You can get off at South Railway Station and take Metro Line 4 to Xidan. Xidan is mainly a shopping center. Next, it depends on how you want to visit Houhai. If you have finished visiting Xidan, it is still early, and it will be like this around 2 pm. I suggest you go to Nanluoguxiang near Houhai. If you are a foreign tourist, it is better to go around. Nanluoguxiang is the legendary centipede lane, a * * *. There are eight hutongs on both sides of the alley, which are very famous. Many celebrities and ministers have lived there before, and Lao She's former residence is there. It is said that the feng shui here is very good, and it is a must-see attraction when you come to Beijing. There are many small shops in it, which are very distinctive, but the things are very expensive. It is a bit like Wangfujing in nature, and it is a shop opened by foreigners. Mainly to see hutongs, feel the hutong atmosphere of old Beijing, and there are many tourists.
Then come out from the hutong in the north and west, and walk to the Yinding Bridge in Houhai. I don't know how to get there. You can ask passers-by Very famous You must go there. When you go there, you will know why I asked you to go there. If you walk fast, you should walk west along the seaside. It takes about 30 minutes to walk. There is an alley in the north, which is famous for hanging red lanterns at night, but the snacks there are also very expensive. There are many people, so you should take up space first when you go in, and it should be night when you come out. Let's walk along the sea. Before it is dark, you can feel the atmosphere of Houhai during the day. It's completely different when it's late. Houhai is going at night, and the bar street is not blown out, but it is very daytime.
(If you go late, you can get off at the Drum Tower,) and then go to Houhai from Xie Jie, Dai Yan, and then the same as above!
Have fun!