Plan your Beijing tours? A Beijing hutong tour is highly recommended to explore Beijing’s only remaining vernacular architecture – Hutong and Siheyuan.
Hutong (alley) and Siheyuan (courtyard) are the typical vernacular dwellings in Beijing. Its origin can date back to Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 – 1368 ) when massive city construction were carried out for the building of the capital city for the great empire in Chinese history.
With intensified Beijing’s urbanization, more and more hutongs and courtyards are disappearing from our eyes, replaced by uniform cement buildings. Some of the hutongs and courtyards are purchased and gentrified, losing their traditional architectural glory.
Hutongs and courtyards in Beijing are decreasing. Last October we went to Jia 33, Jinsi Hutong in Shichahai ( Houhai and Qianhai ) for a fam trip. We followed a rickshaw driver and visited a small courtyard in a famous hutong – Jinsi Hutong.
Rickshaw drivers are waiting for travellers in Shichahai area.
Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours
If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Beijing guided tours:
Beijing Day Tour
Beijing Tour Packages
Great Wall Tour
Beijing City Tour
Beijing Winter Tour
Beijing Autumn Tour
Car Rental in Beijing
Beijing Tours
China City Tours
China Tour
Further Readings
Best Time to Visit Beijing
How to plan a trip to Beijing
Houhai Winter Ice Skating Rink
The Old World Charm in Beijing
Dajinsi Hutong in Shichahai
How to visit Shichahai
Shichahai in the early morning
Sunset Over Houhai Lake in Beijing
The night view of Shichahai
Shichahai in the early morning
Shichahai, a nice place to walk at night in Beijing
Top 10 Attractions in Beijing
How to Visit Forbidden City
How to Visit Temple of Heaven
How to Visit Summer Palace
How to Visit Ming Tombs
How to Visit the Great Wall of China
How to Visit Tiananmen Square
How to Visit Hutongs
How to Visit Olympic Sites
Top 10 Markets in Beijing
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing
Beijing Shopping
Wangfujing Night Snack Street
Qianmen Commercial Street
Beijing Huguosi Street
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