MuseumNanluoguxiang, the Lama Temple & the Eastern Hutongs
SHIJIA HUTONG MUSEUM · SHIJIA HUTONG BOWUGUAN
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Nanluoguxiang, the Lama Temple & the Eastern Hutongs · 39.917°N 116.416°E
FreeClosure day
Beijing's first hutong museum (2013), in the two-courtyard home of the writer Ling Shuhua at 24 Shijia Hutong — the lane that produced the forerunner of Tsinghua University and the Beijing People's Art Theatre. A 1:100 model of the whole hutong with 130 courtyards, a sound archive of 70-odd vanished street cries and pedlars' rattles, and rooms restored to 1970s-90s Beijing life. Free, no booking for individuals, closed Mondays and over lunch — the one place in the district that explains what you are looking at when you walk the lanes.
IDNot published; expect a sign-in at the gate as at other free Beijing museumsCheck the official channel before you go
LandmarkShijia Hutong, east of Dongsi South St, between Chaoyangmen Inner St and Dengshikou
Address24 Shijia Hutong, DongchengVerified · source published 2021-05Source ↗
EntranceLine 5 Dengshikou, Exit C, then 500 m east along Dengshikou St into Shijia Hutong; or Line 2/6 Chaoyangmen, Exit G, 700 m
Last verified 2026-09-11
How to book
Walk in; no online booking described. Group bookings by phone are mentioned on platform listings — the number we had is on a page that no longer loads, so ask at the gateCheck the official channel before you go
Beat the crowds
Never crowded; school groups on weekday mornings. Note the lunch closure — arriving at 12:10 means a two-hour wait.
Language
Bilingual panels in the main rooms; the sound archive is Chinese only — our assessment from the exhibit, not a museum statement (and it is the point). Volunteer guides in Chinese at posted times.