A few must-see attractions, feel the breath of old Beijing.

When it comes to Beijing, the first thing that comes to mind is Tiananmen Square. In fact, there are many tourist attractions in Beijing. If you want to travel to Beijing and feel the taste of old Beijing, you can go to some ancient places. Here are some tourist attractions and matters needing attention in Beijing. Let's have a look!

Come to these places if you want to feel the breath of old Beijing.

Time never stops. Under the erosion of the long river of years, there will always be some places that will keep some of those lost time in people's sight. If you want to find the feeling of old Beijing in the imperial city, go to these places!

Xiejie

Xie Jie, Dai Yan is the oldest commercial street in Beijing. It is said that there is a cigarette shop in the north of Dongkou Road, Xie Jie Street, and the wood carving standing in front of it is very big? When the tobacco pipe is used as a lid, it is as tall as a person and as thick as a rice bowl. There is also a red silk spike tied to the golden tobacco pot. From a distance, this street is named after it.

The inclined street of the tobacco pouch itself is like a tobacco pouch, and the slender street is like a tobacco pouch pole. The entrance at the east end is like a tobacco pouch, and the entrance at the west end turns south, leading to Yinding Bridge, which looks like a tobacco pouch pot. It is worthy of the name "tobacco pouch" to name Xiejie.

The buildings on both sides of Xie Jie in Dai Yan are simple and elegant, and the traditional styles of Ming and Qing dynasties are striking. The form of "front shop and rear residence" presents profound street customs and strong old Beijing characteristics.

This is like a time tunnel. When you walk in, you see tourists with fashionable and bright clothes, different skin colors, using various languages, looking for all kinds of playthings or ornaments with profound imprint of the times. Suddenly, you have a feeling that you don't know where and when you are. There are many quadrangles and three courtyards on Yandai Xiejie, which is not only an ancient commercial street in Beijing, but also an ancient cultural street.

Liulichang Wenhua Street

Liulichang Cultural Street is a famous ancient cultural street in Beijing. The whole street is antique, and it also sells antique calligraphy and painting, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, books and other classical stationery, which has a strong cultural atmosphere. This is a good place for taking photos or shopping.

Liulichang Antique Calligraphy and Painting Street used to be the place where Liulichang fired glazed tiles of palace buildings before the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the origin of the street name. Since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it has become the residence of officials and students who have taken exams in Beijing. Therefore, there are many shops selling books, Four Treasures of the Study and other cultural goods on the street, which has gradually become a famous cultural street in Beijing.

Today's Liulichang Antique Calligraphy and Painting Street is about 1 km long. The houses on both sides of the street are old gray brick houses, and the decoration is also very classical with China characteristics. It's very good to walk around the street and take pictures. There are hundreds of shops on both sides of the street, including antique shops, stationery shops, bookstores and porcelain shops. , are mainly selling classical stationery and antiques. Old shops such as Yidege and Cuizhenzhai also gather here, which looks elegant and quaint.

There are also many ancient calligraphy and paintings for sale here, which is a must for many collectors to find old objects. In addition to these cultural goods stores, there are occasional stalls with folk customs on the street, where you can choose special small commodities, such as famous male prostitutes and sugar people.

Imperial college/college

Imperial academy is the only existing ancient central state-owned university building in China. Imperial academy, founded in the decade of Dade in Yuan Dynasty, was the highest administrative organ of national management education in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the highest institution of higher learning established by the state. Adjacent to Confucius Temple and Lama Temple.

To the imperial city, of course, you can't miss the highest institution of learning in ancient times. Imperial academy and Confucius Temple jointly sell tickets, and the buildings are also connected. It is particularly noteworthy that imperial academy is one of the top ten cultural streets in China.

On both sides of imperial academy Street, the Huaiyin passageway, the east and west ends of the street, and the archways on both sides of imperial academy Gate are painted, which is the only ancient street with four archways in Beijing. The whole building in imperial academy faces south, and there are Jixian Gate, Taixue Gate, Liuli Archway, Biyong, Yilun Hall and Jingyi Pavilion on the central axis.

There are four halls and six halls on the east and west sides, which constitute a traditional symmetrical pattern. Compared with the hustle and bustle of some famous scenic spots in Beijing, there are many ancient trees and few tourists in imperial academy. The environment is clean. The hutong area around imperial academy is also very good, with trees and green walls. There are many teahouses, Four Treasures of the Study and Buddhist shops along the street.

