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Houhai Lake  ·  后海

    

Type:  Nightlife, Shopping

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Houhai lake is surrounded by many restaurants, bars and souvenir/apparel stores. While walking around the lake you can observe the traditional hutongs that are fast disappearing in modern Beijing. You can hire a rickshaw for a tour through the hutongs. In the summer you can also rent boats.

Related attractions: Nanluoguxiang, Face Bar, Yin Bar, Propaganda, Sanlitun bar street
Address: Yan Dai Xie Jie on Dianmen Outer Avenue (Di An Men Wai Da Jie)
Address (Chinese): 烟袋斜街 (地安门外大街)
Directions:Most taxi drivers will know how to bring you to Yan Dai Xie Jie (烟袋斜街). Walk down the alley (that has plenty of bars and souvenir shops) and soon enough you will see the lake that is Houhai.

Videos of Houhai Lake

Near the Hou Hai Lake, Beijing, 2008/11/02
beijing fireworks houhai lake 08-08-2008
Music at Houhai Lake, Beijing
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