The Liulichang (Factory of Colored Glaze) Cultural Street is a must-go place when travelling in Beijing if you are interested in curios, calligraphy, painting, jade, and other traditional artworks.

It is one of the most well-known traditional business streets in Beijing City, which is famous for the 4 treasures of the Chinese study (writing and painting brushes, ink sticks, paper for traditional calligraphy and painting, and ink slabs), antiques, calligraphy, paintings and so on.

Starting from Yanshousi Street in the east, Liuxiang Alley in the west, and South Xinhua Street in the middle, the Liulichang Street is comprised of around 100 shops on both sides of the street with assorted treasures for you to explore.

Shop Recommendations:

Rongbaozhai,China Bookshop,Zhenyunge,Yidege,Jiguge,Cuiwenge,Haiwangcun (Village of the Sea King)

Address:Hepingmen (Peace Gate), Xuanwu District, Beijing

How to get there:

Subway Line No. 2: get down at Hepingmen Station

Bus No. 7, 14, 15, 66, 70

Other information:

Opening time: 9:00 �C 18:00, some shops open till night

Nearby famous food: Hepingmen Quanjude Peking Duck Restaurant