Explore the hutongs with a local Beijinger, Dongsi Sitiao Hutong.

📍Address: Dongcheng District, Beijing. East of Chaoyangmen North Street; west of Dongsi North Street. 🚗Transportation: Shared bikes are convenient. 👍️Must-see: In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Sitiao Hutong and belonged to Sichengfang. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the Plain White Banner and was still called Sitiao Hutong. After 1949, it was called Dongsi Sitiao. In 1965, Xishuiche Hutong was merged into it. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed Hongri Road Sitiao, and later restored to Dongsi Sitiao. According to the Yandu Congkao, the Baquan Bureau East Factory was located in Sitiao Hutong. It is now part of the Beijing Old City Historical and Cultural Protection Area from Dongsi Santiao to Batiao. 😄Visitors: 50% foodies born in the 1980s, 50% tourists from other places. This is a popular hutong. Come and have a look if you have time. The Dongsi Hutong Museum is in the hutong. 🎟️Tickets: No reservation or ticket required.