There seems to be hundreds of busy, bustling shops through this street walkway. There was shops that would cater for all kinds of treats, snacks, or whatever was needed. There were so many different types of food stalls around, selling things from ice creams, to...More

We didn't have alot of time for souvenir shopping in Beijing so we were glad to come upon this area. It's nicely done in and old fashion way. We picked up some inexpensive fans which were more than twice the price at the Great Wall....More

honestly everywhere in beijing souvenir shopping is so expensive esp near the tourist attractions. i did my full shopping for souvenirs from here.. lots of shops. lots of options. plus beautiful to walk around in the evenings. there is a lake at the end of...More

Very touristy and there are more genuine hutongs to stumble on but thus place is definitely very pretty and nice to walk around. River very beautiful.

It is a hutong, there are plenty of public toilets ( as people living in hutongs do not have toilets in their homes). This area has been done up for the tourist, there are bars with live music( some pretty old style) plenty of shops...More

Real beijing feel but nothing social from one hutong to the next it's over crowded on the weekends shops shouting to lure in suckers to buy what they are selling at 5 times the cost

You can find nice bars here, some have live singing band. We had nice evening drinking beer and listening to local music, . Although, it was more expensive then other places