Shichahai is a prestigious summer and playing place in old Beijing. According to historical records, in the summer and summer, various stalls such as lotus bureaus, tea houses, food, merchant stalls and quyi stalls were set up along the coast, attracting eunuch families, literati and scholars, children of the Eight Banners, and ordinary people to flock to the scene. There are also those snacks hidden in the hutongs, the roast meat, shabu-shabu, popcorn, brine flavor that spread everywhere, and the tempting bean juice sour, which is the houhai of the old Beijingers.
Overlooking The Qingyun Building and the Barbecue Season
Today's Shichahai food circle includes Houhai Bar Street, Yanbao Xie Street, Yindingqiao Food Street, di'anmen Outer Street Drum Tower, where nearly 100 restaurants are gathered, including the barbecue season created in the Qing Xianfeng period, Qingyun Lou, which was once the head of the "Eight Buildings" in Beijing, Houhai Courtyard, which only makes 3 tables of meals a day, Huaiyang style Meifu Family Banquet, Century-old Brand Bursting Belly Man, Ya'er Li Ji Shabu Meat, NiuJie Jubaoyuan, Kong Yiji, Jiumen Snacks, Japanese Food, Indian Food, Craft Beer Restaurant Bar, Yunhai Cuisine Yunnan Cuisine, Eight Flags Barbecue, Huishang Hometown... Simply a foodie paradise for young people! Coming to Shichahai can not only enjoy the scenery, but also have food, but also clubbing, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.
The south bank of the Silver Ingot Bridge in the rain
Jubaoyuan shabu on the east side of the back door bridge
Whenever I turn to Houhai, the most attractive thing to me is those old brands with a century of history, the most famous of which are the barbecue season and Qingyun Building by the Silver Ingot Bridge.
Today, I will talk to you about some of the century-old restaurants, and look forward to everyone visiting and feeling.
Grill season
Mr. Pujie inscribed plaque "Barbecue Season"
The barbecue season was founded in the 28th year of Qing Daoguang (1848), has a history of 173 years, located in the northeast corner of yinding bridge, is a well-known long-established brand in Beijing, mainly engaged in Beijing barbecue and halal stir-fry, has the reputation of "Southern Wanbei Season". The "Nanwan" here was the roast meat outside xuanwumen in the south of Beijing at that time, famous for roast beef; while the "northern season" refers to the roast meat season, most famous for roast lamb.
At that time, Ji Decai, a Muslim in Tongzhou, Beijing, was in the "Lotus Market" on the Shicha Seashore, under the guise of "barbecue season", and set up a hot bun and set up a stall in the open air to sell roast lamb, calling it "rain to disperse". Diners hold six wooden long chopsticks in their left hand, wine glasses in their right hands, and long stools at their feet. Later, the Ji family operated roast lamb here for many years, and after having savings, they bought this small building and officially opened the "Barbecue Season" barbecue restaurant.
The decoration style of the barbecue season is antique, carved beams and paintings, red pillars and green tiles with white jade railings, and on the pillar is a couplet inscribed by the famous calligrapher Mr. Xiao Lao: "The painting building is drunk to see the sparkling water, and the hot incense is light smoke." Outside the door sat two stone lions of white jade, and not far from the lake stood a billboard, which was inscribed by Mr. Fei Xiaotong, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: "The Silver Ingot Bridge looks at the mountain, and the barbecue season is a must." "Vividly and vividly illustrates the tradition and characteristics of this place, this scene, and this shop.
Eat grilled meat, accompanied by fine wine, and enjoy the rain beating the lotus
Imagine sitting in the booth on the second floor, coinciding with an autumn rain, pushing open the window to breathe fresh air, enjoying the scenery of the rain in front of the sea, eating a steaming roast meat, accompanied by fine wine, so unhappy...
Qingyun Building
Qingyun Building was founded in 1820 in Qingdaoguang and is located on the east side of the Yakiniku Restaurant. According to records, this was once the first restaurant in Beijing to deal with Lu cuisine, known as the first of the eight buildings in the capital, when the famous capital became a meeting place for dignitaries and dignitaries, literati and scholars, not only Prince Rui, Prince Gong, Prince Qing, Dingguo Gong, An GuoGong, Wuding Marquis and other famous families have feasted here, national hero Lin Zexu and Chen Jichang, the last leader of China, have left ink marks here. Later, the owner of Qingyun Building chose another business, and the backbone of the restaurant, such as the hall, cabinet, and kitchen, was scattered in various restaurants in the capital, and gradually formed the later Eight Buildings in Beijing.
The world has been vicissitudes, the old Qingyun Building has changed hands many times, and was inhabited by the Zhu family in the early 1950s. Mr. Zhu Lao's third son is determined to restore the old name of Qingyun Lou, in 2002 he cooperated with people to use part of the old mansion to renovate and operate Vietnamese cuisine and became a hit, in 2009, he vacated all the old mansions, the original site was rebuilt to restore the old appearance of Qingyun Lou, and tried every means to invite the descendants of the palace cuisine family, according to historical records to restore the old taste of Qingyun Lou's old dishes.
Today's Qingyun Building, following the principle of repairing the old as old in the restoration of ancient buildings, most of them adopt pure solid wood mortise and mortise structure, and still retain an old tile house from 190 years ago, and the store hall is decorated with authentic works by painters of past generations, showing the historical charm of Qingyun Building for two hundred years.
