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Tiananmen & Qianmen · Beijing

Dongjiaominxiang (Legation Quarter lane)

东交民巷

StreetLocal favourite

At about 1.5 km the longest hutong of old Beijing, lined with the former legations that foreign powers set up here after 1861. It is a quiet walk a few minutes from Tiananmen, and visitors leaving the square almost never turn into it.

Address
Dongjiaominxiang, from the east side of Tiananmen Square to Chongwenmennei Dajie, Dongcheng District
Hours
Open all day (visitbeijing.com.cn)
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 45 min
Price
Free to walk (visitbeijing.com.cn)
Price level
¥

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  • Walk it east from the square towards Chongwenmen

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