Yandaixie StreetⅦ

Attractions around Yandaixie Street
Hutongs in Beijing are interlaced. Just 800m away from the eastern end of Yandaixie Street, there lies another time-honored popular Hutong, Nanluoguxiang. On your way there, you will pass by a landmark of the ancient Beijing City, the Drum Tower.

Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷)
Nanluoguxiang is to the east of Yandaixie Street, about 15 minutes’ walk away. It is 787m long, 8m wide, and is one of the oldest streets in Beijing with a history of over 740 years. Here is the perfect place to find out what Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1271 - 1368) Hutongs look like. As the former center of the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, many prominent officials and eminent personages have lived here. With time passing by, the residences remain though their owners are gone. So here is also a good place to appreciate ancient architectures. Now it has been transformed into a pedestrian street full of restaurants, snack stands, and souvenir shops which is very popular with tourists.