Beijing Hutong Walking Tour History, Architecture and Local Life
Description
Whether it's your first time in China or you're already familiar with Beijing, this tour offers a quick and deep dive into Chinese culture, daily life, and valuable travel tips. Enjoy a traditional Beijing drink and receive recommendations for restaurants and travel tips. Start the tour at Xisi Subway Station and embark on your journey through the heart of Beijing. Experience the contrast between the ancient hutongs and the modern financial center. Visit various types of ancient Chinese architectures like Siheyuan, Stupa, Palace and Temple, learn about its historical and cultural significance. Walk through one of Beijing’s oldest hutongs, feeling the pulse of the ancient city.
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Itinerary
Join our guide to visit Beijing's earliest church with a unique Chinese touch and hear the fascinating story behind it.
Visit Guangji Temple, where you can see traditional Chinese temple architecture and ancient finger paintings.
See the ancient Wansong Brick Pagoda from the Yuan Dynasty and explore a collection of old Beijing images in a Siheyuan.
Walk through this oldest Hutong to glimpse the daily lives of locals and get the vibe of an authentic old Beijing.
Visit The Temple of Successive Emperors (if open) to see the grand palatial structures and learn how the Chinese honor their ancestors.
From a nearby cafe balcony, our guide will show you the exterior design of the White Stupa and introduce different types of Chinese pagodas.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Total duration includes travel time between each location.
Reviews(8)
I had a fabulous Hutong tour with Dee today. Really felt like a walk with a friend. She is very friendly and super knowledgeable. It was great being able to talk about history, daily life and customs in Beijing. We went to less visited sites which felt really authentic. Highly recommend booking this experience!
Lori was a great guide through the Hutongs explaining how they were laid out and significance of the doors. It was a fun sight seeing day and got me more familiar with the city.
The guide Tracy was really good. She made the visit very interesting and enjoyable. She speaks very well English - the best we had during 3 weeks. We visited places far from the crowd.
Great time exploring temples, a church, traditional medicine and more. Dee is very personable, knowledgeable, helpful, willing to answer lots of questions and took us to interesting places. She also gave us recommendations for lunch and checked in with us to make sure we found it and to pass along more recommendations. I also really appreciate that she didn’t try to hard sell us on other activities. I would gladly take another tour with Dee or her team.
The tour route was very well planned and we walked through several interesting sites that I could not have found alone. Tour guide Leonard was very knowledgeable. His passion to history and architecture is well visible. I definitely recommend this tour. This is very off the beaten tourist path. I hope they will have more similarly interesting routes to offer in future.
A walk around the old streets of Beijing, some hidden gems and local knowledge was a perfect start to our stay. Learning about the meaning behind the architectural features and the background history of the Futongs as well as a bit of help on how to make our way around Beijing streets and Metro was really helpful. Heidi our guide was great, friendly and helpful. The highlight of our trip.
This all-in-one trip was a rare-find treasure, especially for someone didn't have much time to do any research and only have short stay like me. We got to see a lot of traditional architecture and beautiful places with rich history, and tried some local delicacies too 😌 Dee is an amazing guide, super fun and tentative! She brought us a lot of local insights that only a "Beijinger" would know! I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to have a hassle free tour to enjoy Beijing's secret traditional spots. 3 hours well spent with great company!
I wasn’t sure where to visit in Beijing cuz I only got a 1-day layover. But I was so lucky to find this all-in-one trip, and got to see beautiful temples, ancient pagodas. I even had great drinks and snacks.
