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( Explore by rickshaw, bike or foot )
Hutong is actually a narrow street or alley with long history dating back to Yuan Dynasty. The courtyard-styled houses that local Beijing residents live once covered all Beijing. Many hutongs still survive today and attracts tourists to discover the authentic old Beijing.
Our tour itineraries will take you to hutongs either by rickshaw or on foot and to visit local family, learning how to cook and how to make dumplings. Through the tour, you will not only have a better understanding of the hutongs, but learn some skills in cooking Chinese food and making Chinese folk art.
Route: Yinding Bridge - Yandai Xiejie - Drum Tower
Overview: Walk around the famous hutong - Yandaixiejie, climb up to the Drum Tower getting a bird view of hutongs and siheyuans.
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Route:Yinding Bridge - Yandai Xiejie - Drum Tower
Overview: Rickshaw around the famous hutong - Yandaixiejie, climb up to the Drum Tower getting a bird view of hutongs and siheyuans.
Price from:$65/pax
Route:Beihai Park - Hutongs - Lama Temple - Confucius Temple - Imperial College
Overview: Folk culture immersion tour: walk through the oldest classic Chinese imperial garden - Beihai Park; rickshaw around the Gulou Hutong area; local family visit and house-host lunch; explore the largest and best preserved lamasery of China; have a class in the Imperial College; worship Confucius in the Confucius Temple.
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Route:Yandai Xiejie - Drum Tower - Lama Temple
Overview: Bike around the famous hutong - Yandaixiejie, climb up to the Drum Tower getting a bird view of hutongs and siheyuans; and visit the oldest and largest lamasery of China.
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Route:Beijing Zoo, Yongle Temple, Hutong, Olympic Stadium
Overview: You will see giant pandas in Beijing Zoo, visit Yonghe Temple, take rickshaw in Hutongs and take pictures with Olympic Stadiums.
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Route:Beijing Zoo, Yongle Temple, Hutong
Overview: This tour will take you to the Beijing Zoo to have a close touch with the lovely pandas and take photos with them, and then you will take rickshaw to feel the charm of Beijing Hutongs.
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Route:Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong
Overview: Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square are the must-see places in Beijing and also the most famous travel sights of China, Hutong is the most representative place of Old Beijing.
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Route:Badaling Great Wall, Hutong
Overview: Badaling is the most representative part of Great Wall and you will be marvelled at it. And Hutong is the representative part of old Beijing and you will be attracted by it.
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Route:Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Olympic Stadium, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Hutongs
Overview: This 2 Days package covers the most famous destination in Beijing including Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. And the highlight remains to be the hutong traveling.
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Route:Historic and Modern Beijing
Overview: This is a meticulously-made route for you who have great interest in both historic and modern Beijing. The most iconic ones include the Badaling Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven and Forbidden City.
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1)Dongjiaominxiang - the longest one
Located in the east side of the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Tian’anmen Square and downtown Beijing, Dongjiaominxiang is about 6.5 kilometers in length, which makes it the longest hutong in Beijing.
2)Yichidajie - the shortest one
Located in the south-east, on the eastern side of Glass Street, Yichidajie is only about 10 meters long, that’ s why it is also called One Foot Street. There are six shops in the street, which are engraving shops, a winery, a smithy and a barbershop.
3)Lingjing Hutong - the broadesrt one
It is located in Beijing Xidan District and with the width of 32.18 meters in the broadest part.
4) Qianshi Hutong - the narrowest one
Located in the west side of Beijing Zhubaoshi Street, Qianshi Hutong enjoy a 55 meters in length and 0.7 meters in width. And the narrowest part is only 0.4 meters. There is a courtyard at the end of the hutong which is a remnant of a monetary market in the Qing Dynasty.
5)Jiuwan Hutong - the most winding one
Located in the east part of Xaunwu District, Jiuwan Hutong is connected to Puchenshi Hutong from its eastern entrance and Xiaoweiying Hutong from its western entrance. It has more than 13 winding parts in the 390-meter length.
6) Sanmiaojie Hutong - the oldest one
It located behind behind Guohua Shopping Mall, Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. Sanmiaojie Hutong is a historical hutong which can be dated back to 900 years ago, to the Liao Dynasty (907 AD-1125 AD).
1) Local Family Visit and Dumpling Making Experience
During your hutong tours, visit a local family in the courtyard. Chat with the families about their life and learn to make Chinese dumplings (jiaozi). The enjoy the dumplings you and the families made together.
2) Chinese Cooking Class
If you are interested in the Chinese dishes, you can visit a local family and learn some basic skills in Chinese cooking during your hutong tour.
3) Chinese Calligraphy Learning
Chinese Calligraphy is a traditional culture in China. In this class, teachers will teach you some basic skills in writing and painting.
4) Make a Chinese Paper Cutting
The Chinese paper cutting is a national handicraft with profound cultural connotations. It is easy to learn and only requires a pair of scissors and paper. However, a good work requires more.
5) Chinese Knot Making
Chinese knot is another national handicraft with a long history in China. Each knot is woven out of one single silk thread, and given a name according to its shape and meaning. After learning how to make it, you can make some for your friends.