Hutong hostess

Hutong Tour

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March 26th 2009
After the Olympic Park, we were toured through one of the Hutong, or traditional alleyway neighborhoods, where Chinese families still live today. These hutongs are not all around Beijing (or other major cities), but the government has now protected many of these neighborhoods as a way to conserve some of the traditional culture and heritage. Our tour was by bicycle rickshaw, and we had a local g ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more