Historic site · BEIJING
Nanluoguxiang Hutong
南锣鼓巷 · Nánluógǔxiàng
About
Restored Yuan-dynasty hutong street, fully pedestrianised. The most-visited hutong tourist district; cafes, boutiques, baozi shops.
Nanluoguxiang ('South Drum Tower Lane') is a 786m hutong dating to the Yuan dynasty (13th century), running south from Gulou Dongdajie. The street and its 16 side-hutongs have been heavily commercialised since the 2000s; what was once a genuine residential lane is now Beijing's most-visited hutong tourist street, with cafes, snack shops, design stores. Touristy but representative; the side-hutongs (Mao'er Hutong, Yu'er Hutong) retain more original character.
How to get there
Metro Line 6 or 8 to Nanluoguxiang.
When to visit
Weekday late morning. Avoid weekend afternoons.
Other attractions in Beijing
Itineraries featuring this site
- Beijing 3-day blitz — first-timer fast pass
3d · Three full days in Beijing covering the Forbidden City, Great Wall at Mutianyu, the Temple of Heaven and the hutong lanes — the absolute core of the capital for visitors with limited time.
- Beijing weekend — 3 days in the capital
3d · Three days in Beijing covering the Forbidden City, Great Wall at Mutianyu and the Temple of Heaven — the irreducible core of the capital, managed at a pace that avoids pure exhaustion.
- Beijing + Shanghai — 5-day first-timer classic
5d · Two of China's three great cities in five days: imperial Beijing followed by the modern skyline of Shanghai, linked by a quick domestic flight or overnight train.
- Beijing + Xi'an + Shanghai — 7-day first-timer circuit
7d · The canonical first-time China loop: two days in imperial Beijing, one day in Xi'an for the Terracotta Army, and two days in Shanghai. Linked by HSR throughout.
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