Description
Hutong tour: Hutong area, is symbol of traditional Beijing, most of the legend and folk story about Beijng happend in Hutong. Hutong means narrow alley way between rows houses, nowdays the meaning of Hutong extend to symbol old house area in the city center, also means traditonal Beijing culture.
Where is Hutong? there are large area can be called Hutong, located in seprated places in the down town, a lots local people still live there, although small house, wet, without private washroom, the people get use to live there, and no choice. there are many area of Hutong renovated by gorvernment to improve the local people’s living condition and change the image of the capital city. But also some area are preseved by the gorvernment to keep it’s traditional culture, now, the preserved Hutong area attracted a lots tourists to visit everyday, they walk arround the Hutong area along the narrow alley way, busy to take picture, curiously see the local people’s life style. It is also interesting to get into a courtyard for learn the local family life style, even you can have a meal in the local family, should be arranged before, it is not acceptable to knock the door for visiting their home.