The top ten hutongs in Beijing are Nanluoguxiang, Yandai Xiejie, Maoer Hutong, Guozijian Street, Liulichang, Jinyu Hutong, Dongjiaomin Alley, Xijiaomin Alley, Juer Hutong and Eight Hutong.
1. Nanluoguxiang
This 8-meter-long hutong is the most lively and fashionable hutong area in Beijing. The most authentic Beijing flavor is hidden here. 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 built in the same period as the Yuan Dynasty (1267), and is the only chessboard traditional residential area in China with the largest scale, the highest grade and the richest resources.
2. Beiluoguxiang
Go through Nanluoguxiang and Gulou East Street, and you will reach Beiluoguxiang. Unlike the noise of Nanluoguxiang, Beiluoguxiang has a rare tranquility and idleness. Trivial daily life is its most lovely appearance. There are also various surprise shops hidden here, as well as a coffee shop that can quietly bask in the sun for an afternoon.
3. The cigarette bag is inclined to the street
"After the sea waves are cold, the willow fog is cool, and a cigarette bag lights 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.
4. Wudaoying Hutong
Wudaoying used to be called Wudewei Battalion. Battalion is a military unit, and the place where troops are stationed is generally also called Battalion. In 1965, when the place names were reorganized, Xiaotiantou and Xiaoertiao were merged and renamed Wudaoying Hutong.
Wudaoying Hutong is next to Yonghe Palace and imperial academy Street. This Hutong looks like Nanluoguxiang, but its charm is different. It has both commercial noise and its own charm.
5. Guozijian Street
Guozijian Street is east-west, located between Yonghegong Street and Andingmennei Street. Guozijian Street is the only street with archways in Beijing.
If you want to have a cultural journey to explore history in Beijing, Guozijian Street must be a place you can't miss. It is named after Confucius Temple and imperial academy.
6. East-West Liulichang
Beijing Liulichang is located in Xicheng District. 1 km from Tiananmen Square. Liulichang starts from Liuxiang in the west and yanshou temple Street in the east, with a total length of 8 meters.
Liulichang is the most important ancient cultural street in Beijing, located outside Heping Gate in Beijing. It originated in the Qing Dynasty, when most juren who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination lived here, and there were many shops selling books, pen and ink.
7. Maoer Hutong
Maoer Hutong belongs to Jiaodaokou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. 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.
8. Brick Pagoda Hutong
The concept of "Hutong" began in Dadu. At that time, there were 29 Hutong, but only one Hutong was recorded in writing, which is Brick Pagoda Hutong.
From Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China to today, Brick Pagoda Hutong Beijing is the only hutong that has always been documented. It can be said that it is the "root" of hutongs in Beijing.
9. Eight Hutongs
Eight Hutongs were once synonymous with Fireworks Liuxiang. From west to east, the eight Hutongs are: Baishun Hutong, Rouge Hutong, Hanjiatan, Shaanxi Hutong, Shitou Hutong, Wang Guangfu Xiejie (now Palm Tree Xiejie), Zhujiahutong and Lishamao Hutong (now Xiaoli Hutong).
1. Hutong with Deep Flowers
Among the hutongs in Beijing, many people love "Deep Flowers" most, not because there is anything special about Hutong, but because the name of this hutong brings 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.