Beijing Hutongs: A Cultural Immersion

Watch British Couple, Jack and Paige in their first impressions of Beijing, China. We set out on our next big adventure, to explore the world's most populated country. In this video, we start by exploring the area surrounding Tiananmen Square and find a sleeping street vendor who gets Paige involved in creating his masterpiece, a sugar Dinosaur. We find our way to the Beijing Subway and take the metro down to the old Hutongs of Beijing. People say that the real culture of Beijing lies in the Hutongs. We meet friendly Beijingers who help us navigate the maze of streets before stumbling across 2 old men sitting in the sun. We head to the local liquor store to pick up some Chinese Liquor, Baijiu, and the Famous Chinese Crepe, Jianbing before heading back to our newly found friends. We pull up a chair in the Beijing sun and crack open the spirit to share amongst the locals. We sit and chat for hours while drinking, the old men teach Jack how to drink the Beijing way and we discuss hutong life and try some new interesting food, pig tongue, and jelly? Things get heated when we try to offer money to our new friends, as a thank you. We ended the day on a high and feeling grateful for our new friends who welcomed us with open arms.