Last Updated: Jul. 2026 If you’re looking for a quiet, lively hutong in Beijing where you can snap some great photos, Beiluoguxiang is an excellent choice. It’s just across the street from the bustling Nanluoguxiang, yet the atmosphere is completely different—fewer people, a slower pace, and a glimpse into everyday life…
If you’re traveling in Beijing, besides the Great Wall and Peking duck, the old hutongs tucked away in the depths of the city are also well worth a visit. Today, we take you into a small alley called Yannian Hutong. At just 248 meters long, it holds hundreds of years…
> Looking for a quiet, story-rich hutong in Beijing that’s free to explore and not crowded? Dongjiaomin Alley(Dongjiaomin Xiang) is twice as long as Nanluoguxiang and is home to a cluster of century-old Western-style buildings—a full loop takes just 2–3 hours. This guide tells you how to get there by subway,…
Shijia Hutong is directly accessible via Metro Line 5, and you can explore this 700-year-old hutong for free. Visit Beijing’s only “Sound Room” to travel back in time through the sounds of old Beijing, and explore the historic site where Ling Shuhua and Rabindranath Tagore once enjoyed afternoon tea. Includes…
There’s an old hutong in Beijing called Wudaoying Hutong. It’s not as suffocatingly crowded as Nanluoguxiang, nor is it overrun with tourists like Qianmen Street. This Beijing hutong guide will tell you how to get there, how to explore, how to pay, and how to take great photos. It’s more…
> When Wudaoying Hutong gets crowded, just turn down the side street into Jianchang Hutong. It instantly becomes quiet. This hutong has a rather interesting history—over 200 years ago, students from the Imperial Academy practiced archery here. Yes, you heard that right—back in the day, academic stars didn’t just memorize…
> Dashilan (pronounced “dà shí lànr”—don’t worry if you get it wrong; even Beijingers mispronounce it all the time) is unquestionably Beijing’s oldest commercial street. It has been around since the Ming Dynasty and is over 500 years old. Legendary brands like Rui Fu Xiang, Nei Lian Sheng, and Tong…
In Beijing, there is a hutong with a delightful-sounding name: Jinyu Hutong (Goldfish Hutong). You might wonder if there are goldfish in this hutong, and the answer is no. But it holds many stories far more interesting than the goldfish itself. But there are many stories here that are even…
Last Updated: Jul. 2026 The first time I stood at the eastern entrance of Zhuanta Hutong, I was actually a bit taken aback—not because of its width (it’s quite narrow, as expected), but because the first thing I saw was a tower.
