To many, the true essence of Beijing is found in the nooks and crannies of the city’s hutongs: traditional lanes packed with single-story houses. Gentrification is common in these rustic havens ...

A curfew was enforced at night. Youzhou was renamed Xijunfu ... the hutongs remain much the same as during Ming and Qing times. Beijing's best known hutongs are of three types: centers of ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire ... destination for those who want to experience the authentic hutong culture. When night falls, the alley restores to quiet again as tourists leave.

Traditional Chinese courtyard homes that line narrow alleyways, called hutongs, are increasingly popular among expat families and prosperous locals. Photo: Cherry Li for The Wall Street Journal ...

That central party zone for moneyed Chinese youth is part of the intrigue of modern-day Beijing. But for many of its 22 million residents, the true spirit of the city runs through its hutongs ...

Shopkeepers from both home and abroad have started their creative businesses in the alley, reflecting Beijing's openness and inclusiveness. Each corner of the alley offers a glimpse into the local ...

Taken between the early summer of 1989 through to the spring of 1990, Xu Yong captured the beauty and allure of Hutong. Now he brings Beijing's Hutong to Sydney's Vermilion Art Gallery. Hutong ...

Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, MAD has overhauled a vacant courtyard house in an ancient hutong in Beijing, adding two bubble-like sculptures. Hutong Bubble 218 ...

Drive through authentic streets in Beijing on the line 104 and discover both traditional narrow streets – hutongs – as well as teeming areas like downtown, different parks and big residential ...