A 400-metre Yuan-dynasty lane nicknamed Centipede Lane, where Tsinghua professor Wu Liangyong rebuilt courtyards in the late 1980s as a model for hutong renewal that kept the siheyuan layout and added kitchens and bathrooms; the project won the UN World Habitat Award in 1993. Architecture students come to see it; most visitors on Nanluoguxiang walk straight past it.
- Address
- Ju'er Hutong, between Nanluoguxiang and Jiaodaokou Nandajie, Dongcheng District
- Hours
- Open all day (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
- Price
- Free to walk (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- These are homes: keep voices down