head of the urban management office of Andingmen subdistrict, where the hutong is located. In 2023, Zhonglouwan Hutong was recognized as one of Beijing's "10 Most Beautiful Hutong", drawing more ...

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 ...

How many hutongs are there in Beijing? Old local residents have a saying: "There are 360 large hutongs and as many small hutongs as there are hairs on an ox." Laid out in a chessboard pattern ...

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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 ...

Prince Yi's Mansion in Chaonei Road serves as the office of the Science Press ... the Yi family was stripped of its rank and moved to Beijing Hutong in Dongdan. Now the buildings at Dongdan ...

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 ...

MAD has overhauled a vacant courtyard house in an ancient hutong in Beijing, adding two bubble-like sculptures. Hutong Bubble 218 is a renovation project, which involved redesigning a traditional ...