Shijin Huayuan Hutong

Assorted Garden Hutong is located in the west of Dongcheng District, Beijing. It starts from Dongsi North Street in the east and Dafosi East Street in the west. It is the fifth hutong from south to north on the west side of Dongsi North Street. The hutong runs east-west with a twist at the east end. The hutong belonged to Renshoufang in the Ming Dynasty. The west end was called Hongmiao Street, and the east end was Shijing Garden. Shijingyuan has a long history. Li Dongyang, Yuan Hongdao and others were invited to visit Shijingyuan and wrote poems to praise it. In 1965, when the place name was rectified, it was renamed Shijin Garden Hutong. The hutong is more than 600 meters long. In addition to the Shijing Garden of the Ming Dynasty Chengguo Gong Zhu Neng, Wu Peifu, a famous Beiyang warlord general. The No. 23 courtyard in the Hutong was the West Cross Courtyard in the past, and it has now been converted into a unit room. The 16th, 18th and 20th courtyards on the south side of the hutong were originally home to Wu Peifu's family and entourage. Although they are well preserved now, they cannot be visited.