3 hours3-hour Antique Markets Hutong Walk Group Tour

1:50pm-17:00pm This is the oldest Hutong area in Beijing. You may feel you have stepped back in time as you wander through them. Qianmen Street and Dashila Street are Beijing's oldest commercial streets, crowded with long-established shops selling clothing, fabric, shoes, etc. For Example, Tongrentang, established in 1669, is China's most famous purveyor of traditional Chinese medicine. Ruifuxiang has been selling silk here since 1893; Qianxiangyi was established in 1840 as one of Beijing's most reputable silk shops. Neiliansheng Shoe Shop is the oldest existing cloth shoe shop in China since 1853, and Chairman Mao Zedong and other luminaries had their footwear made here. Daguanlou Cinema is the first cinema built in China since 1903.

Liulichang Cultural Street is Beijing’s best-known antiques street. It is a treasure trove of calligraphy, paintings, ancient books, and traditional Chinese crafts. 

Eight Great Hutongs are Baishun Hutong, Yanzhi Hutong, Hanjia Hutong, Shaanxi Lane, Shitou Hutong, Wangguangfu Xiejie (today’s Zongshu Xiejie), Zhujia Hutong, and Lishamao Hutong (today’s Xiaoli Hutong). Here are the cradle of birth of Beijing opera and old red light district. Many Beijing opera master used to lived here. Visit the former site of the brothel, appreciate the architectural style here with strong ethnic characteristics, doors and windows, railings, eaves have special designs.

Yangmeizhu Diagonal Street literally means “aspen plum and bamboo street”.  Contrastingly blending vintage charm with avant-garde flair, this street stands out from the more conventional hutongs. With an array of independent studios and shops, it promises delightful surprises as you leisurely wander through its alleyways.