Xuechi Hutong

Xuechi Hutong is located in Xicheng District, Beijing, between the west gate of Jingshan Park and the east gate of Beihai Park, about 110 meters long. In the Qing Dynasty, there were six royal ice cellars here, and now there are only two larger ice cellars, No. 5 and No. 6, from which Xuechi Hutong is named. The ice cellar in Xuechi Hutong was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was in use until 1979. The two surviving ice cellars have now been restored and are open to visitors. There is a small courtyard at the end of the alley. From 1921 to 1924, this was the "Xuechi Zhai" of Lin Changmin and Lin Huiyin's father and daughter. At the beginning, Lin Huiyin met Liang Sicheng at Peihua Girls' School not far from Hutong, and set up an alliance of gold and stone. This is also the first place Xu Zhimo went to after returning to China in 1922, but he was closed at the door, and this poignant love ended without a trace.