Old Beijingers are very particular about rules:

Old Beijingers have many etiquettes, rules and taboos in their daily lives. As the saying goes: "There are 3,600 famous hutongs in Beijing, and the number of unknown hutongs is as small as a feather." Indeed, hutongs can be said to be one of Beijing's characteristic landscapes and cultures. Old Beijing is composed of hutongs, and hutongs are the essence of Beijing. However, when visiting alleys, we cannot express them as "visiting alleys" or "walking around alleys". This is because brothels are concentrated in alleys. Some clients go to this alley today and that alley tomorrow. Wandering around, walking around, looking for flowers and willows. As time went by, old Beijingers began to describe those who frequented alley brothels as "browsing in brothels", and later, implicitly, as "visiting alleys" or "walking around in alleys". Later, the meaning gradually extended, and those who wandered in the alleys with an improper style were also described as "hanging in alleys" or "walking in alleys".

Beijing people are also taboo about holding umbrellas inside the house. Elderly people often warn children: "Don't hold umbrellas inside the house, otherwise the house will leak!" This is of course a great exaggeration, but it is not It's not unreasonable, because the ceiling is the ceiling of a bungalow in Beijing. The ceilings of flat-tile houses in Beijing are all made of wooden strips, sorghum poles and reed poles, and then covered with wallpaper. The ceiling is less than 10 feet high and is made of paper, so if you swing something long inside the house, it will easily break.

Bird-raising culture in old Beijing:

Most people who raise birds in old Beijing live a leisurely life. The literati tended to raise Bai Ling, Indigo Chin, and Hongzi; the strong people raised Thrush; and the street performers raised Jiaozui and "Laoxi'er". Bird walking is not only to "let the birds out", but also to tame the birds, teach the birds some small skills, and to watch and entertain them. Beijingers like to keep birds, not only for fun, but also for mental health and fitness. There is a saying in the past: "Raising birds and walking them, the birds are walking, the people are practicing, the mind will become wider, the body will become stronger, and the life will be brighter." So whether it is a scholar, a famous Liyuan artist, a national player in Xinglin, or a coachman Both the bearers and the bearers are good at raising birds, but they are just different in rank.

Old Beijing food customs:

Beijing snacks are commonly known as "meeting food" or "vegetable tea", which combines Han, Hui, Mongolian, Manchu and other multi-ethnic snacks as well as Ming and Qing snacks. It is formed with the characteristics of palace snacks, with many varieties and unique flavor. There are about 200 to 300 kinds of snacks in Beijing, including side dishes to go with wine (such as white water sheep head, fried tripe, Baikui roasted sheep head, mustard dumplings, etc.), noodles used at banquets (such as steamed buns, minced meat pancakes, sheep eye steamed buns, etc.) , Wufushou peaches, sesame buns, etc.), as well as a variety of small foods (such as Aiwowo, Donkey Roll, etc.) as snacks or breakfast and late night snacks. Among them, the most characteristic Beijing-style dishes include bean juice, enema, fried liver, sesame tofu, fried noodles, etc.