Hutong, Palm Tree Xie Street (formerly Wang Guangfu Xie Street), Zhujia Hutong, Xiaoli Hutong (formerly Li Sa Hao Hutong). During the Qianlong period, Hui class entered Beijing, staying in the same belt as Hanjiatan and Baishun Hu in the Bada Hutong, and later Sixi and Chuntai and other drama classes came to Beijing, staying in Baishun Hutong, Shaanxi Lane and Li Tieguai Xie Street (Tieshu Xie Street), so there is a saying in old Beijing: "People are not leaving the road, tigers are not leaving the mountain, singing and playing are not away from Baishun, Hanjiatan." Since the Qing Dynasty banned prostitutes, and the academic and doctor class liked the best, and there were more traditions of raising families. The Hui class disciples who came to Beijing were boys. They were beautiful and many Xi male Dan. Many famous hall numbers are in the same belt of Bada Hu, such as Mei Lanfang from Zhu Yingyun's Yunhetang, Mei Qiaoling's management Jinghetang, Cheng Changxuan Yuchu Sixutang, Yuan Xinpeitang No. Yingxiutang, etc. It can be said that the eight major hutongs in the Qing Dynasty flourished entirely because of the male kis. The Republic of China began, prostitutes lifted the ban, the public withered, the original hall of the eight alleys became the world of brothels. In fact, the place where Huajie Liuxiang gathers outside the front door is not only these eight streets, but many alleys in the Dashilan area outside the front door are included. There are nearly 100 brothels of alleys outside the eight alleys, but the brothels in these eight alleys are of the highest grade. There are also many flower kui, so it is so well-known, such as the famous Saijinhua was in Shaanxi Lane at the time Shanglin Xianguan. Beijing now pays great attention to protecting the original style of historical blocks, especially the large alleys and alleys outside the front door have created cultural blocks, many old courtyards and buildings in the Republic of China have been restored, and they can increasingly reflect the folk customs of old Beijing. The eight alleys show the style of the characteristic streets, clean streets, regular houses, no messy piles, and many cultural elements on the walls. It is worth walking around and strolling around to experience the Hutong culture and Liyuan culture of old Beijing. However, the eight alleys are really not short of distance, today I chose four of them, namely Shaanxi Lane, Rouzhi Hutong, Baishun Hutong, Stone Hutong. Shaanxi Lane is the longest and most famous of the eight hutongs. The Shanglin Xianguan where Saijinhua has been staying is still there, and there is a clear logo. Of course, it is not the original use. It seems to have been changed to a hotel. The Beijing Opera culture in the rouge hutong and Baishun hutong is very strong, and there are many sculptures, reliefs and wall paintings related to Beijing Opera in the streets. It feels that the current eight hutongs are not too strong for commercial development, and they have kept a low profile to the maximum extent."Highlights: The Eight Great Hutongs were once synonymous with fireworks. In reality, when Old Beijingers talk about the "Eight Great Hutongs," they're not specifically referring to the eight streets. They're talking about the large outer gate, because outside these gates are almost a hundred different fireworks stands. The only preserved ancient structure inside the Eight Great Hutongs is the West Lane's "Yi Xiangyuan," where Sai Jinhua once lived. Visitors can visit the former brothel or the courtyard houses in the hutongs.Show Less - No.5
Yandaixie Street
4.5/5580 ReviewsBeijing4km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Childhood memories. These two days and revisiting the small and nothing old, there are childhood shadows, there are also modern petty bourgeoisie, feeling the changes in the perception of the scenery of the Chinese people. Hutong tour is really interesting. All the cafes here have their own characteristics and characteristics. It is highly recommended to go for a walk and drink."Highlights: Yandaixie Street is a commercial pedestrian street full of local culture. Paper cutters, candy-blowers, clay sculptors, specialty snack-sellers and vendors selling all kinds of Old Beijing trinkets line both sides of the street. These quaint old shops are full of the unique charm of Old Beijing. There are many famous scenic spots such as Houhai, Gongwangfu and so on. You'll also find many famous spcialties, such as fried liver, hundun, etc.Show Less - No.6
Dongjiaomin Lane
