Take 27 (Xidiaoyutai-Andingmenwai) at Xizhimenwai Station and get off at Deshengmen Station; then take 819 (Erdizi Xincun-Caifuyingqiao) at Deshengmen Station and get off at Casting Bells Factory Station; the total distance is about 5.3 kilometers.
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Take 347 (Badaqi - Xinjiekou Koukou) at Xizhimenwai Station, and get off at Xinjiekou Koukou Station; then transfer to 815 (Erlizhuang - Yangzha Roundabout West) at Jishuitan Qiaodong Station, and get off at Casting Clock Factory Station; the total distance is about 5.4 kilometers.
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Take 111 (Baishiqiao East-Chongwenmennei) at Xizhimenwai Station and get off at Di'anmennei Station, then take 5 (Caiduyingqiao-Deshengmen) at Di'anmennei Station and get off at Casting Bells Factory Station; the total distance is about 7.2 kilometers.
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Take the Express 104 (Yinghui Temple-Wangjing New Town) and get off at Xiwai Street Station, then get off at Xiaoxitian Station, then transfer to 815 (Erlizhuang-Yangzha Roundabout West) and get off at Xiaoxitian Station, then get off at Casting Bells Factory Station, and the total distance is about 6.7 kilometers.
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Take 26 (Erlizhuang-Xibianmen) at Xizhimenwai Station and get off at Beijing Exhibition Center Station; transfer to 107 (Baishiqiao Dongdong-Dongzhimen) at Beijing Exhibition Center Station and get off at Gulou Station; the total distance is about 6.9 kilometers.
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Take 808 (Summer Palace North Gate - Qianmen West) at Xizhimenwai Station and get off at Ping'anli Intersection North Station; transfer to 107 (Baishiqiao Dongdongzhimen) at Ping'anli Intersection East Station and get off at Gulou Station; the total distance is about 6.1 kilometers.
1The park at Houhai is Beihai Park, where you can swing your oars. It's not a bad place to go.
2Bars... The bars in Houhai are relatively expensive, GAY BAR ah and so on is considered a feature.... Pole dancing is everywhere, not really a specialty...
3Yanbaoxiejie is good, are some special small stores. Houhai has Houhai Trade Dajie trinket market?