Hutong |
The word "hutong" originates from the word "hottog" which means "well" in mongolian. villagers dig out a well and inhabited there. hutong means a lane or alley, in fact the passage formed by lines of siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard) where old beijing residents live. be care not to lost in it! it was recorded that in the yuan a 36-meter-wide road was called a standard street, a 18-meter-wide one was a small street and a 9-meter-wide lane was named a hutong. in fact, beijing 's hutongs are inequable ranging from 40 centimeter to 10 meter in wide. the longest has more than 20 turns. either in east-west or north-south, beijing 's hutongs varied as slant, half or blind hutongs" cul-de-sacs. the gray-tiled houses and deep alleys crossing with each other in identical appearance like a maze, you will find it much fun to walk through but be care not to lost yourself.
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