What are the characteristics of Beijing formed by hutongs?

As an ancient urban hutong, Hutong has formed the characteristics of Beijing. The historical changes, the style of the times and the rich cultural atmosphere have left a deep impression on this folk museum.

No matter in the past or now, Hutong is a place where many Beijingers live and live. Hutongs are widely distributed and numerous, which can be connected in series to form the Great Wall stretching across Wan Li. It is a historical portrayal of the overlapping process of old and new Beijing.

Follow the footsteps of old Beijing and experience the life of ordinary people. You can take the human tricycles, walk the streets and lanes, and feel the past and present changes of Hutong from a distance.

The first stop of this trip-Drum Tower. Visitors can take the old Beijing traditional transportation tricycle (each car can take two people) to the starting point of the Hutong tour about 100 meters west of the north gate (back door) of Beihai Park.

The Drum Tower was built in 1272, with a height of about 50 meters. It is the time center of the old capital. Visitors can climb the Drum Tower overlooking the East-West Hutong on both sides of the central axis, listen to the tour guide explaining Beijing's history, urban pattern and the formation of Hutong, and visit the quadrangle model.

After leaving the Drum Tower, tourists take a tricycle through the hutong, walk along Shichahai for a while, get off at Yinding Bridge, and walk in the hutong full of Beijing folk customs accompanied by a tour guide, listen to the tour guide explain the cultural connotation of Beijing hutong and quadrangle, experience the traditional lifestyle in hutong personally, visit the quadrangle of ordinary residents, and learn about people's living habits and customs.

Then, continue to take a tricycle to Gongwangfu Garden, which is known as the "Grand View Garden of the Red Mansion". Gongwangfu Garden is the mansion of aristocratic families in Qing Dynasty. Built in 1779, covering an area of 3 hectares, it is the most well-preserved palace in Qing Dynasty. The tour guide will accompany the tourists through the charming Cui Jin Garden in Wang Fu Garden, visit the grand theatre building of Peking Opera Theatre for the social activities of aristocratic families in the past, and compare the lifestyle and environment of aristocratic families and ordinary people. Visitors can rest, drink tea and eat snacks in Gongwangfu Garden.

After the tour, the tricycle will take the guests back to the starting point, which takes about two and a half hours.