Shijia Hutong Museum (Celebrity Hutong has endless stories)

Shijia Hutong Museum, Located at No. 24 Shijia Hutong, It is the ancestral home of Ling Shuhua, one of the three famous talented women in the Republic of China. Shijia Hutong Museum is the first Hutong museum in Beijing. This place was once a gathering place for many heroes. Countless celebrities have lived in the hutongs. The anti-Qing heroes in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Shi Kefa's ancestral hall was once located at No. 59 Hutong. One of the eight ministers of state during the Xianfeng period. Jiao Youying's house is at No. 51, Shijia Hutong. No. 51 Shijia Hutong, It was the residence of Hong Jun, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the late Qing Dynasty. Courtyard No. 24 in Shijia Hutong, It was once the residence of Ling Fupeng, the governor of Zhili in the late Qing Dynasty. No. 20 Shijia Hutong, The predecessor of the Beijing People's Art Theater, Playwrights such as Cao Yu and Li Bozhao have worked here. It is also the cradle of drama in New China. No. 47 Shijia Hutong, The late Vice President of the State China International Trust and Investment Corporation (Predecessor of current CITIC Group) This is where the old chairman Rong Yiren lived for many years. Preparations for CITIC It was held at Mr. Rong’s home in Shijia Hutong. In the 1980s and 1990s, Many heavyweight international figures, Become a guest of honor at the Rong Mansion family banquet in Courtyard No. 47. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and others have visited Courtyard 47. No. 53 Shijia Hutong was once Li Lianying's outer residence. Later it became a hotel where Hua Guofeng once lived. Fu Zuoyi once lived in Courtyard No. 32. Yu Shizhi, Jiao Juyin and others once lived in Courtyard No. 56. Qi Baishi, Ba Jin, Xu Zhimo, Shen Congwen, and the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, They all had a great time chatting and laughing here. Prince William visited China for the first time in 2015. The first stop of his visit was the Shijia Hutong Museum. Shijia Hutong Museum is an exquisite two-courtyard building. There are 8 exhibition halls and 1 multi-function hall in the museum. A variety of exhibits, It records the life of old Beijingers in the hutongs in a warm way. The courtyard model displayed inside. Very spectacular. There is also a very "time-traveling" sound museum. Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 to 16:30 Shijia Hutong Museum, Address: No. 24, Shijia Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing