Hutongs

A sketch from the neighborhood where we stayed in Beijing.

Hutongs are the old narrow alleys of old Beijing. This city was planed out in the 13'th century, under the rule of Kublai Kahn. Many of the old hutongs have dissapeard making way for highrises, but there are still a lot of the old barrios that remain unchanged in Beijing. This is a view of the Dongsi hutong.