Hutong Patio
Uploaded: January 26, 2011 08:33:20
With the visit of the Chinese President last week and talk of human rights, I went rummaging through my old Beijing slides (itwas before I went digital). Originally built in the 12th century, hutongs were the predominant living quarters for almost all but the aristocrats in Beijing. Similar to a typical U.S. neighborhood, but they were surrounded by a high fence entered by a gate into long alleyways. Doors opened from the alleys into a "quad", four homes off a central patio. Inside (they asked us not to take photos), they were very small and sparsely furnished, but comfortable enough for the occupants. In the 1900's many were torn down and replaced by more modern buildings, but hutongs still occupy one third of the total housing area in Beijing.
Ann H. Belus
January 26, 2011
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