Hutongs
November 12th 2010 I spent two nights at a hotel in a hutong (old neighbourhood) north of the Forbidden City. The hutongs are quickly disappearing as Beijing city managers allow them to be torn down for new construction.
I can't say that the accomdations were great - I paid 150RMB for a twin room without bathroom. The bathroom was down the stairs, literally under the stairs!. A squat toilet, small sink, open s
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