Sentences with phrase «hutong alleyways»
From sprawling imperial gardens to cramped hutong alleyways, Beijing pulses with vitality and contradiction.
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To experience an authentic slice of real Chinese life, step into the hidden corners of the hutong alleyways, an ancient maze of traditional courtyard houses linked by narrow corridors.
On a recent visit to Arrow Factory, a compact non-profit art space nestled in a central Beijing hutong alleyway, I noticed a striking difference to its façade.
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Hutongs are the narrow alleyways in Beijing that are formed by traditional courtyard houses, also called siheyuan.
Use free time to shop in the various markets scattered throughout the city, take a tour of the ancient hutongs (alleyways) in Beijing's old city or visit the Tibetan Monastery.
Three new projects by Zao / standardarchitecture rethinking Beijing hutongs — traditional, dense urban dwellings connected by courtyards and narrow alleyways — offer sustainable design solutions to overcrowding, while preserving the local character of Chinese neighbourhoods that developers and the government have been systematically replacing with Western - style condominiums.