Travel Notes of Old Beijing Hutong Pictures of Old Beijing Hutong

When it comes to Beijing, we will naturally think of the long history, culture and stories here, but it is the old hutong here that is the most wonderful and human in Beijing. If you tell a story, days and nights will not end.

This is the boundary of old Beijing, with a strong taste and culture of Beijing. Occasionally I can see several old buildings with mottled walls, telling my own history. People come and go, but they are independent, but they live in downtown areas.

If you want to really understand Beijing, you must come here and have a look. This is the place with the most traditional culture and flavor in Beijing.

Dongmianhua Hu tong

This third alley, located in Nangong East, can be said to be the real "my road has twists and turns, passing through a sheltered depression". When you walk in, at first you may just think that it is just an alley with a long day, but there are many tasteful quadrangles and other old houses hidden inside.

Walking into it, the quiet atmosphere came to me, the neat quadrangle building, the surrounding rules and regulations were neat and angular, and the mottled traces left by history could be seen on the walls. In the yard, small kitchens made of red bricks of different sizes are very lively.

Inside the quadrangle, there are four houses, each of which is occupied. People here live a leisurely life, which is different from the busyness outside. The ripe grapes in the yard look purple and delicious. They hang heavily, like gourds in fairy tales.

Walking out of the quadrangle, you can see a big house in Fengshan, a general in the late Qing Dynasty. Although the historical trend no longer belongs here, it does not affect the prosperity and gorgeous decoration here. It's a little mottled and old, and you can see how prosperous it was here in those days.

The general left an old city gate here, which can be said to be one of the symbols here. The sculpture on it is complicated and long.

This is a common hutong in old Beijing, but when you walk in it, you still feel the comfort and history here. By the way, the famous Central Academy of Drama is near here. You can visit it sometime.

Banchang Hutong, Fried Bean Hutong

This hutong is located in the east of the south exit of Tongluo Lane, which is the first alley. When you walk inside, it is different from others, because it has been surrounded by business atmosphere. There are many traces of commercial development here, but it can't stop your unique taste in old Beijing.

Although it has been developed, you can still feel the strong living habits and quiet living atmosphere of old Beijing. This hutong twists and turns. After a walk and an occasional stop, you can still feel the long river of history that once flowed here.

Heizhima Hu tong

Black Sesame Hutong, located in the west of Nangong Gu Xiang, looks simple and has no decoration. The only decoration is the Beijing feature here, that is, there are several potted flowers in front of almost every household, and occasionally vines climb up several households, as if Lu Xun wrote in the textbook that the three pools reflect the moon and are surrounded by vines.

Can not help but give people a sense of calm. There is also the residence of Kuijun, governor of Sichuan and minister of war in the late Qing Dynasty. This building, like other places, has disappeared with the passage of time. People go to the empty building, leaving only their own reverie.

Fortunately, it has not been developed by many businesses, and it still retains the lifestyle of old Beijing. It is also a rare hutong.

Shi Jia Hu tong

Walking here, touching the walls on both sides, I feel that time is slowly quiet at my fingertips and slowly lost. The silence here is completely different from the noise on both sides of the alley, and I seem to be isolated from time and space.

The gray walls, the red gates, the spacious quadrangles, the Shi Jia Hutong Primary School, the quiet dormitory of the People's Art Theatre, and the old artists who occasionally come out for a walk all make this place unique and add a lot of cultural atmosphere.

There is also a house, which is the residence of Ling Shuhua, a talented woman in the Republic of China. Walking in it, it seems that you can feel the joys and sorrows of this generation of talented women in this yard.

If you still have time, you can go and see the exhibitions here and feel the charm and culture of old Beijing. In a word, this hutong is the most cultural and literary hutong in old Beijing.

Dongjiaomin lane

This hutong can be said to be the longest hutong in old Beijing. It was once a famous embassy district. Buildings of different styles in different times have been built here, and you can see the road when you walk in this hutong. The houses on both sides still maintain the appearance of that era.

Scattered here, this alley is really long. If you have the patience to finish this alley, you'd better ride a bike, just like the teenagers in the Republic of China, laughing and carefree.

Embassies and buildings in the Republic of China are everywhere here, which makes you feel like you have returned to that era. Riding a bicycle in the long river of history is really like an energetic scholar who was full of patriotism.

Yuer Hu tong

The name sounds nice, much like a cute and naughty little girl, but it's the same here. There are different specialty stores on both sides of the road, so you can go shopping. This alley is relatively small. Don't miss it because you are greedy for shopping.

Remember, if you walk here for a while, you will see a small plaque that says "Yuer Hutong". Then there is a sign on the other side of the plaque that says "Memorial Hall of Qi Baishi's Former Residence".

You can visit here and see how the great Mr. Qi Baishi created so many great works.

Yuanensi Hu tong

This hutong is located in the northwest of Dongcheng District. It was named Yuan 'en Hutong because there is a Yuan 'en Temple in it. When you walk in, you can see this ancient temple. We can also see a familiar former residence, "Mao Dun's former residence".

This former residence is located in 13 Hutong. Walking into the courtyard, you can see a large contradictory bust standing in the courtyard. When you walk past the statue, you can see all kinds of contradictory objects and furnishings around the courtyard. It is also a good experience to feel the life of a great scholar once in a while.

Out of the quiet alley, we are familiar with the crowded Nangong Gu Xiang. Just because there is an alley, there is such a sense of historical crossing. This completely different Beijing makes people like it even more.

The mottled history, the buildings and walls reflected here, and the vines of the story slowly spread here. The old buildings that have always made people feel this way continue to write their own stories with the development of history.

Occasionally, a few flower cats fall from the eaves and break the silence here, but you don't think this is a kind of destruction, but a kind of life. A comfortable and leisurely life is what the winding hutongs here want to tell us.