The life is prone to be boring, full of complaints if nothing is changeable. However, to have an interesting vacation, and experience something new and special will definitely bring much fun. So why don’t you just hang out! Of course, you can go farther, to the fast east until Beijing, China, where the perfect combination of modern convenience and mysterious ancient culture will let you enjoy yourself so much as to forget to go home.
To plan a Beijing tour, traveling in Beijing hutongs or or alleyways by bicycle or an old-fashioned pedicab is the main thing that you should not miss. In these daedal hutongs, you will feel comfortable and happy by visiting the kind and laughing people here. Here below we prepare four routes for you to have a deep tour in Beijing hutongs. Have you got your bicycle yet?
Route one, Bell Tower – Smoke-bag Slanting Street – Shichahai Hutong
The trip begins in the north street out of Tiananmen Square, and then you can have a stop at Bell Tower. Go south, and Smoke-bag Slanting Street is waiting. It is an oldest street in Beijing, now decorated by various shops, restaurants and bars. Go forward, and you come to Shichahai Hutong, where countless hutongs formed according to the local physical features. If you are interested, you can visit some Sihe courtyards here, and then you may discover some historical stories.
Route two, Xijiaominxiang Hutong – Dazhalan Hutong – the Azure Stone Workshop
The 1080 m Xijiaominxiang Hutong is from Tiananmen Square on the east to Beixinhua Street on the west. It is the location of many relics of Chinese ancient banks. Dazhalan Hutong has been rebuilt but still remained with the original historical sites and some local delicacy. The Azure Stone Workshop is actually a famous culture street in Beijing, with Chinese traditional architectures, selling the four treasures of the study, i.e. writing brush, ink stick, ink slab, paper, and other unique stuff. For foreigners, these treasures are also nice souvenirs.
Route three, Ju’er Hutong – Nan luo Gu Xiang Hutong
Visit the NO.3, NO.5 and NO.7 courtyards in Ju’er Hutong which are the former residences of Rong Lu, a provincial governor in the late Qing Dynasty. Go out of Ju’er Hutong, you come to Nan luo Gu Xiang Hutong, where eight hutongs arranged in rows. Years by years, on Nan luo Gu Xiang Hutong, bars are increasingly built, which reflect the history of yesterday and prosperity of today.
Route four, Nanhua Gate Hutong – Nan Chi Zi Hutong – Royal City Root Street
To tour in Beijing, apart from hutongs, the Sihe courtyards within the hutongs are also special sceneries that attract tourists all around the world. The Sihe courtyards in Nanhua Gate Hutong, Nan Chi Zi Hutong and Royal City Root Street are worth visiting deeply. When you ride the bike and go through these winding hutongs, you will not care where you are, but just feel endlessly relaxed and cheerful.
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