{"id":22568,"date":"2023-06-25T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T22:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=22568"},"modified":"2023-06-25T20:24:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T12:24:56","slug":"authentic-beijing-local-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/authentic-beijing-local-experience","title":{"rendered":"Authentic Beijing Local Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To get under the skin of the capital city of Beijing, you need to delve into the traditional hutong area \u2013 an old neighbourhood that consists of a warren\u00a0 of narrow back lanes, quaint courtyards, and teems with people, a vibe\u00a0 of sights, sounds and aromas \u2013 the Old World Charm in Beijing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shichahai, or popularly known as Houhai or Back Lake in English, is such a wonderful mix where you will lose yourself in the maze-like traditional hutong \u2013 Beijing\u2019s heart and soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houhai is still thriving and very much alive, with chic bars and quaint restaurants offering drinks and traditional food, rife with authentic Beijing cultures.  Check out \u201cHow to Visit Shichahai<\/a>\u201d for more information on the transport to get to Shichhai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I happen to meet a group of foreign students visiting Shichahai ( or also popularly known as Houhai ), and I follow them to record some of their activities using my camera in Shichahai for your reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Photography: Landscape and People<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A Group of Foreign Students at Houhai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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They snap pictures of the natural sights at Houhai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Taking the photos of the local people and their street life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

2. Gastronomic Memories<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Eating Scorpion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eating Scorpion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Wolf down sugar-coated fruits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Wait in line to eat cotton floss or Candy floss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Be intrigued by the posters on the wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Tours<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To get under the skin of the capital city of Beijing, you need to delve into the traditional hutong area \u2013 an old neighbourhood that consists of a warren\u00a0 of narrow back lanes, quaint courtyards, and teems with people, a vibe\u00a0 of sights, sounds and aromas \u2013 the Old World Charm in Beijing. Shichahai, or…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,19],"tags":[3625,3623,3624,3622],"class_list":["post-22568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-attractions-tips","category-beijing-travel","tag-authentic-traditional-experience-in-beijing","tag-beijing-real-experience","tag-beijing-traditional-experience","tag-local-real-experience-in-beijing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22568"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31914,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22568\/revisions\/31914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}