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	The Cultural Heritage of China :: The Arts :: Architecture :: Hutong
		Hutongs (胡同; hútong) are narrow throughways, often alleys, most prominently present in Beijing, China.
		Hutongs in Beijing are alleyways formed by lines of siheyuan.
		Some hutongs have had only one name since the hutong was formed, but some have had more than five names in the past.
	www.ibiblio.org /chineseculture/contents/arts/p-arts-c03s04.html (336 words)

	Hutong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hutongs (Chinese: 胡同 or 衚衕; pinyin: hútong) are narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing, China.
		The word hutong comes from the Mongolian hottog meaning "water well." During the growth of towns and cities, wells dug by villagers formed the centres of new communities.
		Beijing deteriorated, and the conditions of the hutongs worsened.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hutong (812 words)

	Beijin Hutong Tour, Huton is a hidden secret and disappearing life style of old Beijing.
		A hutong is an ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing, where hutongs run into the several thousand.
		ne kind of hutongs, usually referred to as the regular hutong, was near the palace to the east and west and arranged in orderly fashion along the streets.
		The main buildings in the hutong were almost all quadrangles--a building complex formed by four houses around a quadrangular courtyard.
	www.cbw.com /tourism/hutong/eindex1.htm (1026 words)

	Peking: Hutong History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Most of the hutongs remained today were built in the Ming and Qing resulted from block extension of the imperial city.
		The Zhuanta Hutong in Xisi on the west side of the city was once mentioned in the Yuan dramas.
		In the 20th century, with the development of metropolis, hutongs are gradually replaced by skyscraper.
	www.beijingtrip.com /attractions/hutong/history.htm (217 words)

	Hutong to Highrise
		Hutong to Highrise is dedicated to extensively documenting the disappearing hutong communities of old Beijing.
		Hutong to Highrise (H2H) visits Hutongs, interviews the residents and dispenses cameras so that residents may photograph what they deem important in their daily lives.
		As H2H is interested in recording the historical lifestyle of Old Beijing, we are gather the opinions and perspectives of Beijing hutong residents in hopes of giving them a voice and a means to record their history.
	www.hutongtohighrise.com (128 words)

	China Travel Info - The History of Hutong
		Hutong refers to an ancient alleyway unique of Beijing with siheyuan or ''4-sided house" on both sides.
		After Kublai Khan and his men swept across China and moved the capital of the vast Mongol empire from Karakorum, Mongolia, to present-day Beijing (thus the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty), the city was divided into 50 residential sections each with its own administrative head.
		But in recent years, the number of hutong has experienced sharp decline as a result of rapid economic expansion.
	www.laurustravel.com /hutong.htm (320 words)

	Beautiful Beijing
		Hutongs are the passages formed by lines of siheyuans (courtyards).
		One hutong connects with another, and siheyuan connects with siheyuan, to form a block, and blocks join with blocks to form a neighbourhood.
		Residents of the hutongs are entitled to apartments in the new buildings, of at least the same size as their former residences.
	www.kinabaloo.com /bj44.html (847 words)

	R Todd King: China Photos 2003 - Northeast Winter
		The hutong just across the street from this area were restored to very good shape, but they were not homes; instead, they served as kindergartens and doctors offices.
		One huge area of hutong north of the lakes had been completely leveled, with no indication of what was to be built in its place; however, if recent history is any indication, office buildings and apartments of dubious construction will be built there.
		Many of the hutong areas will be swept away over the coming years, as Beijing clears entire neighborhoods for city improvement before the 2008 Olympic Games; however, historic areas such as this one are to be preserved.
	www.rtoddking.com /chinawin2003_bj_ht.htm (745 words)

	Beijing Hutong
		Hutong is a kind of typical ancient city alley in Beijing.
		Before Jin dynasty (in the 12 century), there were no Hutongs in Beijing, just streets, roads and district.
		After construction was completed, they asked all the residents who lived in the old city to move to the new one.
	www.beijingservice.com /hutong.htm (159 words)

	hutong - Beijing Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The word 'Hutong' refers to the small and narrow alleyways between rows of courtyards and it is...
		Hutong means a lane or alley, in fact the passage...
		Hutong is a kind of typical ancient city alley in Beijing.Many of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City.
	beijing-travel-swicki.eurekster.com /hutong (615 words)

	Hutong, Beijing, China
		Why are Beijing's lanes called Hutong: According to historical records, a small scall scale city first appeared in the Beijing area about 3,000 years ago.
		The word "Hutong" is said to originate from the Mongolian language which is one of China's minority language.
		It means a passage between rows of Siheyuan courtyard house, the traditional residence of Beijingers, each consisting of rectangle courtyard surrounded by one-storeyed tile-roofed houses, usually one to six meters wide, hutongs are where life was going on for the last 700 years since they first appeared in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
	www.sinowaytravel.com /beijing/attractions_hutong.htm (429 words)

	Hutong - Beijing - Travel to China
		Hutongs are narrow throughways, often alleys, most prominently present in Beijing, China.
		Hutongs in Beijing are alleyways formed by lines of siheyuan.
		Hutongs were often no wider than 9 metres.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Hutong (285 words)

	Hutong to Highrise
		Hutong to Highrise is dedicated to extensively documenting the disappearing hutong communities of old Beijing.
		Hutong to Highrise (H2H) visits Hutongs, interviews the residents and dispenses cameras so that residents may photograph what they deem important in their daily lives.
		As H2H is interested in recording the historical lifestyle of Old Beijing, we are gather the opinions and perspectives of Beijing hutong residents in hopes of giving them a voice and a means to record their history.
	www.hutongtohighrise.com /index.html (128 words)

	Hutong Memories - Solo Exhibition of ZHANG Guo Ning with ZHANG Guo Ning
		Hutong Memories - Solo Exhibition of ZHANG Guo Ning with ZHANG Guo Ning
		’s endangered hutongs — distinctive and intricate arteries which are fast disappearing in the city today.
		ZHANG has been painting hutongs since 1992 and his works reflect the deep emotional attachment that he has for the traditional structures.
	www.connoisseur-art.com /exhibitions/2005/Hutong_Memories/page1 (348 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| China diary: Vanishing Beijing
		It was in the middle of one of the few remaining areas of Beijing where you can still find the narrow winding alleyways known as hutongs, which once gave the city much of its unique character.
		But there's been an outcry over the way officials and developers (often one and the same) have knocked them down and forced those who were born in them to move out to new tower blocks far from the centre.
		Of some 6,000 original hutongs only 25 remain, I was told tonight by someone writing a book on Beijing and the loss of China's cultural legacy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3679170.stm (1490 words)

	Beijingâs "hutong" destruction
		Beijing's historic layout, which dates back six hundred years to the time of the Ming Dynasty, consists of hutongs, narrow alleyways that run in a maze-like fashion around the centre of the city.
		The hutongs, while revered as a direct link to China's venerated past, are also regarded as a source of shame â“ representing a backward way of living that Beijing does not want the world to see in 2008 for the summer Olympics.
		The destruction of hutongs has been taking place for a number of years, but since Beijing was awarded the Olympics, the rate at which they are now being cleared has increased exponentially.
	www.we-make-money-not-art.com /archives/008670.php (398 words)

	China Culture: Beijing Hutong
		Deep in the Hutongs are innumerable warm families, this is why ordinary Beijingers have special sentimental feelings towards Hutongs.
		There are also some winding deep Hutongs assumed zigzag shapes, like the Jiudaowan (nine-zigzag) originally at Beixinqiao (north new bridge), it actually had more than 20 zigzags, it was later divided into 5 Hutongs; There is another Hutong also named Jiudaowan outside Qianmen, it in fact has 13 zigzag turns.
		The name of Hutongs in Beijing is like an encyclopedia, it reflected the historical evolution and demonstrated the social characters and styles, it has been discovered as a hard to come by traveling resources in recent years.
	www.news-blogs.com /free_articles/archives/2005/11/18/hutong (611 words)

	Hutongs/Bell and Drum Towers- Beijing, China - VirtualTourist.com
		A hutong by definition is an alley formed by lines of siheyuans (residences).
		Another hutong discovery is one to the west of Tiananmen Square.
		"Hutong" is a kind of ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing, where the number of hutongs may run into several thousand.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Beijing_Shi/Beijing-1024960/Things_To_Do-Beijing-HutongsBell_and_Drum_Towers-R-1.html (1396 words)

	Beijing - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		A hutong（胡同） in eastern urban Beijing near Dongsishitiao.
		Some particularly historic or picturesque hutongs are being preserved and restored by the government, with the objective that by the 2008 Olympics, only these few will remain.
		Despite the turmoil of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—including damage caused by European military intervention, the Japanese invasion of WWII and the Cultural Revolution—and the recent intense urbanisation and transformation, including the demolition of hutongs, Beijing still maintains tourist attractions that are rich in history.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/e/i/Beijing.html (5730 words)

	Beijing Hutongs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The word 'Hutong' refers to the small and narrow alleyways between rows of courtyards and it is estimated that there are thousands of hutongs in the city from the narrowest 40-cetimeter (16 inches)-wide Qinshi Hutong to the zigzagged Jiudaowan (literally means quite a long hutong with nine turns).
		Names of hutongs are related to people's daily life, such as a person's name, an auspicious word or a beautiful flower.
		Nowadays, Hutong Culture or Courtyard Culture is used to describe anything related to old Beijing and a featured tour by a pedicab through Beijing's winding hutongs is a popular choice for travelers who want a glimpse of the city's past.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/beijing/hutong/index.htm (268 words)

	Hutong, Beijing, China
		Why are Beijing's lanes called Hutong: According to historical records, a small scall scale city first appeared in the Beijing area about 3,000 years ago.
		The word "Hutong" is said to originate from the Mongolian language which is one of China's minority language.
		It means a passage between rows of Siheyuan courtyard house, the traditional residence of Beijingers, each consisting of rectangle courtyard surrounded by one-storeyed tile-roofed houses, usually one to six meters wide, hutongs are where life was going on for the last 700 years since they first appeared in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
	www.beijingholidays.net /beijing/attractions_hutong.htm (441 words)

	Hutong Family
		On our excursion through the hutong we stopped and had tea and snacks with one of the local families (left).
		After our tour of the hutong and visit with the local family we were scheduled to have dinner at a nearby Schezuan restaurant and then attend a performance of the Chinese opera.
		The rickshaw drivers took us from the hutong right to the restaurant which was located in a wooded area.
	www.anniebees.com /China/China_17.htm (1880 words)

	To the Hutong,Beijing Hutong Tour. To learn about history of Beijing as a whole, -- Sinohotelguide.com Travel Service
		To the Hutong -- Beijing Hutong Tour --come and see Beijing the way it is meant to be.
		One kind of hutongs, usually referred to as the regular hutong, was near the palace to the east and west and arranged in orderly fashion along the streets.
		The Drum Tower was first built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan (the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty), and reconstructed in 1420 when the Ming Dynasty established its capital in Beijing.
	www.sinohotelguide.com /travel/beijing/hutong.html (1005 words)

	ASIA VOYAGES / Beijing Hutong & Quadrangles Tour
		Hutongs and quadrangles are typical Beijing architectural structures.
		Hutongs are ancient style lanes unique in Beijing and quadrangles are the main structures inside hutongs.
		In the afternoon, we see old Beijing by visiting the Hutongs and the magnificent Forbidden City with its many palaces and halls.
	www.asiavoyages.com /china/hutong.html (366 words)

	Beijing Hutong
		New modern high-rise buildings and apartments are fast replacing the traditional dwellings within the walled hutongs, but a few remain and can be visited by tourists.
		During our tour of the hutong we would ride trough the back streets and alleyways viewing what life is like for the residents, visit an American sponsored kindergarten, a bell tower, and, finally, have tea with a local family.
		Arriving and entering the courtyard to the school we were immediately met by a group of children who greeted us and then began to perform a song and dance welcoming us to the school.
	www.anniebees.com /China/China_15.htm (422 words)

	Chorography to record rise and fall of Beijing’s Hutongs
		Hutongs -- the famous ancient city alleys in Beijing - are disappearing from Beijing's city map every year as ring roads, viaducts, skyscrapers and modern homes creep into China's fast-growing capital city.
		In a bid to shelter the hutong culture from the rising city skyline, the Beijing Chorography Committee (BCC) began a survey to record the history of all existing hutongs.
		The survey findings is expected to be compiled into a hutong chorography where every hutong in Beijing will have its own entry.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-02/16/content_306506.htm (224 words)

	Hutong is Ancient China, include it in your China Tour
		Amongst the high-rise apartments of modern Beijing are pockets of ancient China in the narrow side alleys known as Hutongs.
		Your Jane Yeo tour guide will lead you on a pleasant walk through the Hutong alleyways describing the meaning of all the ancient symbols and and carvings.
		Meet and talk to some of the residents, drink tea in a local tea house and soak up a little of old Beijing.
	www.janeyeotours.com /hutong.html (151 words)

	Beijing Travel Guide, Beijing Tours
		Places of interest are either very easy to find if they're on the avenues, or impossible to find if they're buried down the hutongs (narrow alleys).
		One of the unique features of Beijing tour is its numerous Hutongs which means small lanes.
		One of the unique features of Beijing travel is its numerous Hutongs which means small lanes.
	www.sinowaytravel.com /beijing-travel-tour.htm (1452 words)

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