Hutong RickShaw tour to experience the different aspects of the past and the present of Beijing city, the society and the daily life of Beijing residents.

Rickshaw tour all hutong tours is by old-fashioned pedicab with red canopies, In the hutongs, the ringing bells of the pedicabs could be heard everywhere.

The Drum Tower was first built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan (the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty), and reconstructed in 1420 when the Ming Dynasty established its capital in Beijing.

It rises from a brick podium with a tower pierced by six gates and topped by a roof of soaring eaves, from there, a best view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan.

The Prince Gong Palace is located on the northern shore of Shichahai Lake, the palace consists of three lines of buildings. A garden lies at the back the residence. Altogether , The complex has more than 20 separate, each different in layout and style. " Spirit wall " was erected inside the main gate of walled compounds to keep out evil spirits ( which travelled exclusively in straight lines ) as well as more innocent curiosity seekers.

The Shichahai Quarter is located north of Beihai Park. This area is surrounded by several once imperial gardens, dozens of winding Hutongs ( alleys) and thousands of common siheyuan ( quadrangle courtyards ) . No other scenic spots in this sprawling capital offters up its past in such an effervescent, amicable manner. Biking is the best way to tour this quarter, which is a perfect combination of imperial residences, lakes, Hutongs and nodern, every day life.

The compound at Ju 'er hutong in the center of beijing was completed in 1993. It is one of the successful projects in the renovation of old residences.

It is build on the site of a former classic Beijing quadrangle inhabited by a dozen families and now accomodates more than 40 households.