The Historic Value Of Hutongs In Old Beijing
Constricted streets or lanes are commonly known as Hutongs in China.
Conventional patio mansions
form lines of siheuyan which are lanes or hutongs in Beijing.
Localities were shaped by unification of
several...
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The Historic Value Of Hutongs In Old Beijing
Constricted streets or lanes are commonly known as Hutongs in China.
Conventional patio mansions
form lines of siheuyan which are lanes or hutongs in Beijing.
Localities were shaped by unification of
several hutongs which in turn were formed by linking several siheuyan.
These neighborhoods are
sometimes referred to as hutongs.
From the middle of the 20th century the hutongs decreased in numbers since they were being
pulverized to give way to new road stead and constructions.
But lately, some hutongs are been
marked as protected areas so that they can be preserved as Chinese cultural history.
The most
preserved hutongs are the ones near the Bell Tower and Shichahai Lake.
Some hutongs which are
hundreds of years old have been attracting tourists for a long time.
The emperors of China during its dynastic periods had designed Beijing city.
They had organized the
housing areas based on social classes of the Zhou Dynasty.
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