Beijing Airport to Old Hutong Layover Tour

Tour Highlights

Take a car tour of the east section of Ping'an Avennue

Walk along Shichahai Lake Area

Walk on the Yandaixiejie Street

Stop and view Drum Tower and Bell Tower ( including entrance to Bell Tower )

Tourist Attraction Description

Ping'an Avenue - Literally means " Long Peace Road". It is also called the second" Chang'an Avenue, a main artery in Beijing. It is a 7 km long from Guanyuan Bridge on the western 2nd Ring Road through to Dongsishitiao Bridge on the eastern 2nd Ring Road. It used to be an old and narrow street. After reconstruction and renovation, the street was reopened to the public on August 28, 1999. It has turned into a Ming and Qing style street. You will see many old courtyards, former palaces.

Shichahai Lake Area - Shichahai" literally means "ten temple lakes". Shichahai Lake is also the name of three connectd lakes - Qian Hai Lake, Houhai Lake and Xihai Lake. 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. Shichahai area still has the ambience of an ancient city, despite its modern setting.

Take a pedicab and drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. Drop off the pedicab at the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge )

Yandaixiejie Street - Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai in the Shichahai area and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name. Now, it is a street lined with numerous antique stores and trendy bars.

Drum Tower and Bell Tower - The Bell Tower and Drum Tower is located at the north end of Dianmenwai street. They are a group of ancient buildings at the north end of the central axis from south to north in the ancient capital of Beijing. With a long history, they were once the time-keeping Centre in the capital of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Special Notes:

● This is an exclusive private layover tour. Once your tour is confirmed, that tour will be no longer available to anyone else except for your own traveling party.

● It is a non-shopping private tour and no Hidden Fee!

● Your tour guide will hold a sign in your name and wait for you at the exit at the arrival hall of the airport.

● Rush hours in Beijing can cause serious traffic jam. We try our best to manage the traffic and keep your schedule.

● All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations.