Discover the relation between Hutong name and Beijing history
Beijings
history is preserved in the names of its hutong. Some retain the name
of some famous persons who once lived there, such as Yongkang Liang. Others
are named after well-known craftsmen or shops, such as doufu Chen Hutong
for a bean curd seller named Chen, and Fenfang Liu Jia for the home of
a maker of bean vermicelli Liu. There are also lanes with names like Jinyu
(Goldfish), Dengcao (Light Rush), and Shoupa (Handkerchief). Generally
speaking, when one of the winding Hutong makes a major turn, it takes
on a new name.
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