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To experience the exquisite beauty of Beijing Hutong, Xie Jie, Dai Yan, a famous historical and cultural street in China, is undoubtedly a good choice.
Xie Jie, Dai Yan, located in the northeast of Qianhai, Shichahai, is an ancient commercial street. Dai Yan Xiejie starts from Di 'anmenwai Street in the east, connects Yaer Hutong in Xiaobei Hutong in the west, starts from Dashibei Hutong in the north, and reaches Qianhaibei in the south, with a total length of 232 meters from northeast to southwest.
Xie Jie, Dai Yan, is named because its hutong is shaped like a big tobacco pouch, with a tobacco pouch mouth in the east and a tobacco pouch pot in the west. On the other hand, there are many shops selling cigarette bags in the hutong, all of which have the guise of big cigarette bags hanging at the door of the shops. People have always called this street "Dai Yan Xie Jie", but this name was not officially confirmed until the period of Ting Anne Road.
The Qing Dynasty was the most prosperous period of this street. At that time, there were many tobacco bag shops, which operated various types of tobacco bags, hookahs and snuff bottles, and also sold tobacco leaves, such as Kanto tobacco, dried tobacco and blue tobacco. During the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, two shops in Xie Jie, Tongtaisheng and Shuangshengtai, had the greatest fame and style. It is said that their boss used to wash hookah for Empress Dowager Cixi.
Nowadays, you can see many interesting small shops on the inclined street of the tobacco bag, such as the national tide white rabbit toffee shop, the Chinese surname paper-cut culture, the retro postcard shop in Qing Dynasty, cocoa ballet chocolate and so on, which are both delicious and fun. From the buildings where these small shops are located, we can also see the features of the old commercial streets in the Qing Dynasty. This street presents the intangible culture of old Beijing to tourists in a contemporary and innovative way. No matter which store you walk into, you can find something new that makes your eyes shine.
South of Xie Jie is the northern edge of Qianhai. After visiting Xie Jie, you can take a walk along the Qianhai River, watch the warm sun dancing on the water in winter, and listen to the dance music of nearby residents ... The perfect combination of Shichahai and Dai Yan Xie Jie harmonizes the gentleness and tranquility of some southern water towns in the rich ancient rhyme of Beijing flavor, which is unforgettable for a long time.
Wudaoying Hutong is called "the most literary Hutong" by young people. Since 20 12, Wudaoying Hutong has attracted a large number of Beijing youth with foreign life experience, and this Hutong has become a new consumption concept life experience space.
The blue brick and gray tile quadrangle in Wudaoying Hutong not only bears the homesickness of Beijingers, but also serves as a window for foreign cultural exchanges, where eastern and western cultures meet and become a punching place for the younger generation of online celebrities.
Wudaoying Hutong starts from Yonghegong Street in the east and ends at Andingmennei Street in the west, with a total length of 632 meters, which is equivalent to the area of a football field. But there are 83 exquisite shops here, each with its own story, which is called "the punching place for online celebrities, which is both niche and literary" by netizens. This 600-meter-long alley has realized the integration of traditional folk houses and fashion trends, and the blending of eastern and western cultures.
There is a hand-made experience store, where you can experience hydrophilic scarves, modulate colors and draw patterns on the water, then immerse the scarves horizontally in the water, and then lift the scarves evenly from the water until the patterns and colors are completely attached to the surface of the scarves. You can also experience hand-painted ceramic cats. Visitors can draw cats on traditional ceramics in China as gifts for relatives and friends.
When you are tired of handmade products, you can come to Zhuo Yi Teahouse for a cup of green tea. The "Zhuo Yi" in Zhuo Yi Teahouse got its name from China's proverb "One hundred cleverness is not as good as one clumsiness". As a breakthrough point for network celebrities, it provides a new China tea and a combination of Chinese and Western refreshments. Champagne oolong, the signature tea, is to make champagne bubbles and colorful fragrance with oolong tea.
"Naqu" is a Chinese clothing store, which can be said to be the clothing of the whole hutong. Exquisite illustrations at the entrance and the gurgling water in the courtyard make people feel calm, slow down and feel the beauty of China tradition with heart. The shopkeeper hopes to convey the cultural charm of China that she knows with fabrics and designs.
Wudaoying Hutong, did you punch in?
Guozijian Street is the only street with archway in Beijing. There are four archways in the street, one in the east and one in the west, titled "Chengxian Street", and one in the left and right near imperial academy, titled "imperial academy". This hutong has a history of more than 700 years. It was named "Chengxian Street" in Qing Dynasty, and later named "Guozijian Street" because of the Confucius Temple and imperial academy. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once praised it as "the first good place in the capital and the first good place in imperial academy". Towering archways, ancient pagodas, houses and temples on both sides of the road are antique, quiet and quiet, and the ancient city is full of charm.
From the west end of Guozijian Street to the east, "Bai Hao Store" is on the left. From the appearance of the store to the interior decoration, the goods are all white, from toiletries to utensils, books, clothes, shoes and hats. Almost everything is white, like a pure white space. The items in the store are placed neatly, which will definitely make the "obsessive-compulsive disorder patients" feel extremely comfortable ~
"People in Beijing" is an old Beijing grocery store. There are several rows of small cages on the steps outside the door. The grasshoppers inside sang rhythmically, and the bells rang one after another, attracting passers-by and children to stop and watch.
