Beijing Liulichang and Hutong Area One Day Walking Tour

Itinerary

Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide at 08:30 am to start the one day old Beijing walking trip.

Reach Liulichang Area to start our walking tour.
Liulichang Antique market is a famous antique market originated from Qing Dynasty. Walking along Liulichang street, you will find many ancient style shops for ancient paintings, calligraphy, books, old coins, rubbings, ink stones and ink, etc.

Among the shops, Rongbaozhai (Studio of Glorious Treasures) is the most famous with a history of over 200 years. the craftsmen here used traditional technique of woodblock color printing to reproduce many internationally renowned reproductions of Chinese paintings.

Then visit Dashila area and nearby Hutong area. Dashila is a business street with a history of more than 500 years. Some time-honored shops are still here. Hutongs are lanes or alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard). Most of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City.

Visit an Old Beijing Museum. By the dough figurine making, the museum displays the vivid scence of 13 representative traditional shops in old Beijing city, including the shop of tea, pastry, musical instrument, silk and big-bowl-tea, etc.

Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
(Lunch)

Note:
1. Tour guide may combines public bus, subway, taxi as well as walking during this day tour.
2. Beijing local tour guide may adjust the visiting sequence according to weather and traffic condition.
3. The price is subject to change before final confirmation.
4. You should love Old Beijing Hutong, otherwise will feel boaring when walk one day in Hutong.