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<!--[[Image:Beijing_Hutongs_Mar2003.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A '''hutong''' in eastern urban Beijing near [[Dongsishitiao]]. When photographed in [[March 2003]], the left side was still standing; it has since given way to a new construction project.]]--> '''''Hutongs''''' (胡同) are narrow throughways, often alleys, in [[Beijing]]. ''Hutong'' is a Mongolian word (originally ''hottog'') meaning ''water well''. Residents often lived near an area in the proximity of a spring or a well. ''Hutong''s in Beijing are alleyways formed by lines of ''[[siheyuan]]''. Most of the civilian parts of Beijing was formed by joining up one ''siheyuan'' to another, which in turn led to joining up one ''hutong'' to another, and eventually forming the capital. In old China, there was a clear definition for a street or a lane -- its width. ''Hutong''s were often no wider than 9 metres. To this day, many ''hutong''s remain narrow through ways in Beijing. Sometimes, an alley will be no wider than 3 or 4 metres, and some are so narrow that even a compact motorised vehicle cannot pass through them! ==''Hutong''s in Beijing== ''Hutong''s in Beijing used to be ubiquitous. Largely due to the destruction of the old city centre and the incessant rise of new skyscrapers, they are being done away with -- they are being demolished. The [[1997]] figure for ''hutongs'' was 1,316, which compares with the Qing Dynasty figure of 978 and that of the Ming Dynasty, 459 ''hutongs''. The figure in the [[2000s]] is significantly lower, especially as Beijing gears up for the 2008 Summer Olympics. ==Hutong Records== * Longest ''hutongs'': [[Dongjiao Minxiang]] and [[Xijiao Minxiang]], which appear as ordinary streets * Shortest ''hutong'': [[Guantong Xiang]] (30 metres) * Narrowest ''hutong'': [[Xiaolaba Hutong]] (55 centimetres in width) ==Blind Hutongs== If a ''hutong'' has the sign "此巷不通" (not a through-path), it's a so-called "blind hutong". [[Category:Hutong]]
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