To many, the true essence of Beijing is found in the nooks and crannies of the city’s hutongs: traditional lanes packed with single-story houses. Gentrification is common in these rustic havens ...

BEIJING – Waking up to the rustle of willow ... the hotel comprises 42 siheyuan courtyard houses spread out within a traditional hutong residential neighbourhood. These are a beloved urban ...

That central party zone for moneyed Chinese youth is part of the intrigue of modern-day Beijing. But for many of its 22 million residents, the true spirit of the city runs through its hutongs ...

2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Beijing, as a capital of five dynasties in history, preserves rich historical heritage, such as traditional buildings and hutongs (alleys). Yangmeizhu Xiejie, an alley in ...

All are classic Beijing types with their own place in the hutong, or as Auntie Xue says, “every radish in its own hole”. And all with dreams and hopes, whether to make a genuine love match ...

These ancient landmarks (the original structures date back to 1272) offer exceptional views of Beijing, but you'll have to take a hike to reach their peaks. Most visitors agree climbing the steep ...

Taken between the early summer of 1989 through to the spring of 1990, Xu Yong captured the beauty and allure of Hutong. Now he brings Beijing's Hutong to Sydney's Vermilion Art Gallery. Hutong ...

Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, MAD has overhauled a vacant courtyard house in an ancient hutong in Beijing, adding two bubble-like sculptures. Hutong Bubble 218 ...

Beijing ’s 2002 plan for the Imperial City protected city walls, altar walls, water network, grassland, roads, the hutong (lane or alley) network and courtyard houses. From 2003 to 2008 ...

BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Beijing, as a capital of five dynasties in history, preserves rich historical heritage, such as traditional buildings and hutongs (alleys). Yangmeizhu Xiejie, an ...