Get on a battery car and begin your funny tour. Silver Ingot Bridge is the first stop, where people used to appreciate from the distance the West Mountains. Houhai Bar Street is at the lakeshore of Houhai, dotted with characteristic bars famous for various wines and snacks. Wanghai Lou, a pagoda with typical traditional Chinese style, is a great place for a panoramic view of the surrounding lake sceneries.

Then come to the Former Residence of Song Qingling, a legendary female in China of the past century. Song Qingling is the wife of Sun Yat-sen and the first and the only honorary president in PRC. Snacks at the Nine Gates Snacks will make your mouth water. Along the bank of lake, see the Wild Duck Island which is the paradise of the wild ducks and birds.

Guanghua Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple built sometime during Yuan Dynasty. Yandaixiejie Street, an ancient street where some valuable antiques and local Beijing folk gadgets might be bargain hunted. Kaorouji is a lakeside culinary landmark which has Muslim menu for you.

Source: beijinghutongtour.com