Private Evening Hutong Walking Tour with Mongolia Hotpot Dinner
3 h
Dinner
Private
By walk
Evening
Instant confirmation
About this activity
Your English speaking guide will pick you up from your Beijing City Hotel's lobby at 4pm. Walk along Shijia Hutong, which is most well-known for its education.There are many famous people who used to live along this allay. Shijia Hutong Museum was founded in 2014; the first facility in Beijing that was established to preserve Hutong history.
With Beijing potentially set to lose as much as 20 percent more of its remaining Hutongs, the museum’s opening couldn’t come at a better time to foster appreciation of the city’s most distinctive style of architecture, and along with it, a neighborhood way of life that has disappeared from a city the population of which has grown 20 times over the last 60 years.The various items on display show the Hutong life as it was decades ago.There are altogether 8 exhibition halls.
Your English-speaking guide will give a detailed history lesson on Hutong history and culture. Explore Shijiahutong to the east end, before entering a street with shops and restaurants where the locals eat and shop. Visit the local fresh market to witness the everyday life that consist of fresh produce. Buy some fruit so you can taste local produce.
Enjoy the most famous Mongolian Hotpot in the Hutong restaurant. Taste Bai jiu, a popular liquor in Beijing. After your delicious dinner, your English-speaking guide will help you find a taxi or subway back to your hotel.
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With Beijing potentially set to lose as much as 20 percent more of its remaining Hutongs, the museum’s opening couldn’t come at a better time to foster appreciation of the city’s most distinctive style of architecture, and along with it, a neighborhood way of life that has disappeared from a city the population of which has grown 20 times over the last 60 years.The various items on display show the Hutong life as it was decades ago.There are altogether 8 exhibition halls.
Your English-speaking guide will give a detailed history lesson on Hutong history and culture. Explore Shijiahutong to the east end, before entering a street with shops and restaurants where the locals eat and shop. Visit the local fresh market to witness the everyday life that consist of fresh produce. Buy some fruit so you can taste local produce.
Enjoy the most famous Mongolian Hotpot in the Hutong restaurant. Taste Bai jiu, a popular liquor in Beijing. After your delicious dinner, your English-speaking guide will help you find a taxi or subway back to your hotel.
Included
- Hotel pickup (for hotels within the 3rd ring road of Beijing City)
- Mongolia Hotpot dinner
- Professional guide
- Private tour
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant meals not included
- Dress code is smart casual
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Hotel pickup from hotels within the 3rd road of Beijing City, but not including the travel fee to the Hutong area
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Features
Tourism
85%
Cultural
65%
Original
50%
Food
50%
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