Hutong and Antique Street Walking Tour-Catherinelutours.com

Overview

This wonderful guided tour will lead you around the hutongs and courtyards in Qianmen area where you will see ancient authentic alleyways, courtyard houses, and the real, genuine daily life of Beijingers. We will cheerfully explore a small fresh vegetable market, continue our delightful tour strolling and shopping along the famous Liulichang Cultural Street which exhibits arts& crafts, and enjoy leisurely time together visiting the old cultural neighborhoods nearby.

Highlights

Visit Qianmen Pedestrain street, the well-preserved commercial street in the center of Beijing;
Visit famous traditional shops with over 100-years history of tea, hats, shoes, silk, Chinese medicine, etc.
Explore Liulichang street, the antique street of arts and crafts;

Itinerary

Day 1Hutong and Antique Street Walking Tour

The walk along the old alleyways in the neighborhood provide an opportunity to see a world of difference in the central capital of this rapidly changing country.

From Hutong, we will walk on the Qianmen Pedestrain street and walk around the Dashilar Street. Dashilar is located at the center place of ancient Beijing city, which is an important component part of south middle axis. It is a narrow street with numerous shops on both sides, which attracts lots of tourists every day. In the area of 1.26 square kilometers around the Dashilar shopping street, many ancient Beijing buildings are well-preserved. You will find many famous shops with over 100 years history such as Beijing Tong Rentang which sells Chinese medicine, Nei Liansheng which sells shoes, Rui Fuxiang which sells silk and Liu Biju which sells pickles etc. It has always been the leading traditional shopping center. Besides, there are also other famous shops like Zhang Yiyuan which sells teas and Ma Juyuan which sells hats.

We will also visit the famous Liulichang Cultural Street which exhibits arts& crafts and explore the old cultural neighborhoods nearby.