MuseumNanluoguxiang, the Lama Temple & the Eastern Hutongs
DONGSI HUTONG MUSEUM · DONGSI HUTONG BOWUGUAN
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Nanluoguxiang, the Lama Temple & the Eastern Hutongs · 39.926°N 116.415°E
FreeClosure day
A complete three-courtyard siheyuan from about 1940 at 77 Dongsi 4th Alley (the former Dongsi police station), opened as a museum so that the building itself is the main exhibit: screen wall, moon gate, repainted festoon gate, the main and side halls of the second court, and a 'Dongsi impressions' display of door piers, cabinets and roof tiles. It sits in the Dongsi 3rd-to-8th Alleys, the best-preserved hutong block in the city. Free and no booking.
EntranceLine 5 / Line 6 Dongsi station, Exit C, then north on Dongsi North St and east into 4th Alley — the red double door is 300 m in from the west mouth
Last verified 2026-10-12
How to book
Walk in, no booking: 'free, currently no reservation needed' (tourism-bureau article, May 2024) — check the day's opening before goingVerified · source published 2026-10Source ↗
Beat the crowds
Quiet; the lane outside is residential and equally quiet. The trap is the calendar, not the crowd — the 2023 timetable closes it on Tuesdays and Thursdays and over lunch (12:00-14:00) — turn up without asking and you may find a locked door.
Language
Bilingual room labels; the display texts are mostly Chinese. Staff Chinese-speaking.