Originated from "Hutong", these two words were originally transliterated in Mongolian. Analysis of Golden Branches contains "Xiangtongben Dialect", 1267 was inherited by most people in Yuan Dynasty, and it has a history of more than 700 years. Therefore, Beijing Hutong is the product of a long history, which reflects the face of Beijing's history and is rich in content. [Edit this paragraph] Most of the hutongs in Beijing are due east, due west, due south and due north, forming a very square Beijing city, which also shows that the ancient city of Beijing was carefully planned and built according to the chessboard blueprint. Moreover, because the houses are all quadrangles facing south, they are arranged side by side to form hutongs, so there are many hutongs in the east-west direction and few in the north-south direction. This kind of planning draws lessons from the construction experience of imperial capitals in past dynasties, and embodies the traditional characteristics of building cities in China in past dynasties. [Edit this paragraph] There are more than 7,000 hutongs named after Beijing, each with an anecdote. The naming of hutong, as the code of things, is necessary, and hutong is no exception. The original name of Hutong was based on some of its characteristics, passed down, and finally accepted and confirmed by everyone. There are several ways to name hutongs: named after topographical features and scenery; Such as: Goldfish Pond, Longxugou, Beiheyan, etc. Another example is Sanlihe Street in Chongwen District, which was named after the Sanlihe River was dug here in the Ming Dynasty. Before the Yuan Dynasty, there was lotus water outside Guang 'an Gate, leaving the names of Lianhuachi Hutong, Lianhuachi East Road and Lianhuachi Xili. Yinding Bridge in Shichahai area has beautiful scenery. One of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing, "Yindingguan Mountain" is the remaining Yindingqiao Hutong here, directly named after Yindingqiao. Named after a building or place; For example, Fu Xue Hutong at the intersection of Dongcheng District was named after Shuntian Fu Xue in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Jianguomen has the title of Gongyuan and two hutongs. It was named after the location of Gong Yuan in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Others such as Huangsi Street, Dongchang Hutong, Lumicang Hutong, Xishiku Hutong and Guozijian Street all belong to this category. Wen Xiang Lane Hutong in Dongcheng is named after people's surnames and Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of Southern Song Dynasty. Li Dongyang, a great scholar of Wenyuange in Ming Dynasty, once lived here. Zujia Street in Xicheng, because this is the home of Zu Dashou, a great warrior in the late Ming Dynasty. Such as Zhang Zizhong Road, Zhaolu Road, Shifuma Street, Zhanghuangqin Hutong, Hutong, Caijiahutong and Jiangjiahu, all belong to this category. Chongwen Flower Market, named after the old business premises and firms, has been planted, produced and sold since the middle of Qing Dynasty. Now the streets and alleys such as Xihua Street, Donghua Street, Flower Market Headlines and Flower Market Headlines are all related to the flower market. Dengshikou Street, south of Dongsi, has been a famous lantern market since the Ming Dynasty, hence the name dengshikou. The vegetable market outside Xuanwu Gate used to be a vegetable trading market. There is an inclined street in Xicheng District, which is called Xie Jie, Dai Yan. From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China until liberation, there were many shops selling tobacco bags. A big wooden tobacco bag was hung in front of the shop as a cover, so it was naturally named Dai Yan Xie Jie. Others, such as Xiaoshi Courtyard, niujie, Jewelry Market, Fruit Lane, Regan Noodles Hutong, Liangqian Hutong and Ciqikou all belong to this category.

[Edit this paragraph] The hutongs in Beijing were not listed as regular tourism projects until the mid-1980s, when the hutongs basically retained the basic pattern after liberation, so it was probably because they were so unusual that there was no need for a hutong tour. Probably in the late 1980s and early 1990s, specialized travel companies appeared, mainly for the benefit of foreign tour groups, mainly engaged in tourism work near Houhai. At present, the hutong tour in Houhai has reached the point of "flooding", from the initial dominance to the later dominance. Despite the Olympic rectification, there are still many problems.

The most routine tour route is to get on the bus from the west side of Shichahai Sports School. The tour time is from 1 hour to 4 hours, and the standard time is 9 am and 2 pm every day. The itinerary includes Guo Moruo's former residence, Drum Tower, Shichahai, Yinding Bridge and Gongwangfu Garden, and the whole journey takes about 2.5 hours. You can also visit the primary schools in the Hutong, visit the residents' homes in the Hutong, and ask jiaozi to chat with his host, so as to "be a Beijinger for a day".

At present, Shichahai waterfront has developed into a bar street, and now it is the same in Beijing. Shichahai Hutong District and its surrounding areas are quite representative. Tradition and modernity are mixed, but they show great vitality. No matter whether there is a mixture of dragons and snakes, traditional culture, eternal weathering, and bar leisure culture that follows the pace of modernization are telling such a development direction. [Edit this paragraph] How many hutongs are there in Beijing? According to Tianjin Analysis, there were only 29 "lanes" in Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming dynasty, in addition to the main street, the original 384 fire lanes were also called hutongs. Ming Jiajing's "Shi Jing Wuchengfang Hutong Collection" records that the scholar-officials told the power generation fan on time. There are more than 900 hutongs in the inner city and more than 300 in the outer city. According to the statistics of Guangxu period, there were more than 200 inner cities/kloc-0 and more than 600 outer cities. According to the statistics of 1946, there are 3065 hutongs in Beijing.