Houhai, another name for Shishahai, is an area including Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai. Shishahai is a time-honored popular destination for summer outings and fun. Historical records show that each summer there was a myriad of stalls selling tea, food, utensils and commodities and sites for quyi (folk art) performances which lured throngs of people of all social strata. Today’s Houhai is a bar and snack street, where delicacies are offered by century-old restaurants of traditional Beijing flavor like “Kao Rou Ji” and “Bao Du Zhang” by Yinding Bridge, and urbanites flock to the banks of Xihai to enjoy: sashimi, the tea ceremony, meals and to listen to music.