The origin of< Hair Hutong?

Hair Hutong is a secluded hutong in Xuanwu Gate, Xicheng, Beijing. Its east entrance leads to Xuannei Street, and its west entrance is Nangouyan (now Green Road), which is about a Li Long.

It is such an ordinary alley, which was once a place where many intellectuals lingered five years ago: Xitou Road is the first ordinary library in the city, with rich books and students immersed in it; Dongtou Road South, a hutong called wonton soup hutong, was called a small city in the 1920s and 1930s. In addition, there are many vendors on the sidewalks at the east entrance of Mao Hutong and the west indoor street, and there are more than a dozen used bookstores and calligraphy and painting shops, among which many literati set foot. The author must have counted these two places in the past year. Nowadays, some shops have long since ceased to exist, and libraries have also been transformed into residential houses. I will take notes to show my ambition.

City No.1 General Library was established in 1927, which was formed by the merger of the former Shi Jing National Library and the Public Library. It was originally named Shi Jing No.1 General Library. After the Northern Expedition, Jingzhao was changed to Beiping, but it was changed to the first general museum of the city. The museum was originally the former site of the lecture hall of Hanlin Academy in Qing Dynasty. In addition to general classics, history, books and collections, there are a large number of popular literary works that public and private libraries disdain to enter Tibet, which is a treasure house for studying social folklore. The museum is located in the southwest corner of the inner city with a quiet environment. In the library, the south room is the newspaper reading room, the north room is the reading room, and the stacks are behind it. The reading procedure is simple, and it can be read in the library or borrowed, which is convenient for readers. In the early 1950s, all the books were taken over by the Capital Library.

With regard to the small market in Maohutong, Chen Zongfan recorded in Yan Dou Congkao in the late 1920s: "Xiangfang Bridge, which is called Handmade Hutong in the south, is gradually moving to the west of Xuanwumen Street and the north of Maohutong." This small city is the boundary of Haicheng and also the title of Haicheng. Zhang Cixi's "Beijing Liulichang Bookstore Easy Ride" records that "there are several bookstores in Xuanwu Gate, and drummers leave at noon", which is quite specific. Hair Hutong and Handle Hutong also have many furniture stores and gadgets, all of which are bound by scholars.

Hair Hutong was the most prosperous small market in the 1920s and 1930s, with more than a dozen bookstores and calligraphy and painting shops. In the 1940s, there were only three bookstores, namely Yuan Wen Zhai, Zhiyatang and Literature Zhai, and Zuijingtang calligraphy and painting shop. Wen Yuan and Zhi Ya are two famous examples. Zhao Laiqing, the owner of Wenyuanzhai, is from Jixian County, Hebei Province. He is refined and refined, and his books are mostly purchased from the homes of declining clans. They are elegant and clean in the tea house. The shop is located in the west of the road and outside the east gate of Maohutong. The plaque was written by the painter Xin Shen Sheng (Rong). Yan Zhizhong, the owner of Zhi Ya Hall, is also from Jixian County. His supply is very different from that of Yuan Wen Zhai. He gets up at dawn every day, walks to Xiao Xi City outside Xuanwu, and in the afternoon, he goes to Chenggen City of Xuanwumen to look for it. He has a dusty face with cloth on his shoulder, and everyone in the same trade calls him "Yan Donkey". The gage family can bear hardships and stand hard work. The store is located in the west of South Outer Ring Road at the east exit of Handan Hutong. The tablet was written by Shaoxing collector Zhou Yang 'an (Zhao Yang).