4.7/5374 ReviewsBeijing331m from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Dongjiaomin Lane, located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, was built during the heyday of the Yuan Dynasty in the 13th century in China. The alley is1.6 kilometers long, and it extends from East Road of Tiananmen Square to Chongwenmen Inner Street. It is the longest alley in the old Beijing. In the Yuan Dadu period, this is an important alley for food delivery, so it is called "Jiangmi Lane". Dongjiaomin Lane is a European-style neighborhood integrating embassies, churches, banks and clubs. The existing buildings are the French embassy and the Austria-Hungary embassy. The Belgian embassy, Japanese embassy and embassy, Italian embassy, British embassy, etc. The existing buildings are all preserved in the original shape, maintaining the eclectic style of Europe and America in the early 20th century, using water bricks to build the line feet and wall columns, using brick arch coupons and outer corridors, wooden structure corner truss, iron sheet slope top. The East Jiaomin Lane embassy complex is the only Western-style building complex in Beijing in the early 20th century. In July 2000, Beijing designated 25 historical and cultural reserves in Beijing, and its Middle East Jiaomin Lane is the only modern historical location in Beijing."Highlights: Dongjiaomin Alley is nearly 1.6 kilometers long and is the longest hutong in old Beijing. After 1860, foreign banks, post offices, hospitals, etc. have settled here. You can come here to appreciate the appearance of these Western-style buildings and look back on the bloody modern history. It is a kind of enjoyment to visit Dongjiaomin Alley. At the intersection of Dongjiaomin Lane and Zhengyi Road, the dark red western-style building is currently located by Zhongrong Group, but it was originally the former site of Japan's Zhengjin Bank and the writer Zhang Henshui founded "Xinmin Daily". The ancient castle-style building has a unique appearance.Show Less - No.7
North Luogu Alley
4.5/5225 ReviewsBeijing5km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"In the autumn of Beijing, take a walk in the alley, the warm sun of the fallen leaves makes the whole autumn soft and calm, and the colors are colorful. From Nanluoguxiang to Beiluoguxiang, the Drum Tower strolls to the corner building, and the wide and narrow alleys and streets have a good view."Highlights: Beiluoguxiang starts from Andingmen West Street in the north and Gulou East Street in the south, and is only one street away from Nanluoguxiang. Compared with Nanluoguxiang, which has long been famous, Beiluoguxiang has not been invaded by crowded shops and crowds for the time being. There are more courtyard walls built with blue bricks, closed doors, abandoned bicycles, and various plants. The flower stand is more suitable for people who like quietness to stroll around.Show Less - No.8
Mao’er Hutong
4.7/5139 ReviewsBeijing3.7km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"I went to Beijing to travel and came to Maoer Hutong. In fact, I was looking for a place to eat. I accidentally hit and hit here. Maoer Hutong is located in the northwest of Dongcheng District, east of Nanluoguxiang, west to Di'anmen Outer Street. When the Ming Dynasty was called Wenchang Palace, it was a place for worship of Wenchang Emperor. It was renamed Maoer Hutong from the Qing Dynasty. This hutong is also a bit of a head, of which Keyuan is one of the most representative private gardens in Beijing, and Wanrong's former residence."Highlights: Mao’er Hutong is one of Beijing’s most famous hutongs. It starts from Nanlouguxiang in the east and runs west to Di’anmenwai Boulevard. This is one of the preserved areas of traditional Beijing "siheyuan" courtyard houses. Many acclaimed historical figures once called this area home and some of their houses can still be toured today. When you come to Mao’er Hutong, you will feel as though you have been transported back in time to ancient Beijing. During the Republican era, Feng Guozhang and the last empress of the Qing Dynasty were among the residents of this hutong.Show Less - No.9
Shijia Hutong
4.8/5152 ReviewsBeijing2.2km from downtownFamous ResidencesTemplesFeatured Neighborhoods
"Famous because one primary school for me. My friend''s father was graduated from that school."Highlights: Shijia Hutong is located in the southeast of Dongcheng District. It starts from Chaoyangmen South Street in the east and Dongsi South Street in the west. It connects with Dong and Xiluoquan Hutongs in the south, and is adjacent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Street in the north. It is under the jurisdiction of Chaoyangmen Street Office. It is said that it was named after a large family with the local surname. Shijia Hutong is a well-known hutong, and it is also one of the more than 40 hutongs in the capital that have retained their old names since the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. There is Erlang Temple on the north side of the west entrance of Hutong, also known as "God Temple". It is also near Dongyue Temple, Longfu Temple, Zhihua Temple, Mosque, Daci Yanfu Palace and other temples. Former residents include Zhang Shizhao, Zhang Hanzhi, Hong Huang and so on.Show Less - No.10
