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Beijing's Hutongs

hú
tóng
shì
zhǐ
xiǎo
xiàng
huò
nòng
.
.
hú
tóng
shì
běi
jīng
de
tè
sè
zhī

.
.
hěn
duō
běi
jīng
gǔ
shí
hòu
de
hú
tóng
dōu
bǎo
líu
zhì
jīn
,
,
bìng
zài

zhǐ
dìng
de
bǎo
hù
ōu
nèi
.
.
zhè
xiē
bǎo
cún
xià
lái
de
lǎo
jiē
fǎng
仿
fó
sù
shuō
zhāo
nā
gè
nián
dài
de
gù
shì
.
.

A hutong is an alleyway or lane. The hutongs of Beijing are one of its most distinctive features. Many of Beijing's ancient hutongs still stand today, and several have been designated protected areas. The old neighborhoods that survive offer a glimpse of life in the city as it was generations ago.

 

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  • Text  课文
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mài
kè

hú
tóng
shì
shí
me




Mike:  What does the word "hutong" mean?




hú
tóng
zuì
chū
de


shì
rén
men
jù

hé
jū
zhù
de
dè
fāng
.
.

Lili:  The original meaning of hutong was a place where people live and gather together.

mài
kè

yě
jìu
shì
jū
mín
ōu
,
,
duì
ma


Mike:  Like a residential area, right?




shì
de
.
.
hú
tóng
lìng
wài

gè


shì
jiē
ōu
zhī
jiān
de
guò
dào
.
.

Lili:  Yes. It also refers to the passageways between living quarters.

mài
kè

tīng
shuō
běi
jīng
de
hú
tóng
duō
dé
bù


shǔ
.
.

Mike:  I was told that Beijing has countless hutongs.




duì
.
.
běi
jīng
xiàn
cún
de
hú
tóng
dà
duō
jiàn
yú
míng
qīng
liǎng
dài
.
.

Lili:  Yes. Most of the hutongs in Beijing today were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

mài
kè

rén
men
dōu
shuō
běi
jīng
de
hú
tóng
gè
shì
gè
yàng
,
,

tōng
bā
dá
.
.

Mike:  People say that Beijing's hutongs come in all shapes and sizes, and they spread out in many directions.




méi
cuò
.
.
lái
běi
jīng
de
yóu
kè

huān
chéng
zuò
sān
lún
chē
zài
hòu
hǎi
yóu
lǎn
hú
tóng
.
.

Lili: That's right. And the tourists like to tour the hutongs in Houhai in bicycle rickshaws.

mài
kè

yóu
kè
men
hái
kě

cān
guān
běi
jīng
de

hé
yuàn
.
.

Mike: Tourists can also visit the courtyard houses.




hòu
hǎi
yě
shì
běi
jīng
chuán
tǒng
xiǎo
chī
huì
cuì
de
dè
fāng
.
.

Lili:  Houhai is where you can find a wide selection of traditional Beijing delicacies.

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  • New Words  词语
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hú
tóng

lane; alleyway

bù


shǔ

innumerable; too many to count




meaning ; to mean

gè
shì
gè
yàng

various kinds of (something)

zuì
chū
de

original (ie: the first version of something)


tōng
bā
dá

extend in every direction

jù


gather (usually people or animals)

sān
lún
chē

tricycle; bicycle rickshaw

jū
mín
ōu

residential area


hé
yuàn

courtyard house

guò
dào

passageway

xiǎo
chī

local snack or delicacy

huì
cuì

to have in one place; a wide selection or collection of something

 

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  • Sentence Pattern  句型
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hú
tóng
zuì
chū
de


shì
rén
men
jù

hé
jū
zhù
de
dè
fāng
.
.

The original meaning of hutong was a place where people live and gather together.

běi
jīng
xiàn
cún
de
hú
tóng
dà
duō
jiàn
yú
míng
qīng
liǎng
dài
.
.

Most of the hutongs in Beijing today were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

rén
men
dōu
shuō
běi
jīng
de
hú
tóng
gè
shì
gè
yàng
,
,

tōng
bā
dá
.
.

People say that Beijing's hutongs come in all shapes and sizes, and they spread out in many directions.

 

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