Hutong, Beijing-specific an ancient city alley. In Beijing, hutongs voluminous there are thousands of them around the Forbidden City and the surrounding, most formed in the history of China's Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty 3.
1, Hutong Tour (track it in old Beijing's footsteps)
Visitors park in the North Sea north gate (door) of about 100 meters west of the alley by the old Beijing tour starting point of departure the traditional means of transport tricycle (each a mere two), up to the first stop on the itinerary - the Drum Tower.
Drum Tower was built in 1272, high of about 50 meters, the old capital of the timekeeping center, guided guests on both sides of the central axis Golden Drum Tower overlooking the city of east and west alley to explain Beijing's history, urban patterns and the formation of alleys, and visit the courtyard model .
2, to leave the Drum Tower, riding tricycles through the alley, along the Shichahai a while, in the Yin Dingqiao get off to the capital with the rich folk customs of the alley walk, Beijing's hutongs and quadrangles of the cultural connotation and see alley in the traditional way of life , and into the general residential courtyard to visit, and chat with the residents to understand the customs of people's lives.
3, take tricycle going to the "Red House Grand View Garden," said the Prince Gong's Mansion Garden.
Prince Gong's Mansion Garden, a hutong in the Qing Dynasty nobility big houses of others. It was founded in 1779, covers an area of 3 hectares, is now the best preserved of the Qing Dynasty palace, through the royal gardens and a charming Xiuse extraction Jinyuan, visited a noble family of the former to carry out social activities organized by the great Peking Opera Theater Opera church, Contrast aristocratic families and ordinary people's way of life and the environment. Prince Gong's Mansion Garden in the rest, tea, eat snacks.
After the event, tricycles will be the guests returned to the starting point, full tour takes about 2 and a half hours.
Second, do a day Beijingers (feelings Alley Life)
After attending the first event, the arrival alley in a primary school, to visit kids in the class, under class activities, with teachers and kids to talk about Beijing children's lives learning. Later, into the residents homes to the owner, together with the hospitality dumplings, eat Deli and chat. In-depth understanding of the reform and opening up to bring the concept to the general population and material change.
Author: janana
