1、South Luogu LaneAlso called Nanluoguxiang, Nanluogu Alley, Nanluoguxiang Hutong, 南锣鼓巷)South Luogu Lane is 786 meters long and 8 meters wide, connecting Gulou East St. on its north and Dianmen East St. on the south. South Luogu Lane was built in 1267 when Yuan Da Du was constructed, and was a compone
2、nt of the market area in Yuan Da Dus urban layout, which had the imperial government built in the front, the market area at the back, the imperial ancestral temple on the left, and the sacrificial altar on the right. The lane was part of the Zhaohui Community in the Yuan Dynasty, and served as the d
3、ividing line between the Zhaohui community and the Jinggong Community in the Ming Dynasty. It was under the jurisdiction of the Xianghuang Banner during the years of Emperor Qianlong, and belonged to the Left III Community in the late years of Emperor Guangxu and during the years of Emperor Xuantong
4、. During the Republic of China years, it belonged to the Inner V Community.The Lane was called “Luoguo Lane” in the Ming Dynasty due to its “luoguo” feature with the middle part higher than the two ends. In 1750, the lane got a homonymic name of “Luogu Lane”, and was divided into South Luogu Lane an
5、d Northern Luogu Lane(now within the Andingmen Community). The name of the lane remained “South Luogu Lane” during and after the years of the Republic of China. The Hutong was briefly called “Huihuang St.” during the Cultural Revolution and later regained its current name.South Luogu Lane was built
6、under the architectural concept of “residential blocks” with the lane serving as the central line dividing 8 parallel Hutongs on each side, hence forming the outlook of a fish bone, or a “Wugong”. Thus, the lane was also called “Wugong Lane”. South Luogu Lane is the only remaining traditional reside
7、ntial area in China that still fully preserves the chess-board style layout of Hutongs typically found in the Yuan Dynasty, with its scale, quality and historical value unmatched by any other lanes.South Luogu Lane was among the first 25 areas listed for historical preservation by the Beijing Munici
8、pal Government in November 1990. Currently, within the South Luogu Lane area, one site has been listed for national level preservation, 11 sites for municipal level preservation, and 9 sites for district level preservation. With its impressive historical and cultural legacy, South Luogu Lane has bec
9、ome an attractive area for tourism and cultural creativity in the ancient capital Beijing. Today, South Luogu Lane is among one of the oldest Hutongs around and has a history of over 800 years. This near 800-meter long North-South alleyway is filled with bars, cafes, restaurants, artsy little shops,
10、 souvenir shops and cute boutiques. Its worth to spend an hour or two walking through the little alley ways and Hutongs around it.Location: South Luogu Lane is situated at Beijings Dongcheng District, near the Drum Tower with its northern end at Gulou Dongdajie (Drum Tower East Street, 鼓楼东大街) (Walk
11、East along Guloudong Dajie about 10-15min past the Drum Tower and look out for the street sign pointing the way to the hutong on your right-hand side.) and the southern end of Nanluogu xiang can be found at Dianmen Dongdajie (地安门东大街 ).南锣鼓巷简介北起鼓楼东大街，南至地安门东大街，全长 786 米，宽 8 米。南锣鼓巷与元大都（1267 年）同期建成，在元大都“左
12、祖右社，面朝后市”的城市格局中，南锣鼓巷是“后市” 的组成部分。元代，以南锣鼓巷为轴线，东侧地区属昭回坊，西侧地区属靖恭坊。明代属昭回靖恭坊。清代乾隆年间属镶黄旗，光绪末年至宣统年间属内左三区。民国时期属内五区。南锣鼓巷，明代称锣锅巷。清乾隆十五年（1750 年）改称锣鼓巷，并分为南锣鼓巷和北锣鼓巷（北锣鼓巷在今安定门街道辖区内）。南锣鼓巷之名，因其地势中间高、南北低，如一驼背人，故名罗锅巷，后音转为锣鼓巷。民国后沿称。“文化大革命”中一度改称辉煌街，后恢复原名。南锣鼓巷在元大都初建时，沿用了“里坊制”建筑思想，其架构以南锣鼓巷为轴线，两侧各对称分布着 8 条平行胡同，呈“鱼骨状”，又如同一条 “蜈蚣”。因此，南锣鼓巷也称为“蜈蚣巷”。她是我国唯一完整保存着元代胡同院落肌理、规模最大、品级最高、资源最丰富的棋盘式传统民居区。1990 年 11 月，南锣鼓巷列入北京市政府批准的第一批 25 片历史文化保护区。现有全国重点文物保护单位 1 处，北京市文物保护单位 11 处，东城区文物保护单位 10 处，历史文化遗存十分丰富，是古都北京休闲旅游和文化创意的著名街区。
