Hutong Zhang’s Old Beijing Folk Art Museum

　　   Hutong Zhang’s Old Beijing Folk Art Museum is located in Wanping Ancient City, Fengtai District. Here you can explore old Beijing streets, play childhood games, enjoy traditional opera performances of Xipi and Erhuang, making it a place full of authentic Beijing charm.

　　   The “Hutong Zhang’s Old Beijing Folk Art Museum” exhibition covers an area of over 600 square meters and houses nearly 1,000 pieces of traditional handicrafts and folk toys collected from various parts of Beijing, as well as more than 100 precious historical photos. There is also a composite work titled “Beiping Flavor,” created by the museum’s founder, Zhang Yujun himself, which showcases the street scenes of old Beijing.

　　 

　　 The “Beiping Flavor” installation stretches about 100 meters, lined with time-honored shops and featuring vividly crafted characters. It not only includes famous old establishments such as the “Black Monkey” felt hat shop and Baoruixing Pickle Shop, but also depicts the lively scenes of the former Xuanwu Temple Fair and portrays various traditional trades of old Beijing.

　　 Unlike typical museums, the “Hutong Zhang’s Old Beijing Folk Art Museum” also invites visitors to participate in nostalgic childhood games such as playing with folded paper triangles, jumping rope, playing with sheep ankle bones, and kicking shuttlecocks—helping people relive the joys of their memories.

　　 

　　 Zhang Yujun, the founder of the “Hutong Zhang’s Old Beijing Folk Art Museum,” shared that he deeply misses the warm and simple life he experienced in the hutongs during his childhood. He believes this pure way of old Beijing living should be preserved as cultural heritage. This inspired him to create a museum that encapsulates the essence of old Beijing—its food, drinks, entertainment, and daily life—all within one venue, offering a comprehensive recreation of life in old Beijing.

　　

　　 Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development