Wang Hongbin avenue

The southern end of Wang Hongbin Street starts from the ruins of the Imperial City, where the royal family was once forbidden to enter. In the Ming dynasty, it used to be the south of the Forbidden City, and most of the areas were the supervision department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the central official department. Wang Hongbin Avenue 136 is the Royal Archives of Ming and Qing Dynasties, that is, the Royal Historical Pagoda, which contains important classics, sermons and jade records of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Now, you can enter here from the most prosperous Chang 'an Avenue in Beijing. Go deep into the red walls and gray bricks and taste the snacks of civilians or nobles. There are new images everywhere in the simplicity, which is not only a must-see place for many Chinese and foreign tourists after visiting Tiananmen Square, but also preserves a large number of original ecological houses and ancient buildings. The street is spacious and you can see the watchtower of the Forbidden City. There are many small shops in the street, but it is a quiet place and a pleasant place.

Nanluoguxiang

Nanluoguxiang is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing, with the most complete quadrangle area in Beijing. Nanluoguxiang runs north and south, about 800 meters long, and there are 8 hutongs in the east and west. Nanluoguxiang has a relatively complete pattern of Li Fang in Yuan Dynasty and celebrity residences in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and survived the demolition of Hutong. Nanluoguxiang is also a bar street. Unlike Sanlitun and Houhai, most bars in Nanluoguxiang are quiet, harmonious and natural, but they are far away from the hustle and bustle of downtown and closer to life.

Zhonglouwan Hu tong

20 10 Beijing bell and drum tower area is listed as "the most worth seeing before it disappears"! Wandering in Zhonglouwan Hutong, both sides of the square also conform to the current trend of "small shops entering Hutong" in Beijing. Many coffee shops, bars and restaurants have joined this hutong, where the combination of history and modern culture is once again reflected.

Walking through the bell tower and southbound, from time to time you can see groups of neighborhood residents getting together or chatting with their parents, or playing chess and mahjong. Scenes full of life are presented in front of us, reflecting the comfortable and leisurely life of Beijing Hutong residents.

What should I pay attention to when traveling in Beijing?

1. As we all know, housing prices in Beijing are relatively expensive. We can book a room in advance when we check in. The front door of Beijing is the old city, close to Dashilan, Liulichang and Tiananmen Square. There are many hotels in Qianmen, but you can decide by looking at the rooms.

2. Make your own travel plan before you travel, and don't run around with others. Many people on Qianmen Street in Beijing ask if you want to go to the Great Wall. You'd better ignore them. They are wasting your time by arranging you to take a tour bus. If you only go to Badaling Great Wall, take the bus to Deshengmen Station and take suburban bus 9 19 to get there directly. One way 12 yuan, quite comfortable. The Great Wall is windy, so you should wear more clothes when you go in autumn.

In Beijing, if taxi drivers or others suggest going to the "Royal Temple", don't go. In fact, it is a Taoist temple dedicated to Emperor Dongyue, but the Taoist priest didn't see it. It's just a bluff, destroying a century-old temple.

If you want to burn incense and pray, the Lama Temple is a good place. You can go by subway, which is an important temple of Tibetan Buddhism. You can learn a lot by renting an interpreter or listening to a tour guide. There are many things to enjoy, but photography is not allowed in the hall.

After coming out, you can go to Guozijian Street and visit Confucius Temple and imperial academy. Tickets are cheap and ancient trees are towering. There is a Bailin Temple next to the Opera Hutong, but there are many units in it. The security guard is not allowed to visit, so don't go.

4. In Tiananmen Square, don't tell political jokes and do improper behavior.

When visiting the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, there are many scenic spots, so pay attention to safety.

6. The lakes in Beihai Park and Summer Palace will freeze in winter, so be careful when playing.

7. Pay attention to manners when visiting Beijing. In fact, even if you travel to other places, you should pay attention to civilized travel. When visiting Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, Junbo, etc. Turn off your cell phone, behave in a civilized way and don't talk loudly.

8. Pay attention to safety when visiting the Great Wall (especially when it freezes in winter) and do what you can.