In addition to visiting the Forbidden City, there is also a must-see experience in going to Beijing: visiting hutongs! There are many century-old authentic hutongs in Beijing that are well worth visiting! Deep in the alley, the eaves are flying tiles, which are the epitome of old Beijing. The following small series will introduce the hutongs worth visiting in Beijing. The smoke pipe is inclined to the street

"After the sea waves are cold, the willow fog is cool, and a smoke pipe sets the sun. The silver bridge can carry the weight of the western hills, and the old shops still fly and explode. Dream falling nose pot smell drunk, soul wandering tile lane turns melodious. The diagonal street is shorter than the tobacco rod, and the steps are longer in the Ming and Qing dynasties. " It is the famous Yandai Xiejie in Beijing that is written in the poem, which is located in the core area of Shichahai Nature Reserve. The origin of this name also goes to the fact that the flag bearer who lived in the northern city at that time liked smoking, and the tobacco leaves were packed in tobacco bags. Later, the demand for tobacco bags surged, and the tobacco bag shops on the diagonal streets also increased day by day. In addition, the inclined street of the tobacco pouch itself is like a tobacco pouch, and the slender street is like a tobacco pouch pole. Nowadays, it is a good place for Beijingers to look for food and antiques and enjoy ancient paintings and calligraphy in their leisure time. Guozijian Street

Guozijian Street is named after the Confucius Temple and imperial academy. There are several temples and four archways on this street, so it is most suitable for exploring history and culture.

imperial academy was the highest institution of higher learning established in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. At that time, it was a matter of "glorifying ancestors" if you could go to school in imperial academy. Confucius Temple is a place where Confucius was worshipped in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are 198 stone tablets engraved with the names of three generations of scholars, including more than 5, people including Shen Junru, Xu Guangqi, Zeng Guofan and Yuan Chonghuan. Nanluoguxiang

Nanluoguxiang in Beijing is on the list of 25 interesting places in Asia that you have to visit, which was selected by American Time magazine. This 8-meter-long hutong is the most lively and fashionable hutong area in Beijing, with neon bars and gray walls and tiles. The most authentic Beijing flavor is hidden here, and the streets and lanes were once crowded with dignitaries. From the generals of the Ming Dynasty to the Empress Gege of the Qing Dynasty, there are also masters of poetry and painting by literati and scholars. Every house in the hutong has endless romantic figures, and every place can involve a history or story.

Nanluoguxiang runs north and south, starting from Gulou East Street in the north and ending at Di 'anmen East Street in the south, with a total length of 786 meters and a width of 8 meters. It was completed at the same time as the Yuan Dynasty (1267).

It is the only chessboard traditional residential area in China with the largest scale, the highest grade and the richest resources, which completely preserves the texture of hutong courtyards in the Yuan Dynasty.

Today, there are personalized shops with ever-changing styles, exquisite and fashionable private houses, and the mixed blood of old and new in Gu Xiang in the Yuan Dynasty has been reborn. Tourists all over the world love to come here and "get lost in Beijing". Wudaoying Hutong

Wudaoying Hutong is more than 6 meters long, next to imperial academy Street, and it is the new favorite place of young people. There are not many people in this hutong, most of them are very laid-back, who want to stay here for an afternoon, or tourists who come here to take photos.

Because most of the investors who settled in Wudaoying in the early days were foreigners. So there are all kinds of coffee, pubs and western-style light restaurants here, which are the gathering place of petty bourgeoisie in Beijing and one of the favorite places for foreigners to live. Some bosses who opened stores in Nanluoguxiang and Gulou also got wind of it and opened branches or new stores in Wudaoying. Liulichang Ancient Culture Street

Liulichang has nothing to do with "glass" now, and there is no trace of "glass". But in the Yuan Dynasty, it was still a suburb, so the official kiln for burning glazed tiles was opened. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, it became an urban area, so the "Liulichang" at that time moved to a farther place, but the name was preserved and passed down to this day. Maoer Hutong

Maoer Hutong, people familiar with Beijing will not be unfamiliar with this name. It starts from Nanluoguxiang in the east, reaches Di 'anmenwai Street in the west, connects with Doujiao Hutong in the north, and connects with Dongbeiqiao Hutong in the south. In the Qing dynasty, it was renamed because there was a hat-making workshop. There are the most representative private gardens in Beijing, where the last empress Wan Rong, the Ming Dynasty general Hong Chengchou and the Beiyang warlord Feng Guozhang once lived. Both ends of the hutong are connected with bustling and noisy streets. Under the dense forest shade, fashionable sports cars and ancient tricycles crisscross between the red doors and gray walls, which faintly become a symbol of status.

The existing quadrangles in Maoer Hutong are: Maoer Hutong No.5, Maoer Hutong No.9 (Keyuan), Maoer Hutong No.11 (Wenyu House), Maoer Hutong No.13 (Feng Guozhang's former residence), Maoer Hutong No.21 (the site of Wenchang Palace in Zitong Temple), Maoer Hutong No.37 (Wanrong's former residence) and Maoer Hutong No.45 (the Qing prefect's yamen,'s former residence). Eight Hutongs

Eight Hutongs used to be synonymous with Fireworks Liuxiang. From west to east, the eight Hutongs are: Baishun Hutong, Rouge Hutong, Hanjiatan, Shaanxi Lane, Shitou Hutong, Wang Guangfu Xiejie (now Palm Tree Xiejie), Zhujiahuhutong and Lishamao Hutong (now Xiaoli Hutong). There are many hutongs in Beijing, but the only eight hutongs are famous at home and abroad. In the late Qing Dynasty, a jingle was circulated in Beijing to allude to these eight hutongs: "The eight hutongs have been named since ancient times, and Baishun Stone City in Shaanxi. Hanjiatan is full of string songs, and Wangguang Xiejie is brightly lit. In front of the Wanfo Temple, there are two roads outside the camp. How many mink and fur hawkers know, and clusters of rouge go up the slope. " Hutongs with Deep Flowers

Among the hutongs in Beijing, many people love "Deep Flowers" most, not because there is anything special about the hutong, but because its name brings people infinite reverie and poetry. People read the name of the hutong "Deep in Flowers" and feel as if they have stepped into the depths of spring surrounded by flowers, which is the special meaning of China characters. Gu Cheng has a poem titled "Deep in a Hundred Flowers", "The depths of a hundred flowers are good, and the world is ignorant. The small courtyard is half cloudy, and the old temple is three feet grass. The autumn wind has not forgotten, and it has swept away the fallen leaves. Winning Taoyuan here is just that people will be old. "

Deep in the hutong, "No.16 Baihua Deep Hutong in Xinjiekou" is where Zhang Xiaowei's Baihua Recording Studio is located. Baihua should be one of the earliest recording studios in Beijing, where many musicians tossed their music and dreams. Can you still find the taste of rock and roll in the depths of today's flowers?