Dongsi Hutong
4.7/5114 ReviewsBeijing2.8km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"The impression of Beijing Hutong has not been very good, the narrow road still occupies the road, entering the yard, and it is more crowded. However, the government investment in the transformation of the East 4 or 6 sections is really eye-opening, so beautiful!"Highlights: Dongsi Hutong is a hutong with the characteristics of old Beijing. On the east of Dongsi North Street Road, there are 14 hutongs named "Dongsi Toutiao" to "Dongsi Tiaotiao" from south to north. The history of this street can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty. It belonged to Yinbinfang and Jurenfang in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Sichengfang and Nanjuxianfang. In the Qing Dynasty, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Zhengbaiqi. In the "Jingshi Wucheng Fangxiang Hutong Collection" in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there are already records of Dongsi "Toutiao Hutong" to "Sitiao Hutong". In the "Jingshifang Lane Chronicle" in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the number of hutongs called "A certain strip in the East Four" was increased to "Twelve". When Beijing sorted out the place names in 1965, the two hutongs to the north of the "Twelve Articles" were also changed to "Thirteen Articles" and "Fourteen Articles" in turn.Show Less - No.11
Beijing Lingjing Alley
4.7/538 ReviewsBeijing2.5km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Lingjing Hutong is one of the most famous alleys in Beijing. The most advantageous location in Beijing's Xicheng District. The north side of the street is the shops of old Beijing. The south side of the street is the famous Xidan Shopping Center. It is very good to go shopping by bicycle."Highlights: Lingjing Hutong is located in the southeast of Xicheng District. It is a relatively wide alley in Beijing. From east to west, it intersects with three north-south streets: Fuyou Street, Xihuangchenggen Street, and Xidan Street. The intersection of the east end and Fuyou Street is At the T-junction, the west end is connected with Picai Hutong and intersects with Xidan Street.Show Less - No.12
Paoju Hutong
4.6/543 ReviewsBeijing4.8km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"No need to spend money to visit the hutong, if you are not in a hurry, the mood is also good, then visit our old Beijing hutong, from the gun bureau hutong to the theater hutong, there are each good, said good-looking may not be, but very interesting."Highlights: Paoju Hutong is located in the northeast of Dongcheng District, Beijing. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the inlaid yellow flag. In Qianlong’s time, this place was the Paojuan, where cannons were made, hence the name of the hutong. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, this place became a prison; during the Anti-Japanese War, this place became a prison where the Japanese invaders detained China's "important criminals". The hutong runs from east to west, the west end folds south, starts from Dongzhimen North Street in the east, reaches Berlin Hutong in the west, and connects with Houyongkang North Alley, Houyongkang No. According to records, during the Anti-Japanese War, it was like a terrifying concentration camp, where more than 3,000 people were detained. At that time, seven bunkers were built around the surrounding wall. Now if you walk around the Paoju Hutong, you can still see 4 well-preserved bunkers, which proves to people the unbearable history. There is a saying in old Beijing: "If you are not honest, you will be sent to the artillery bureau", and this is what it said.Show Less - No.13
Xisi Hutong
4.6/565 ReviewsBeijing3.5km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Very famous Xisibaozi shop haha, opened a lot of branches, the filling tastes very good, even the carrot and egg this very vegetarian filling can be adjusted, often with the family to eat" - No.14
Lumi Warehouse Lane
