ANTIQUE MARKETS HUTONG WALK
2 min readThe hutongs of Liulichang and Dazhalan lie in commercial areas. Poking around the old shops in Liulichang and Dazhalan is one of this area’s many attractions If you decide to buy something, be sure to do some comparative shopping in nearby stores before pulling out your wallet.
TheLiu1ica《cheighborhodspreadsacroSsbotsidesofNaxinhua(liulichang)neighborhodspreadsacrossbothsidesofnanxinha Jie. Scholars and artists have frequented Liulichang’s art shops and bookstores for centuries. Impoverished students from the provinces would sell their books and paintings here to finance their journey home. Nowadays, local merchants also cater to tourists selling antiques, reproductions and souvenirs. Like the objects for sale, the neighborhood tself evokes the past since it has been restored to its early-20th-century appearance.alking along Liulichang Xi Jie is like strolling through a living museum, the hutong led with.antiques and antique reproductions, kites, drums, posters from the 1930’s, Mao memorabilia, contemporary paintings and more. The most famous emporium fo,19 Liulichang Xi Jie ), which for years has, gentleman and artist.Tcalligraphy brushes, seals,container brush sets, lacquer containers and paintings might make good famous Cathav Bookshopzhongguo shudi) can be found here Lulichang Xi On the ground floor is an exhibit of photographs of pre-Revolutionary Beijing, ancient maps, old books and more.
The Liulichang Dong Jie hutong runs east to west and is lined with myriad of antique and imitation antique shops. On offer, running the spectrum from kitsch to truly collectible, are shadow puppets, ceramics, Peking opera masks, Buddha statues, paper, swords, opium pipes, paintings and more. It’s hard to recommend one store over another but Jiguge(Jigu ge,136 Liulichang Dong Jie ) a good reputation. If you need a break from antiques, step into the Tian Fu Teashop (65 Liuchang Dong Jie), where you’l1 undoubtedly be offered complimentary cup Nestled Tiaozhou hutong is the Tiaozhou Hutong Mosque(tidozhou hutong qingzhensi). This quaint mosque is not open to non-Muslims- but you may beable to pop your head in for a quick peek. South of the mosque, at the inter-section, is a Muslim bakery.
East of Liulichang is Dazhalan(dazhalan), wide pedestrian mall that”s bustling with activity. Also known as Dashilanr (pronounced da-shi-lar), this is Beijing’s oldest commercial street and is crowded with long-established shops selling clothing fabric, shoes, Chinese medicine and more. The neighboring hutongs are also worth exploring.