Huixian Hall
Mr. Puren inscribed the plaque
The former site of Huixian Hall is located at No. 18, Qianhai North Coast of Shichahai, which is a key protected cultural relic in Xicheng District. Huixian Hall and the famous Juxian Hall, Fushou Hall, Tianfu Hall, Huifeng Hall, Fuqing Hall, Tonghe Hall, and Qinghe Hall in Beijing are called "Eight Halls". Huixian Hall was later known as the "Leng Zhuangzi" in the capital (usually not open, only all kinds of banquet reservations are accepted). This mansion was originally the private residence of Bin Ru, a squire of the Libu during the Qing Guangxu Dynasty.
The former site of Huixian Hall
Around the sixteenth year of Qing Guangxu (1890), the people of Jinan, Shandong Province, opened the Huixiantang Restaurant here. Huixian Hall sits north and faces south, covering an area of about 3,000 square meters. The front adjacent to the sea is 12 bays with large glass windows and 2 floors, carved beams and paintings, and the doors are opened in between. There is a bronze plaque of "Huixiantang Restaurant" hanging on the horse head wall at the entrance, and there are more than 100 original stages, tile houses and bungalows, and there are railings on the second floor to overlook the Shichahai Sea.
The dilapidated gatehouse has long lost its former prosperity
Floor plan of the hall of the huixian hall. The backyard is divided into east and west roads, with more than 100 rooms, a garden and a stage (no longer exists)
On the door of the gate is written the words "Qun Xian Bi Zhi"
It was once a meeting place for literati and inkers, and also a place for singing halls, but it was later closed and purchased by Fu Jen University in 1948 as an alumni building. Later, it became the family dormitory of the China Conservatory of Music, with 65 ancient buildings.
Explanatory plaques made by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics
Legend has it that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Chaozong, the commander of the Infantry Army of the Beijing Division, invited Li Lianying to dinner at the Huixian Hall, and after the meal, he was killed by bandits while passing along the Houhai River, which became the last place for Li Lianying to eat in her life. In the early years of the Republic of China, Puyi sent Shao Ying, minister of internal affairs, and others to a special banquet here to entertain Xu Shichang, Xiong Xiling, Jin Yunpeng and others. Before and after the outbreak of the "May Fourth" Movement, many progressive professors discussed the new cultural movement here, and in 1912 Lu Xun came to Huixian Hall three times. Peking opera masters Wang Yaoqing, Yang Xiaolou, Mei Lanfang, Yu Shuyan and so on all performed here. Huixian Hall closed on the eve of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
The new site of Huixian Hall is located on the east side of the old site, the decoration is antique, and now there are some Peking Opera opera and other performances at night, and it seems that it is mainly to undertake some tourist group guests.
Cohabitation
Tongheju is a long-established restaurant in Beijing, which has a history of 200 years and is the first of the eight major restaurants in the old Beijing. The eight residences are: Fuxingju, Wanxingju, Tongxingju, and Dongxingju outside the front door (these four are also known as "four Daxing"), Wanfuju in Dashilar, Guangheju in the northern half of Caishikou, Tongheju in Xisi, and Casserole. At present, the only remaining ones are casserole house and tonghe residence.
Tongheju is named after the meaning of "tonghuai and joyful", which means that everyone gathers together to share this harmonious atmosphere. This Tongheju is located in the lotus market, facing the water and looking at the mountains, which can be described as quiet in the middle of the bustle. Sitting in the restaurant, looking out at the bustling street view crowds, and watching the scenery of the Houhai Sea from the railing, it is really leisurely and romantic.
The plaque hanging in Tongheju is written by Fu Jie, the younger brother of Emperor Fu Yi at the end of the Qing Dynasty
There are many famous dishes in Tongheju, among which the famous dishes such as roasted sea cucumber with green onion, bad slip series, guifei chicken, three non-sticks, braised mullet egg soup, and grilled steamed buns are popular among the population. In 1996, the three non-stick and grilled steamed buns were rated as the most popular flavor dishes by the Chinese Cuisine Association; the cod and mullet egg soup was rated as the top four famous dishes in Tonghe by the Beijing Cuisine Association. You can go and taste it.
Quanjude
Quanjude was founded in 1864 (three years of Qing Tongzhi), has a history of 157 years, the founder is Hebei Jixian Yang Quanren, famous for making Beijing roast duck, its first hanging oven roast duck, color and aroma are not inferior to the original oven roast duck.
The picture above shows the Quanjude Roast Duck Shop located in the Shichahai Sports School
While making roast duck, Quanjude's chefs have carefully created a variety of delicious hot and cold dishes using raw materials such as duck wings, duck paws, duck hearts, duck liver, and duck gizzards. After years of accumulation, it has formed a "quanjude whole duck seat" represented by mustard duck palm, fire roast duck heart, braised duck four treasures, hibiscus plum blossom duck tongue, duck wrapped shark fin, etc.
It is said that once Vice Chairman Wang Guangying said during a meal in Quanjude: "The 'whole duck table' has all kinds of duck ingredients, but one dish is missing." Everyone couldn't think of what it was, and he smiled: "It's a duck egg!" "Everybody suddenly realized. After careful study, Quanjude's menu has added a new dish - "Crystal Duck Treasure", adding a blank space of "Whole Duck Seat".
The picture above shows the Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant located in the Lotus Market
The Li Ji sauce meat popcorn shop at the east entrance of Ya'er Hutong is also a long-established brand. The most famous thing here is the sesame pancake, which is purchased by friends from the Four-Nine Cities every day
Located on the east side of the Drum Tower, Wonton Hou is also a century-old shop, and the diners are also endless
The food on the shores of Shichahai is truly amazing, not only the famous century-old brands, there are a variety of famous snacks, as well as the trendy food shops loved by young people, bars, tea houses are one after another... Enough shopping, tired of walking, find your favorite food slowly taste, enjoy a leisurely and comfortable time, fast and fast!