People at a hutong in Beijing. Although Beijing is making incredibly fast forays into modernization, the true heartbeat of this ancient city still resides in its hutongs, which are today hidden behind ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Special correspondent Joanne Yao, a freelance writer based in China, is reporting from Beijing throughout the Olympics. The residents of ...

Beijing is a city of contrasts: It has dazzling Olympic venues as well as the ancient city, a maze of homes and alleys, or hutongs, that are... A Walk Through Beijing's Vanishing Hutongs Beijing is a ...

BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hutongs are among Beijing's most iconic symbols, with nearly 1,000 of them still stretching across the city today. It's said since Yuan Dynasty, the Beijing city ...

Fifty years ago, Beijing had 3,000 hutongs — narrow alleys flanked by old, one-story houses and crowded with people. Some of the alley communities have existed for 800 years. But as Beijing modernizes ...

In her view, Beijing's vibrant culinary scene further enhances its appeal. "There are restaurants everywhere, offering ...

BEIJING — While the posh and extravagant Pangu Plaza, housing a “seven-star hotel” and stretching immensely over five square blocks in the shape of a dragon, is the ultra-modern face that China has ...

The heart of Beijing isn’t the cold, highway-crossed neighborhood around Tiananmen Square, but the corridors of old, hutong-style houses just to the north. Two landmarks stand sentinel over this area ...

The Fung Bros tour 500-year-old Beijing homes and eat Chinese lunch in the hutongs.

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Beijing is a city of contrasts: It has dazzling Olympic venues as well as the ancient city, a maze of homes and alleys, called hutongs, that are rapidly being demolished to make way for high-rise ...