Shaozhou, is Shaoguan City in the north of Guangdong Province now, is the birthplace of "Shixia Culture". It has been built for more than 2,100 years and has had close personnel exchanges and cultural exchanges with Beijing since ancient times. In the 7th year of Qing Dynasty's Tongzhi reign (1868), in order to provide shelter for the scholars who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, Shaozhou people raised funds to build the Shaozhou Guild Hall in Guangdong, which has become an important landmark to witness the exchanges between Beijing and Shaozhou for hundreds of years. In May 2023, the renovated Shaozhou Guild Hall was officially opened to the public. The century-old guild hall, once a warren in the past, has now become a comprehensive cultural space with the characteristics of traditional quadrangle dwelling and guild halls.

Going through the porch and entering the courtyard of Shaozhou Guild Hall, the main room is the Shaozhou Cultural Exhibition Hall, which has a permanent theme exhibition about Shaoguan impression named "Ancient famous county--Elegance of Shaoguan". This theme exhibition is divided into eight units to show Shaoguan's humanity history, cultural heritage and development achievements. During the exhibition, the audience can learn about Shaoguan celebrities and their main deeds through gesture interaction and understand the historical context and urban changes of Shaoguan by touching the screen interactively.

The room whose door opens in the opposite direction to the door of the whole house in the guild hall is the reception room, and the north and south wings are respectively themed with Shaoguan tea and Shaozhou orchid, so as to create a theme teahouse and study room with distinctive Shaoguan elements and characteristics. The backyard is a functional area for renovation, surrounded by bamboo landscape, which mainly provides light catering reception service and non-legacy display. There is an outdoor tea room and a rooftop living room in the hall The atrium is a extra moveable space, which will be used for temporary exhibitions and exhibitions.

Address: No.2, Caochang 2 Tiao, Dongcheng, Beijing

Surrounding tourist attractions

Imperial City Wall Relics Park

Imperial City Wall Relics Park is located on the east side of the central axis, with a total length of about 2.3 kilometers and a width of about 30 meters. More than 44,000 shrubs and 78 kinds of trees and plants are planted in the park. From the air, it looks like a colorful ribbon connecting the Forbidden City and Wangfujing business district.

Imperial City Wall Relics Park was the site of "East Huangchenggen" in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there are rich historical sites around the park. From north to south, the park connects the former site of Sino-French University, the former residence of Lao She, Western Returned Scholars Association and other historical buildings in series, and the Ruins of Dong 'anmen in Ming Dynasty Imperial City are at the southern end. In order to highlight these key landmarks, when the park was first built, seven symbolic landscape were built: "May 4th Monument", "Quiet and Beautiful Garden", "Relaxing Tea Room", "New Rhyme of Red Wall", "Sound of the Spring Hitting the Stone", "Ruins of Imperial City" and "Courtyard Interest".

Last year, the park was renovated and upgraded, and seven symbolic landscape were upgraded to varying degrees. Surrounded by green plants and fragrant flowers, the red wall is more solemn and beautiful, and the courtyard lighting is brand-new. The new signboard provides information on the orientation of cultural and historical landmarks and connects four theme cultural visiting routes in series: Nanluogu Xiang in the north, Wangfujing core area in the south, the Forbidden City and Jingshan in the west, and Red Building of Peking University in the middle.

Address: South intersection of Beiheyan Dajie(St) and Di'anmen Dongdajie(St), Dongcheng, Beijing

No.93 Courtyard Museum

No.93 Courtyard Museum is located in the Dashilan area of Liulichang, Xicheng, which has the strongest cultural atmosphere in Beijing. It is the base for the dissemination and experience of intangible cultural heritage and folk art. With the help of the traditional houses in Dashilan-Liulichang historical and cultural block, the museum has created a place for the audience to experience, display and exchange China traditional culture and art.

The museum is divided into two exhibition halls. The front exhibition hall is mainly made by the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and can be sold and the back-end exhibition hall will carry out various non-profit exhibition activities according to festivals or other themes to show the intangible works to the visitors better. In this way, the collectors' collections will have the opportunity to enter the masses.

"Let the world know about China's legacy and let China go to the world." It's a vision carved in the courtyard. Here, you can also experience the intangible arts and crafts such as hairy monkey, lord rabbit, cloisonne enamel, facial makeup, shadow puppet, gourd painting, mashao drawing, tie-dyeing and kite painting, and feel the intangible charm in an immersive way.

Address: No.93, Tieshu Xiejie, Liulichang, Xicheng, Beijing