Hutong Guide
Dongjiaominxiang is the longest Hutong in Beijing, stretching 1.5 kilometers from west to east. The Hutong had been served as Beijing’s diplomatic center for over 700 years, since the Yuan Dynasty. There are many buildings once used for diplomatic affairs along the street, most of them well preserved. Marco Polo mentioned the lane many times […]
Jinyu Hutong is located near the commercial area of Wangfujing. The Hutong ends in east crossroad with Wangfujing Avenue and in west connects the Donghua Men (Donghua Gate) of the Forbidden City. Jinyu Hutong occupies some big brand hotels and advanced markets. This buildings in the night show the beauty of lights, making Jinyu Hutong […]
Liulichang Street is famous for collecting essence of Chinese culture. Tourists will find themselves surrounding by Chinese paintings, calligraphy works, antiques, handicrafts and other traditional Chinese items. Liulichang locates near the Peace Gate of Xicheng District, which is a part of Nancheng (the south part of downtown Beijing). As early as in Dynasty Yuan (1271-1368), […]
Tranquility, relaxation and the scent of incense, this is Guozijian Street, a street combining antiquity with the avant-garde, combining Beijing’s past and present. Housing the Confucian Temple in the east and the Imperial College in the west, the street gradually took shape some 700 years ago. Guozijian Street connects to the Yonghegong Lama Temple in […]
Mao’er Hutong is an interesting place because of its location, hidden in plain sight and in close proximity to well-known places, plus the fact there are four spots on this one alleyway identified as cultural relics none of which are officially open to the public. Mao’er Hutong is generally translated as Hat or Hat Maker […]
Yandaixiejie is one of the most age-old streets in Beijing. Located near by the Houhai, the street is endowed with a flavor of modernization with some bars and restaurants. 300 meters around though the street is, the history could be dated back to Ming dynasty which is named as Dayuting East street at that time. […]
Located several kilometers north of the Forbidden City and just east of HouHai Lake is NanLuoGuXiang, an 800-meter long North-South alleyway filled with cafes, bars, and shops all designed in classical Chinese ‘hutong’ style. NanLuoGuXiang has a history of over 800 years. Once a flourishing commercial street during the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368), the NLGX area […]