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2012 Hutong, Beijing



Hutongs (simplified Chinese: 胡同; traditional Chinese: 衚衕; pinyin: hútòng) are a type of narrow streets or alleys,
most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.
Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another.
The word hutong is also used to refer to such neighborhoods.

Visitors take a trishaw ride
Visitors take a trishaw ride
Homes converted to shops
Homes converted to shops
Street peddler
Street peddler
Street activity
Street activity
Ladies chatting
Ladies chatting
Shops catering tourists
Shops catering tourists
Master and student
Master and student
Garbage collector
Garbage collector
Entrance to a hutong home
Entrance to a hutong home
Entrance to a hutong home
Entrance to a hutong home
Courtyard
Courtyard
Courtyard
Courtyard
Bedroom
Bedroom
Art studio
Art studio
Front entrance
Front entrance
Garbage collector
Garbage collector
Grocery shop
Grocery shop
Tourists on a tricycle
Tourists on a tricycle
Student returning home
Student returning home
Children playing in the streets
Children playing in the streets
Diners
Diners
Elderly man enjoys the late afternoon
Elderly man enjoys the late afternoon
Men at work
Men at work
Mother taking son home from school on a bicycle
Mother taking son home from school on a bicycle
Old and new modes of transportation
Old and new modes of transportation
Kids enjoying roller-blading
Kids enjoying roller-blading
Luxury car is common in Beijing, even in the hutong area
Luxury car is common in Beijing, even in the hutong area
Resting after work
Resting after work
Peddlers calling out to tourists
Peddlers calling out to tourists
At a mini bar
At a mini bar