Beijing Hutong Walking Day Tour
Overview
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Tour Description
Our English speaking tour guide meets you at your hotel lobby at your downtown hotel in Beijing, then take subway or public bus the starting point of your walking tour - Chengxian Street. Then walk along
Chengxian Street , the east-west roadway, starting about 700 years ago with its structures built in line with ancient Chinese customs, once one of the China's most important humanist centers - the Confucius Temple and Guozijian (Imperial College).
On the street, you will visit " Rongbu Tang" with a century old craftsmanship at its boutique store on Chengxinjie Street. The title of Rongbu Tang is given to a famous craftman - Tang Qiliang, a well-known elder craftsman in making toys with downy materials including wool and cotton (rongbu).
Then continue to walk to the Drum Tower dating from 1420, ascending the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan.
After lunch, walk through the famous Yandai Xiejie( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name. Then walk across the the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs.
Experiencing some typical hutongs in the Shichahai area like Da Jinsi Hutong Tao, the most famous hutongs keeping the original layout of Hutong Area.
Arrive at the old courtyard and begin the half hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved.
After the walking tour of the hutong area in Shichahai, our tour guide will escort you back to your downtown hotel by subway or public bus around 4:00pm.
On the street, you will visit " Rongbu Tang" with a century old craftsmanship at its boutique store on Chengxinjie Street. The title of Rongbu Tang is given to a famous craftman - Tang Qiliang, a well-known elder craftsman in making toys with downy materials including wool and cotton (rongbu).
Then continue to walk to the Drum Tower dating from 1420, ascending the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan.
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After lunch, walk through the famous Yandai Xiejie( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name. Then walk across the the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs.
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Experiencing some typical hutongs in the Shichahai area like Da Jinsi Hutong Tao, the most famous hutongs keeping the original layout of Hutong Area.
Arrive at the old courtyard and begin the half hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved.
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After the walking tour of the hutong area in Shichahai, our tour guide will escort you back to your downtown hotel by subway or public bus around 4:00pm.
Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)
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| Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person |
| 1 person | US$ 125 |
| 2 persons | US$ 79 |
| 3 persons | US$ 65 |
| 4 - 5 persons | US$ 59 |
| 6 - 9 persons | US$ 55 |
| 10 persons up | US$ 49 |
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| Price inclusion: 1. Only entrance ticket for Drum Tower and Old Courtyard included 2. Pick-up service from hotel 3. Private English speaking tour guide 4. Chinese Lunch |
Price exclusion: 1. Personal Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip. 2. Tips to the tour guide |
Reservation Notes
| ● | Personal online booking information below must be provided or book by email  ：Full Name, Nationality, Gender, Names of Travelers, Flight No., Arriving Time and Start Date. You are also welcome to call us at (+86)18611964400 ( 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday). Tour Beijing will not refund any losses due to missing or incorrect information. |
| ● | All rates on Tour-Beijing.com are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. |
| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours listed on website are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
| ● | Cash or Prepayment (Paypal, credit card payment, wire transfer, AliPay, WeChat Pay). Both RMB and USD are acceptable. Your actual mode of payment will be confirmed by your trip advisor. Basically, only bus tours (day tour) accept cash payment on the day. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | The cancellation fee: to be confirmed by trip advisor, based on different itineraries and different policies. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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Office Hours:
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| Monday | 9AM–6:00PM |
| Tuesday | 9AM–6:00PM |
| Wednesday | 9AM–6:00PM |
| Thursday | 9AM–6:00PM |
| Friday | 9AM–6:00PM |
| Saturday | 9AM–6:00PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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