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WALK INTO HUTONGJune 4,2016 Weekend classThe source of “HUTONG”In Mongolian, the pronunciation of water well is close to HUTONG. In history, people in Beijing get water mainly from water well, hence water well became the represent of habitation, and then became the antonomasia of street. There out the word—HUTONG.City is called HAOTE in Mongolian, when the Mongols established YUAN dynasty, they called the central plains’ city HAOTE too. Later HAOTE evolved into HUTONG and NONGTANG.Mongolian is great harmony: HUTONG is the simplified version of YUAN dynasty’s political slogan “Mongolian is great harmony”.The history of HUTONGHUTONG originates from YUAN dynasty, the number of which reached more than 6,000 in Beijing. The earliest HUTONG are located between Chaoyang Mennei street and Dongsi, which are planned tidy. The distance between HUTONG is nearly same. The streets of north south trend are always called street, which are relatively wide. Such as Nanxiao street and Beixiao street from Beijing railway station to Chaoyang Mennei street. These street were mostly for carriage, so are called road too. The street of east west trend are HUTONG, which are relatively narrow and for pedestrian. What next to HUTONG is generally courtyard.HUTONG is not just the vein and transportation of Beijing, but also the normal Peking men’s living place and the important stage of Beijing’s historical development. It writes down the changes of Beijing’s history, the faces of different eras; and is full of cultural spirit, like a museum of folk-custom that make a deep mark at Peking men’s social life. The famousHUTONGThe oldest one—— Zhuanta HUTONGZhuanta HUTONG is around West Sipai tower. The name of Zhuanta HUTONG is come from a black brick tower located at there. This tower is the burial place of a eminent monk named Wansong, who is YUAN dynasty’s famous official Yelvchucai’s teacher. On the basis of historical data, Zhuanta HUTONG is as old as the black brick tower, is more than 600 ye