4.5/544 ReviewsBeijing2.5km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"There are many small attractions on the map of Beijing, and they can't stand the temptation to leave but find that is far from the case. This is the case in the alley of the glutinous rice warehouse. Stepping into the alley from Chaoyangmen South Street, I can't find the feeling of Beijing Hutong at all. There are high residential buildings on both sides. Walking in them has become a bungalow courtyard, mostly newly built. The middle of the alley is No. 71 and 73. It is said that there are ancient sites used by Ming Dynasty to store officials' glutinous rice. Military units occupied. Just as disappointed, at the end of the alley, I found that I was in a Ming Dynasty building complex, Zhihua Temple, worth it!"Highlights: The Lumi Warehouse faces south and was built in the 40th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1562). In the early Qing Dynasty, there were 30, and in the 22nd year of Kangxi (1683), it increased to 57, and in the last year of Guangxu, it was reduced to 43. The warehouse walls and warehouses are made of large city bricks. There are 5 rooms each, with a width of about 23 meters, a depth of about 17 meters, and a height of about 7 meters. monument. After 1911, it was changed to the army clothing factory. There are still two warehouses in the courtyard, which are key cultural relics under the protection of Beijing.Show Less - No.15
Ya'er Hutong
4.6/539 ReviewsBeijing4.5km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"How can I feel the presence of old Beijing when I go to Beijing? The answer is to shuttle in these big and small alleys every day. I can most feel the existence of my old Beijing. I recommend this crow'er alley. Although this duck alley is not as famous as other contracts, this retains the most authentic customs of the alley. There is no very commercialization in it, and there is not even a person selling things, but here, there is a simple Beijing people."Highlights: Ya'er Hutong belongs to Shichahai Street in Xicheng District. It starts from Xiaoshibei Hutong in the southeast and connects with Yandai Xie Street; in the northwest, it reaches Ganlu Hutong. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Yaner Hutong, and it was the northern edge of Houhai. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Guanghua Temple Street. In the Qing Dynasty, Yan’er Hutong was adopted, which is homophonically called Ya’er Hutong. The No. 6 courtyard in the Hutong is the former residence of Xiao Jun. The east end of Ya’er Hutong is a very famous stone bridge in Beijing, Yinding Bridge. The whole Ya’er Hutong winds westward along the north bank of Shichahai, parallel to the north edge of Houhai Sea, and extends to Ganlu Hutong along the west edge of Houhai Sea.Show Less - No.16
Shijia Hutong
4.3/526 ReviewsBeijing1.6km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"The alley in old Beijing has memories. It’s very good."Highlights: Shijia Hutong-----Beijing Qianmen Street Road West, there is a narrow alley next to a clothing store, go through the alley and go straight to Shijia Hutong. This hutong looks only better than the surrounding streets The hutong is only a little wider, but for more than half a century, it has been called the financial street of old Beijing. Shijia Hutong is of Xuannan culture. In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, together with Xiheyan and Qianshi Hutong, it was a concentrated ethnic financial district in Beijing. Many private banks and giant merchants from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Chaozhou and other places gathered in this hutong, among which Shanxi. Merchants dominate. At that time, the larger silver numbers were Qiansheng silver number 10, Yuxing Zhongyin number 11, Yisheng silver number 12, Fusheng silver number 15, Qiming silver number 17, and silver number 21. Sanjuyuan silver number, integrated silver number of No. 22, etc. It is said that the term "iron rice bowl" in Beijing has a long history, referring to the people who work in the Bank of Beijing.Show Less - No.17
Jinyu Hutong
4.5/545 ReviewsBeijing1.4km from downtownFeatured Neighborhoods
"Goldfish Hutong has now become a street, which really changed the impression in my memory. Because it is near Wangfujing, it belongs to the batch of buildings that were remodeled very early. Now it is really a lively road."Highlights: Jinyu Hutong is located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, starting from Dongdan North Street in the east and Wangfujing Street in the west. The hutong is 567 meters long, which is wider than the average hutong and can be regarded as a road. Since 1988, there have been more restaurants and hotels in Jinyu Hutong. The famous Donglaishun Restaurant, CITS Building, Wangfu Peninsula Hotel, Heping Hotel and Taiwan Hotel are all located on this street, so it is called "Hotel Hutong". In the hutong, there used to be the mansion of Natong, a great scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, commonly known as that garden. Later, the Peace Hotel (Novotel Peace Hotel) and the Wangfu Hotel (now the Wangfu Peninsula Hotel) were expanded, and the half Goldfish Hutong was demolished, and the garden was also demolished. Today's Jinyu Hutong has wide roads, high-rise buildings on both sides of the street, and Wangfujing Street is connected to the west entrance.Show Less
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