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The term "hutong" appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty, and is a term of Mongolian origin, meaning "water well". [ 2 ] In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century), the center was the Forbidden City , surrounded in concentric circles by the Inner City and Outer City.
Beijing Hutong is the product of long history, it reflects the face of Beijing history is rich in content. Hutongs in Beijing are not only the veins and traffic channels of the city, but also the places where ordinary people live and the important stage of the historical and cultural development of Beijing.
Four Generations Under One Roof takes an ordinary hutong in Beijing during the Anti-Japanese War as the specific environment for the story to unfold. The humiliated and tragic experiences of a number of small figures in several families reflect the bewildered mentality of the Beijing citizens during the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, and ...
The Zhihua Temple (Chinese: 智化寺; pinyin: Zhìhuà Sì; lit. 'Temple of Wisdom Attained') is a Ming dynasty-era Buddhist temple in Beijing, China.It is located in the Lumicang (禄米仓) hutong, in the Chaoyangmen area of Dongcheng District, within the Second Ring Road to the north of Jinbaojie Street, west of the Yabaolu area.
Lingjing hutong (Chinese: 灵境胡同; pinyin: Língjìng hútong) is a hutong in Beijing, located near to Xidan, in the Xicheng District, Beijing. [1] It is approximately 600 metres (2,000 ft) long, running from Xidan North Street to Fuyou Street with a width of 32 metres (105 ft), it is considered the broadest hutong in Beijing.
Street entrance to a longtang (Xinxin Li) in Shanghai, just before demolition.A longtang (Chinese: 弄堂; pinyin: lòngtáng, Shanghainese: /loŋ¹¹ dɑ̃⁴⁴/, Wugniu: lon⁶-daon⁶ [1]) is a lane in Shanghai and, by extension, a community centred on a lane or several interconnected lanes. [2]
A hutong in Beijing. Hutongs (simplified Chinese: ... The term "hutong" appeared first during the Yuan dynasty, and is a term of Mongolian origin meaning "town".
The best-known ones include the Badaling stretch of the Great Wall of China, the Temple of Heaven, the Tian'anmen and the Forbidden City, a number of temples, hutongs and parks, relics of ages gone by.