Beijing culture trip Part 1- Nanluogu Xiang

Old Beijing culture is the culture of the Hutong and Courtyard. If you would like to taste, you must visit a place named Nanluogu Xiang. Nanluogu Xiang is the most famous and the wealthiest old Beijing style Hutong. 

Nanluogu Xiang's north end Gulou Dong Dajie, and the south end Di'anmen Dong Dajie. It is 768 meters long and 8 meters wide. It was built during the same period with the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. It is China only intact, the highest grade, the most abundant resources and chessboard style Yuan Dynasty Hutong and Courtyard. These building shows the history of old Beijing and records the changes of the times. It likes an old man tells people a special story.

Although Nanluogu Xiang is historic alley, now it has a lot of variety shops and restaurants. Combination of traditional culture and modern culture, the collision of east culture and west culture give Nanluogu Xiang a new color.

Walking in the Nanluogu Xiang, tasting the ancient Beijing culture, your heart will calm down. That's why the global tourists love to come here, lost in Beijing.

How to get there:

By Subway:

Take Subway Line 5 to Beixinqiao (Exit D) or Zhangxizhong Station (Exit A). Then walk westwards for about 15 minutes to the destination.

By Bus:

Take Bus 108, 201 and get off at Bingmasi

Take Bus 104, 107, 113, 204 and get off at Jiao Dao Kou

Take Bus 701 and get off at Di'anmen Dong Station.

Take Bus 13, 118, 612, 823 and get off at Luogu Xiang

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