Blog Tag - hutong

First Glance: He Coffee
Aiming to serve coffee to a world that wishes to drink it, He Coffee is laying the foundations in Qinglong Hutong as the new need-to-be-seen-here...
A Beijinger Story: Neighbors in the Hutong
Editor's note: After reading a Facebook post from Carl Setzer describing a critically-ill friend and neighbor, we asked Carl to share one or two...
Community Matters: Check Out Bring Your Own Beamer's (BYOB) Exciting Call For Submissions
Be a part of this exciting project from artists, curators and overall bombastic duo Michelle Proksell and Solveig Suess. They are initiating the...
The Hutong Hustle Instagram Photo Contest
Beixinqiao craft cocktail slingers Más and IgersBeijing will be holding an Instagram photo contest titled "The Hutong Hustle." They are calling on...
This is How Cool a Hutong Looks Built With Lego
Hong Kong Lego artist Andy Lung has ingeniously created a Beijing siheyuan, or hutong courtyard home, out of, you guessed it, Lego. His creation...
Save Dongcheng With These Six Hipster Traps
Two years ago, artists Jeff Greenspan and Hunter Fine were seen busy setting traps on the sidewalks of New York. The traps were lined with a potent...
Calling All Rich Hipsters: Initial Fashion
A hutong overrun by backpacking tourists and overpriced kitsch seems a peculiar choice of location for a hip Hong Kong brand. However, this...
Plastered T-shirts Turns 5: Win a Free T-shirt!
On May 5, 2006, Englishman Dominic Johnson-Hill and his wife opened the first “creative shop” in Nanluogu Xiang, back then still a quiet hutong....
Noise Woes on Nanluogu Xiang: Police Visit Live Venues
Over the past week or so, the police have been dropping into bars in and around Nanluogu Xiang asking live acts to turn down the volume. Beijing...