Wudaoying Hutong

　　Wudaoying Hutong was called Wudeweiying during the Ming Dynasty and was mispronounced in the Qing Dynasty. Although the name has now changed beyond recognition, it originally came from being a military garrison.

　　Wudaoying Hutong

　　This hutong is home to many unique, atmospheric restaurants, cafés, and boutique shops, often tucked behind traditional courtyard homes and residential buildings. In the morning, you can see elderly ladies wearing slippers carrying enamel bowls out to buy tofu pudding. At night, fashionable artsy youth roam the streets. Foreigners freely cycle through the alleyways, children play in the sand piles, and if you’re lucky, you might even hear the traditional cries of “Sharpening scissors… grinding knives!”

　　Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development