[2024 Beijing Attraction] Travel Guide for Embassy Buildings in Legation Quarter, Beijing (Updated Oct)
Historical Architectures
Address:
100 meters east of the intersection of Taijichang Street and Qinian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Opening times:
Opening hours TBDTemporarily Closed
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Follow the Beijing locals to explore the hutongs, Dongjiaominxiang (Part 3)
📍Attraction Address: Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing
🚗Transportation: Shared bikes are convenient for travel
👍️Must-visit Attraction: Dongjiaominxiang is a European-style street that integrates embassies, churches, banks, and clubs.
The existing buildings include the French Embassy, Austro-Hungarian Embassy, Belgian Embassy, Japanese Legation and Embassy, Italian Embassy, British Embassy, etc.
The existing buildings are all preserved in their original state, maintaining the eclectic style popular in Europe and America in the early 20th century. They feature clear brick lines and pilasters, brick arches with external corridors, wooden corner purlin frames, and iron sheet sloping roofs.
The Dongjiaominxiang embassy complex is the only remaining early 20th-century Western-style architectural complex in Beijing.
In July 2000, Beijing designated 25 historical and cultural protection areas, among which Dongjiaominxiang was the only modern historical site included.
🎟️Ticket Information: No reservation required, no entrance fee
💗Other Tips: It's better to stroll in the early morning
Penelope Carmichael
Beijing City Walk | Old Beijing Hutong
There are many hutongs in Beijing, some of which are even known as 'one hutong, half of China'. The grey walls and tiles of Beijing's hutongs are the product of a long history, reflecting the face of Beijing's history. It is not only the place where ordinary people in Beijing live, but also an important stage for the historical and cultural development of the capital. Each hutong has its own story and has had a legendary experience. Therefore, traveling to Beijing, strolling around the hutongs, and savoring them carefully is a very characteristic and interesting thing.