Exploring Beijing's Hutongs

Exploring Beijing’s Hutongs Posted by sasha on Dec 12, 2016 in Culture

Beijing is an ancient city that’s also increasingly modern. Many of the city’s traditional neighborhoods have either been torn down or are on the chopping block. With each passing day, it’s getting harder and harder to find old Beijing (老北京 – lǎo běi jīng).

In search of old Beijing.

One place to look is in the city’s traditional alleyways, or hutong (胡同 – hú tòng) in Chinese. This are changing fast here as well, as you’ll see in this short video tour:

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About the Author: sasha

Sasha is an English teacher, writer, photographer, and videographer from the great state of Michigan. Upon graduating from Michigan State University, he moved to China and spent 5+ years living, working, studying, and traveling there. He also studied Indonesian Language & Culture in Bali for a year. He and his wife run the travel blog Grateful Gypsies, and they're currently trying the digital nomad lifestyle across Latin America.

Exploring Beijing’s Hutongs Posted by sasha on Dec 12, 2016 in Culture

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