Lanman Hutong

Lanman Hutong is located on the south side of the east end of Guang'anmen Street, under the jurisdiction of Niujie Street Office. It runs north-south, with the north end of the hutong being Caishikou Street and the south end being Nan Heng Street.

Before the renewal of the hutong, there were serious problems such as poor municipal facilities, water accumulation in low-lying courtyards, and rampant illegal construction. With the implementation of the renovation and upgrading project in 2018, the old hutong has been revitalized, and people's lives have become more livable. It has also become a popular tourist destination for citizens.

Lanman Hutong has many stories, celebrities such as Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Tan Sitong, Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, and Lu Xun have all left their revolutionary footprints here. There are about ten guild halls in this hutong, such as the Ningwu Guild Hall at the north end, and the Changshu Guild Hall and Dongguan Guild Hall further south.

Among the many guild halls in this hutong, the Hunan Guild Hall has received a lot of attention. In the 13th year of the Guangxu reign (1887), officials from Hunan in Beijing purchased a house in Lanman Hutong facing south towards Caishikou. In February 1920, Mao Zedong lived in the Hunan Guild Hall when he came to Beijing and held a meeting to expel warlord Zhang Jingyao with a thousand people in attendance.