1. Shichahai Park is in Xicheng District, just across a street north of Beihai Park and at the northern edge of the West Lake.

Transportation: Take Bus 13 and get off at the rear gate of Beihai Park, or take buses 22, 27, 38 or 44 and get off at Xinjiekou Huokou.

2. A good way to travel around hutong is by bicycle. Clear road signs, abundant cultural landmarks along the way, and the freedom to stop on whim make cycling the best way to go. A rest at the Silver Ingot Bridge as the sun sets behind the Western Hills is the perfect ending to a bicycle tour.

Bicycles are available for rent on the northeast and southwest banks of the Front Lake. A tandem costs 20 yuan an hour at peak season and 15 yuan in the off-season. A regular bicycle costs 10 yuan an hour.

3. Visiting hutong by pedicab is popular with Chinese and foreign tourists. The Beijing Hutong Culture Tourism Company recommends the following stops: Shichahai, Yinding Bridge, Oblique Yandai Street, visits to hutong and quadrangles, dinner (home-cooked dishes, jiaozi and beverages) with a family living in a quadrangle, sightseeing by pedicab, joining in folk activities (various card and chessboard games, yangko dancing), and cruising on Shicha Lake in a gondola as you listen to the pipa being played onboard and float river lanterns. Gondolas are rented out between 17:00 and 20:30 from April to October.

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