Alleys offer combination of rich history and modern charm By CAO YIN | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-04 09:29 Share
Yangmeizhu West Street
It is a traditional Beijing hutong alley lined by single-story residences in Dashilan, a busy commercial area of the capital s Xicheng district, and is about 500 meters away from Tian anmen Square.
Originally called Yangmei West Street and named after a female matchmaker, it was renamed Yangmeizhu West Street－the street of poplars, plums and bamboo in Chinese－early last century.
Located in the center of Beijing, the 496-meter-long and more than 600-year-old alley attracts tourists not only for its examples of traditional architecture, but also for several cultural figures. For example, Shen Congwen, a late 20th-century Chinese author and a scholar, lived in this hutong.
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