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Sun Kissed Bucket List walk through Beijing’s Nanluoguxiang hutongs during Chinese New Year. The area is described as 700–800 years old, with traditional shops and food stalls. They try street snacks, noodles and a roast duck wrap, visit the Central Academy of Drama, and explore smaller alleys and shops. Later stops include an ancient mansion, oversized crab dumplings, a panda-themed shop and a Michelin-recommended restaurant where they queue.
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Nanluoguxiang and its food
Sun Kissed Bucket List begin in Nanluoguxiang, one of Beijing’s old hutong areas, with a history described as 700–800 years. During Chinese New Year, they walk past traditional shops and food vendors. They sample a range of street snacks, including churros, a distinctive soup, skewers and noodles. The route also includes roast duck served in a wrap, which the traveler compares with a previous Peking duck experience. Shopkeepers offer tea, and the visitors comment on the friendly exchanges as they explore.
Alleys, shops and later stops
The walk continues into narrower hutong lanes, where the pair look at local eateries and shops. They visit the Central Academy of Drama and an ancient mansion, then stop for unusually large crab dumplings with flavorful broth. A panda-themed shop is another stop before they queue at a Michelin-recommended restaurant. The episode focuses on the food and places encountered during this particular walk, including the mix of old architecture and everyday businesses. The travelers note how densely families live within the hutongs and describe their maze-like layout. Their route gives them several chances to compare dishes, from street snacks and noodles to the roast duck wrap and crab dumplings, while the New Year setting shapes the atmosphere around the visit. The New Year setting runs through the walk as the travelers move between food stalls and traditional architecture. The source describes the area as a maze of hutong lanes, with families living close together and a history connected to Beijing’s older residential neighborhoods. They stop for a roast duck wrap and compare it with another Peking duck meal they have had before. In the alleys, the pair find noodles, dumplings, small shops and local eateries, while shopkeepers offer tea and welcome conversation. Their route also takes them to the Central Academy of Drama, then an ancient mansion and a panda-themed store. At the end, they wait for a table at a Michelin-recommended restaurant. These are separate parts of the outing: street snacks at the start, a sit-down duck wrap, later crab dumplings, browsing and a queue. The vlog emphasizes the density and layout of the hutongs and the variety of food they encounter during the holiday visit. They describe Nanluoguxiang as 700–800 years old, and the route gives them a chance to see its traditional shops as well as its food culture. The crab dumplings stand out for size and broth, while the duck wrap provides a comparison with their previous meal.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What street foods did they try?
- A: They sampled churros, a distinctive soup, skewers and noodles, then tried a roast duck wrap and large crab dumplings.
- Q: What is Nanluoguxiang known for in this visit?
- A: The source describes it as a 700–800-year-old hutong area with traditional shops and street food.
- Q: What other places did they visit?
- A: The route includes the Central Academy of Drama, an ancient mansion, a panda-themed shop and a Michelin-recommended restaurant.
