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Exploring the Hutongs

Exploring the Hutongs 23 March
It was a fine sunny day, so I started to walk through the hutongs. Interesting sights and smells.
Hairdressing trainees giving free haircuts to the poor folks living in the hutongs.
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Hairdressing trainees giving free haircuts to the poor folks living in the hutongs.

 Hutong impression, messy, smelly, grey. Fast disappearing from Beijing.
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Hutong impression, messy, smelly, grey. Fast disappearing from Beijing.

 Stone lions in a well to do hutong. Restored and transformed into an art collectors haunt.
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Stone lions in a well to do hutong. Restored and transformed into an art collectors haunt.

 A typical view of a road in a Hutong district.
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A typical view of a road in a Hutong district.
Almost like a sight in a HDB estate.
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Almost like a sight in a HDB estate.

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Guest 03-May-2007 14:43
Sir, there is a lot more that you can discover in a hutong area. Try to visit Dongsi or Guozijian area, where you can still find a lot more interesting courtyards
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