摘要
YANDAI Xiejie,or Tobacco Pipe Oblique Street,lies north of Di’anmen(Gate of Earthly Peace) and in front of the Drum Tower.It’s the oldest street of its kind in Beijing.Running northeast to southwest, the 232-meter-long lane is shaped like the stem of a tobacco pipe.The pipe’s mouthpiece is at the street’s eastern entrance, while the western part turning south toward Yinding Bridge(Silver Ingot Bridge) appears to look like a pipe bowl,hence Yandai Xiejie’s name.