There are all kinds of old Beijing handicrafts, chopping boards, wooden plates, painted porcelain pottery, hand-woven coasters, small baskets, and Beijing male prostitutes filled with shelves. The objects here can remind old Beijingers of their childhood, and also make children feel novel and interesting now.
"Lost and Found" is a Japanese furniture store that has been in this alley for 12 years. The decoration in the store is warm and fresh, and friends who love home improvement can experience the beauty of life here.
Chai Doudou Chai Dog Chai Cafe is a Chai Dog Chai Cafe. The interior decoration is bright and very clean. Friends who like dogs can get in close contact with the lovely Shiba Chai and have a loving interaction with them ~
Besides these, there are other cultural and creative handicraft shops to visit. There are not many tourists in this hutong, and the environment is very quiet. When you get to the hotel, the smell of food will float out. Occasionally, I can see my grandmother sitting on the steps in the sun, with a strong breath of life, as if she had returned to the old Beijing city decades ago.
The online celebrity dessert shop "Yuanguben Store" is also located here. The retro and textured wooden sign reads the word "Yuangu". This brand-new Chinese dessert space has attracted many stars to punch in, and the ancient wood environment gives people a fresh and comfortable feeling. The recommended brand products are bean milk tea cake, ebony tofu glutinous rice balls, jasmine green tea cheese and snow ear lily glutinous rice balls.
It's very pleasant to visit Guozijian Street in the afternoon. If you want to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city for a while and experience the old Beijing culture, it is a good choice.
Ximaochang Street has been one of the famous commercial streets in Beijing since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This street was first formed in the Ming Dynasty. It was originally related to the arrival of masons in the suburbs of Beijing. At that time, there were a large number of businessmen in Qianmen area, and each family had huge millstones, mortar stones and grindstones. Masons established themselves here by virtue of the skills handed down from their ancestors, and opened large and small millstone workshops and factories for polishing stone tools, leaving a place name with commercial characteristics of the times. After several changes, banks, clubs, hotels, hospitals, dyeing houses, optical shops and so on. It's all open. In its heyday, it was once called "Four Commercial Streets Outside Qianmen" with Xiheyan, Xianyukou and Dashilan.
Today, the rebuilt West Polishing Factory Street retains many old-fashioned relics, including a building called Tianfu Store. Tianfu Store is located at No.212, West Street of Polishing Factory. You can easily find it when you walk in the street. Although it is only a two-story building, it is very tall in the alley, and the whole building is dignified and imposing.
According to the data, it used to be a hotel during the Republic of China, but later the property right was owned by the People's Bank of China, and it continued to be used as a guest house. Fortunately, when the guest house was rebuilt, the three signs of "Tianfu Store" were not shoveled off, but were pasted in with cement. This may be a coincidence, even the "lazy" behavior of workers, but it has unexpectedly achieved today's remains.
In recent years, when the West Polishing Factory Street was rebuilt, the relevant departments decided to repair this small building in the way of "repairing the old as the old". In order to restore the original appearance as much as possible, the builders washed the facade of the old wall bit by bit with high-pressure water guns. At this time, a miracle happened-with the gradual peeling of the outer wall skin, the three characters "Tianfu Store" showed their true meaning and became one of the classic remains of the West Polishing Factory Street.
Yangzhumei steet
The Yangmeizhu Xie Jie outside Qianmen is only 496 meters, starting from Meishi Street in the east and extending to Yanshou Street in the west. This street was once called Yangmeizhu Xie Jie in the Full Map of Beijing during the Qianlong period, and later called Yangmeizhu Xie Jie during the Guangxu period. Yang Meizhu and Xie Jie's literary style began in the Republic of China. Lu Xun gave a banquet at Taifeng Building in Hutongkou, and Shen Congwen wrote about the border town here. This is where Cai E and Fengxian Xiao met. During the Republic of China, seven famous bookstores gathered here, and Yangmeizhu Xie Jie can be said to be the top punching resort in the literary and art circles during the Republic of China.
Walking along Yangmeizhu Xie Jie Road, a small white building during the Republic of China came into view, engraved with traditional Chinese characters "Model Bookstore". The design of columns and window sills is full of the sense of the times, which is the most conspicuous building and signboard of Yangmeizhu Xie Jie. It used to be the original site of the world bookstore, and it stood in three pillars with the Commercial Press and Zhonghua Bookstore.
When you enter the bookstore, the meaningful taste of the minority will come to your face, stepping on the vicissitudes of the wooden floor, quietly looking at the old books on the antique shelves, and looking at the neatly arranged lighting, flowers and ornaments, as if people were instantly immersed in the old times.
There is also a blue brick building in Yangmeizhu Xie Jie. There is a stone tablet on the door that says "Qingyun Pavilion". Where did Qingyun Pavilion come from? Once with Quanyechang, Dongan Market and "the first floor of Shoushan", it was called the four major shopping malls in old Beijing. Famous Peking Opera actors such as Cheng, Ma and Mei Lanfang also performed here, and General Cai E also dated here. The elegant literature and art of the Republic of China are immersed in the bones of this building.
"I stole half a day's leisure because I was talking to monks in the bamboo yard", a cup of hot coffee, a heavy history and a strong Republic of China style, shouldering the most prosperous place in old Beijing, looking for the elegance and literature of the past, Yang Meizhu and Xie Jie cherished the years of stability and tranquility in the world, and punched in here, which was worth the money.
Source | Beijing Tourism Network Comprehensive