Yandaixie StreetⅡ

Why is it Called Yandaixie Street / Yandaixiejie / Yandai Byway
“Yandai” in Chinese means small-bowled long-stemmed tobacco pipe, “Xie” means slanting, and “Jie” means street. Yandaixie Street is a 232m northeast-southwest Hutong. This distinguishes it from other east-west or north-south Hutongs, so it is called Xiejie. Then what’s the connection between the street and pipe? In the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644 - 1911), many residents near this area grew a preference on tobacco. So many tobacco shops opened on the street. In addition, the street itself looks like a tobacco pipe. The eastern end resembles a pipe mouth, the western end which turns to the south is like the small tobacco bowl, and the narrow main street is similar to the long pipe stem. The name Yandaixie Street really matches the reality.