Yandai Xiejie is more than 200 meters in length. It is a commercial pedestrian street with traditional cultural characteristics. Beijing paper-cutting, sugar blowing, clay figurine making, Beijing specialty snacks, and commemorative photos in old hutongs. All kinds of small shops selling old Beijing specialties are antique and full of ancient and unique market customs, with full charm.
The past and present of the prosperous old street. Yandai Xiejie is one of the older commercial streets in Beijing. In the Qing Dynasty, it mainly dealt in smoking sets, mounting calligraphy and paintings, and selling antique jades. It was a prosperous commercial street. On the crowded street, you will occasionally come to shops with very different styles. Maybe in the past, these stores sold famous calligraphy and paintings. But now, there are more specialty snacks and souvenirs full of ethnic flavors. In fact, Yandai Xiejie itself is just like a tobacco pouch. The slender street is like the stem of a tobacco pouch. The east entrance is like the mouthpiece of a tobacco pouch. The west entrance turns southward and leads to Yinding Bridge. It looks just like the bowl of a tobacco pouch. It is precisely for these two reasons that naming the slanting street after ‘tobacco pouch’ is truly worthy of the name. Dense surrounding scenic spots. Yandai Xiejie is located between Gulou Street and Houhai. There are also famous scenic spots such as Yinding Bridge, Lotus Market, Jingshan Park, etc., and many famous specialty cuisines such as Yao Ji’s stir-fried liver, Wonton Hou, and Nanmen instant-boiled mutton, which can be visited together. Opening hours: Open all year round, all day. Must-see tips: When visiting Yandai Xiejie, you can choose to walk or take a rickshaw for sightseeing. You can also bring your own bicycle.Yandai Xiejie
Yandai Xiejie is more than 200 meters in length. It is a commercial pedestrian street with traditional cultural characteristics. Beijing […]
