Guozijian Street among the Top Ten Hutong in Beijing

Location: From Andingmennei Street in the west to Yonghegong Street in the east.

2. Overview: Guozijian Street is the only street with archway in Beijing. There are four archways in the street, one in the east and one in the west, titled "Chengxian Street", and one in the left and right near imperial academy, titled "imperial academy".

Guozijian Street is east-west, located between Yonghegong Street and Andingmennei Street. Formed in the early Yuan Dynasty, in the Ming Dynasty, Guozijian Street was called "imperial academy Confucius Temple". Qing Qianlong was called imperial academy, and it has not changed so far. Although the archway at both ends of the street is named "Chengxian Street", it cannot be circulated as an official place name. Most people don't know that Chengxian Street is imperial academy. 1965 is called Guozijian Street. During the Cultural Revolution, it was called Jiutiao Hongri North Road. Guozijian Street retains the street features of old Beijing. It is named after Confucius Temple and imperial academy. 1984 has been designated as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Beijing. Nowadays, Guozijian Street is one of the few ancient streets in Beijing, with towering archways and ancient pagodas on both sides, large and small houses and temples, antique, quiet and full of the charm of the ancient city.

Surrounding attractions: imperial academy and Confucius Temple.