Dongjiaomin Lane - China Travel

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With a total length of nearly 1.6 kilometers, Dongjiaomin Lane is the longest alley in old Beijing. After 1860, foreign banks, post offices, hospitals, etc. were stationed here. You can come here to appreciate the appearance of these Western-style buildings and review the bloody modern history. Visiting Dongjiaomin Lane is a kind of enjoyment. At the intersection of Dongjiaomin Lane and Zhengyi Road, the dark red western-style building is currently located by Zhongrong Group, but it was originally the former site of the Japanese Zhengjin Bank and the founder of "Xinmin Daily" by writer Zhang Henshui. The appearance of the castle-style building is unique.

opening hours

Open all year round; the specific business status is subject to the opening of the day

must see tips

1. Most of the buildings are now closed and only the exterior can be visited.

2. Xijiaomin Lane next to Dongjiaomin Lane was once an important financial street in Beijing during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Zhang Tinge House, the former site of China Huiye Bank Beijing Branch, and the China Numismatic Museum are all located here, so you can visit them together.

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Every day, tourists come here especially to take pictures.

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There is an endless stream of tourists here every day, and it has become an Internet celebrity attraction.

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Dongjiaomin Lane is located in the middle of Dongcheng District, Beijing. It starts from Chongwenmen Inner Street in the east and ends at the East Side Road of Tiananmen Square in the west. It has a total length of about 1.6 kilometers. Mottled fragments of sunlight, quiet and leisurely.

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The longest and widest alley in Beijing has a sense of historical vicissitudes.

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The Dongjiao Minxiang in Beijing is very historical. The cultural background here is very deep. Almost every old building here has a story. Many foreign embassies were here at the beginning of the last century. Walking in the Dongjiao Minxiang seriously As soon as you walk, you will have many feelings, and it can also be said that it is the most worthwhile hutong in Beijing.

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Inexplicably, after the signing of the Xin Chou Treaty, the Western architecture here has witnessed that unbearable history. Dongjiaomin Lane has a total length of 1552 meters, starting from Tiananmen Square East Road in the west and ending in Chongwenmen Inner Street in the east. In modern times, it used to be a famous embassy area. After the Second Opium War in 1860, Britain, France, the United States, Russia, Japan, Germany, Belgium and other countries successively established embassies in Dongjiaomin Lane, and Dongjiaomin Lane was renamed Embassy Street. After 1949, Dongjiaomin Lane was still used as an embassy area. Until 1959, all embassies were moved to the embassy area around Sanlitun outside Chaoyangmen. The environment is good, and it is a good place to check in for a leisurely stroll