Yuzi Hutong

Yuzi Hutong

Yuzifang hutong is located in the north of the intersection of sanzuoqiao, a little west of Shichahai in Beijing, and outside the east wall of the famous "rongguofu" in the dream of Red Mansions. It has a long history and has its own characteristics.

"Yurt house". According to the old people, this is a special place for the imperial palace to take care of felt supplies. Nuota's palace has no heating equipment, so it depends on a charcoal fire basin and a small hand stove. How to withstand the cold weather, there must be all kinds of felt supplies to keep warm. How about the place where the emperor lives? It's still too high to be cold. Yuzifang hutong is just to the north of the intersection of three bridges on the west side of Shichahai, outside the east wall of the famous "rongguofu" in the dream of Red Mansions. This alley has its own characteristics. There is no house on the west side, which is the main wall of rongguofu. It is only a small alley three or four meters wide. On the east side is a courtyard with two entrances and three entrances. There are only ten courtyards in the whole alley. For example, Lao Guan's family is a flag man or a descendant of zhenghuang banner. Their elders are all dressed in long robes, tall and strong, carrying double Diao bird cages. They go either to Shichahai or Houhai. Facing a pool of lake water, they sing a few words of Beijing Opera and shout out the dirty air of the viscera. Then they go back to make a pot of strong tea. I don't know how much Mr. Guan pays attention to tea, but he has to use the sweet water from the gate of Andingmen to make tea. It's commonly known as Nancheng tea and Beicheng water. It's not fastidious, it's moral. In the back street, there is a Shandong big man who carries water from a cart. Inside the big wooden water tank, there is two kinds of water, which is used for living at home. Next to it, there are two small tubes, which are filled with sweet water. Now is a good time to catch up. You can drink sweet water for two dollars. In the past, you have to go out of the city early in the morning to steal some royal water for the palace. That's the relationship, that's the gateway.

Address: East of Prince Gong's residence, Xicheng District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.38816417055

Latitude: 39.937307689822

Ticket information: no ticket required.

Chinese PinYin : Zhan Zi Hu Tong