Houhai Beijing

Beijing , China
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    583 reviews 137 travel blogs 265 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Neighborhood

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    15of 169 attractions in Beijing

TravelPod Member ReviewsHouhai Beijing

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    tina2002 0 contribution China Apr 10, 2012

    很怀念后海的炒肝儿，鼓楼，烟袋斜街，还有后海的船上点着蜡烛划着船，喝着酒.....很怀念后海的炒肝儿，鼓楼，烟袋斜街，还有后海的船上点着蜡烛划着船，喝着酒.....很怀念后海的炒肝儿，鼓楼，烟袋斜街，还有后海的船上点着蜡烛划着船，喝着酒.....很怀念后海的炒肝儿，鼓楼，烟袋斜街，还有后海的船上点着蜡烛划着船，喝着酒.....

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Houhai Beijing

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    Wandering around Houhai and Nan Luogu Xiang

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    Today would be the last full day for Lidia, Sofia's friend visiting from Sweden. A group of us decided to head down to the Houhai area to visit the hutongs. We piled into our black van and were shuttled over to our starting point of Nan Luogu Xiang. The street was lined with tourists and many festive and attractive shops. We made sure to stop by …

  • 2

    Hi Ho. Hi Ho. It's off to HouHi we go!

    185 photos

    Haha. First of all. I give credits for the awesome title to Mister Zach.

    So shall we pick up from yesterday? Oh my gosh..So much more happened, and yet that last one was so long! AH! I don't have as much time to write this..goodness. Plus my computer battery is dying. expect a hiatus. - -

    Okay. Yeah. Yesterday--four-ish. …

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    一次愉快的旅&#

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    Entry containing 1 photo titled: 菊花

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    Hutongs and the International Watering Hole

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  • 2

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    ... watched Nertherlands lose in the EuroCup. Eventually I ventured out of my hotel for what would be five hours of walking the streets of Beijing.  I have no idea how many miles I went but I am sure it was quite a bit.  The furthest point ...

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    Summer Palace, Great Wall, Great times!

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    ... coffee we walked along the small streets a bit, leaving the touristic main routes, and getting in to the little alleyways. Beijing must have been amazing before all the glass towers were planted here, the small courtyard neighborhoods are so peaceful and ...

  • 4

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    ... I paid 30 yuan for it and got the promise I will have a room the next day. We met another young fellow who is a student at Beijing's Tsinghua University. We went out to dinner and then I went up Dailou Peak to take in a misty view of the village and its ...

  • 5

    Drum and Bell Tower and skating on Houhai Lake

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    ... and skiing. There are a couple of man-made ski resorts within 1 or 2 hours driving distance from BJ. We went to Houhai Lake for the skating and to Nanshan for the skiing. I enjoyed the skating tremendously especially since I have never skied ...

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    `See Beijing with Elliott`

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    This type of travel for me was unique. My friend Elliott who comes from Beijing prepared a detailed itinerary for me called `See Beijing with Elliott` so the travel was like having a personal trainer helping me step by step. He suggested a ...

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    我从类没去过&#

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    ... 1860 France and the UK had a bit of a tiff with China due to their reluctance to renegotiate trade treaties, so France stormed into Beijing and burned down the Summer Palace! How immature. Really, did you have to burn it down? Attack the people, not the ...

  • 10

    Last days in Beijing

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    ... -hour train ride now. I'll update next from Lhasa. Thanks for reading. Be good. Licia. ps I'd like to recommend the guesthouse we were staying at, if any of you plan to visit Beijing: http://www.redlanternhouse.com/. Check it out, it's ...