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Hutongs in Transition
In the past few decades, what has changed in the hutongs, and what hasn’t?
In the past few decades, what has changed in the hutongs, and what hasn’t? One “old Beijinger” takes us on a walk through his childhood hutong, a tour of physical changes (new toilets, new courtyard doors) that fail to change what is essential to the hutongs (the close-knit relationship between neighbors, the alley cats). He concludes, “This is still Old Beijing.”
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