Hutong Bookshops and Design Walk: From Yangmeizhu to Beijing Fang

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A taste-driven course bundling only real indie bookstores, design shops and select shops converted from gray-brick homes, not the souvenir stores of tourist hutongs. From a 100-year-old letterpress bookstore to a 24-hour bookshop to a store with a rooftop view of Zhengyangmen. Beijing for book and design buffs.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 22,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Yangmeizhu Xiejie杨梅竹斜街
Alley · Select shop · 60 min stay
A slanted old alley beside Dashilan. The 100-year-old letterpress-concept bookstore 'Mofan Bookstore,' independent design shops and small cafes gather here untouched by tourism. The most refined sample of Beijing hutong renovation.
Walk 12 min
2
Page One (Beijing Fang)PageOne 北京坊
Bookstore · 50 min stay
A floor-to-ceiling-glass bookstore in Beijing Fang, right next to Zhengyangmen. The night-view spot on the rooftop line, where the Zhengyangmen tower appears framed like a picture, is an SNS favorite. Strong in design and art-book curation. Walkable from Yangmeizhu.
해질녘(정양문 야경)
Taxi 18 min
3
SDX Joint Publishing Bookstore (24h)三联韬奋书店
Bookstore · 50 min stay
Beijing's signature 24-hour bookstore for humanities and social science. The basement, where the stairs are made into bookshelves, is iconic. An intellectual hub of the city filled with people reading late into the night. Next to the National Art Museum.
Taxi 25 min
4
OneWay Space (Danxiang Kongjian)单向空间
Bookstore · Culture · 60 min stay
A leading Beijing indie-bookstore brand created by intellectuals. A culture-salon space that often hosts lectures, readings and author talks. It even makes its own stationery and magazine (Dandu), good for a finish that takes in 'design plus books' at once.