BEIJING hutongs(old lanes or alleys) enjoy a special place in the rich cultural tapestry of China’s capital.While their construction may not be considered as elite as the architecture of the Forbidden City,they are w...BEIJING hutongs(old lanes or alleys) enjoy a special place in the rich cultural tapestry of China’s capital.While their construction may not be considered as elite as the architecture of the Forbidden City,they are witnesses to Beijing’s evolution over the years.Each has its own story,its own connection to important historical events. Rapid real estate development in recent years has led to their increasing absence on city maps.Many local residents worry about the future of hutongs,whose existence serve as a living memory of old Beijing.展开更多
AS a foreigner anywhere, it is important to make an effort to experience the cultural heritage of the city you are in. In Paris you should visit Montmartre, in London you can＇t miss Buckingham Palace, and before you ...AS a foreigner anywhere, it is important to make an effort to experience the cultural heritage of the city you are in. In Paris you should visit Montmartre, in London you can＇t miss Buckingham Palace, and before you leave Sydney, a trip to the Blue Mountains is essential, For Beiiing, the unquestionable birthplace of Chinese culture is buried deep within the city＇s ancient hutongs.展开更多
"THE siheyuan in Beijing are composed of enclosing walls, several dozen rooms and one to two courtyards. This is the room facing south, the room facing north, wing-room, rear-room, etc. Each has a different funct..."THE siheyuan in Beijing are composed of enclosing walls, several dozen rooms and one to two courtyards. This is the room facing south, the room facing north, wing-room, rear-room, etc. Each has a different function...." A group of foreign tourists visited model siheyuans, the traditional residences of Beijingers. Listening attentively to the explanation by Pan Yuanyuan, a young tour guide with the Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency, the visitors learned展开更多
I have been living in Beijing for nearly 20 years. I often ride my bike to and from the office. I love to avoid crowded roads and ride through the hutongs, or small lanes. My feelings of bustle and agitation can disap...I have been living in Beijing for nearly 20 years. I often ride my bike to and from the office. I love to avoid crowded roads and ride through the hutongs, or small lanes. My feelings of bustle and agitation can disappear when I ride in the lanes—so simple and unsophisticated, quiet and familiar. In my spare time,展开更多
What will be the future of Chinese urban heritage in the context of globalisation and a socialist market?Ju Er Hutong,as one of the first rehabilitation projects to take place during China’s late-1980s housing reform...What will be the future of Chinese urban heritage in the context of globalisation and a socialist market?Ju Er Hutong,as one of the first rehabilitation projects to take place during China’s late-1980s housing reforms,is generally considered a successful initiative in terms of urban regeneration and historic area conservation.To what extent does this success demonstrate a capacity to develop new policies and a new planning approach in the current Chinese urban regeneration process?To answer this question,and to summarize its achievements and its remaining unsolved problems,this paper provides the following insights:(1)an analysis of the evolution of Ju Er Hutong to its current form;(2)a literature review concerning the background and the outcome of the rehabilitation process;and(3)a critical assessment of the overall process,so as to summarize its constitutive advantages and problems.展开更多
THERE’S a Cuihua Hutong close to the Prime Hotel and the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. When noon approaches, an enchanting aroma of food permeates the alley. Following it will lead to a small, unassuming y...THERE’S a Cuihua Hutong close to the Prime Hotel and the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. When noon approaches, an enchanting aroma of food permeates the alley. Following it will lead to a small, unassuming yet aptly named restaurant-Yue Bin （literally means ‘to please guests’）.The restaurant is pretty humble-looking. Its front door can only let one patron in at a time. An old wooden plaque engraved with “the frst private restaurant in China” is proudly hung outside. It’s not widely known that this humble eatery was a pioneer that kicked of a wave of privately managed restaurants in Beijing.展开更多
The courtyard residences in the crammed chessboard-layout neighborhood constitute a precious trove of architectural and cultural legacy from the Yuan Dynasty.
Beijing Xianyukou Hutong(hutong refers to historical and cultural block in Chinese)occupies an important geographical location with unique urban fabric,and after years of renewal and protection,the commercial space of...Beijing Xianyukou Hutong(hutong refers to historical and cultural block in Chinese)occupies an important geographical location with unique urban fabric,and after years of renewal and protection,the commercial space of Xianyukou Street and has gained some recognition.This article Xianyukou takes commercial hutong in Beijing as an example,spatial analysis was carried out using methods like GIS kernel density method,space syntax after site investigation and research.Based on the street space problems found,this paper then puts forward strategies to improve and upgrade Xianyukou Street’s commercial space and improve businesses in Xianyukou Street and other similar hutong.展开更多
How to get there> By subway: Take subway Line 2 or Line 5 to Yonghegong Station, the street is ashort walk from the stop> By bus: Take bus 13 or 684 to Guozijian Station, or 116 or 117 to Yonghegong
QIANSHI Hutong is located near the Dashilan’er commercial street,just on the west side of Zhubaoshi Street.With its narrowest point preserved at 40 cm,it is the most constricted alley in Beijing’s city limits.It was...QIANSHI Hutong is located near the Dashilan’er commercial street,just on the west side of Zhubaoshi Street.With its narrowest point preserved at 40 cm,it is the most constricted alley in Beijing’s city limits.It was,once upon a time,China’s Wall Street. "Qianshi" literally means "money market." The hutong’s history can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911), when it was Beijing’s official area for currency trading.Home to 26 governmentauthorized mints that produced coins for all the city’s banks,large business firms,展开更多
WHEN the word ＂Beijing＂ is mentioned in conversation. the majority of people around the world instantly think of the obvious： the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Forbidden City and so on. Yet Beijing has so much more to...WHEN the word ＂Beijing＂ is mentioned in conversation. the majority of people around the world instantly think of the obvious： the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Forbidden City and so on. Yet Beijing has so much more to offer to the backpacking tourist or lifelong resident. Once the touristy sights are done and dusted, the Beijing roast duck has been devoured and you＇ve partied in a ridiculously over-priced dub with dodgy alcohol, what comes next in the city of Beijing？ ril tell you what - hutongs.展开更多
OUTSIDE Lingjing Hutong station on Beijing’s Subway Line 4,the 664-meter-long Lingjing Hutong between Fuyoujie Street and Xidan North Street spreads out 32.18 meters at its widest point.It’s the widest hutong in the...OUTSIDE Lingjing Hutong station on Beijing’s Subway Line 4,the 664-meter-long Lingjing Hutong between Fuyoujie Street and Xidan North Street spreads out 32.18 meters at its widest point.It’s the widest hutong in the capital. Before an expansion in the 1980s, Lingjing was just 3 meters wide.Its history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),when a Taoist temple known展开更多
YANGROU Hutong is 600 years old.Located in the Xisi area of Beijing’s Xicheng District,the area was originally a trading market for cattle,which usually ended up in the imperial kitchen.But with the name Yangrou(mean...YANGROU Hutong is 600 years old.Located in the Xisi area of Beijing’s Xicheng District,the area was originally a trading market for cattle,which usually ended up in the imperial kitchen.But with the name Yangrou(meaning mutton),butchers and mutton stores replaced the cattle traders starting in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).In those days,cries of sellers and the pungent smell of mutton overwhelmed every passerby. But today,those smells and sounds are展开更多
Hutong neighbourhoods,composed of Chinese courtyard dwellings(Siheyuan),are historically and socially significant urban spaces that embody the traditional Chinese way of life and philosophy.As part of the national her...Hutong neighbourhoods,composed of Chinese courtyard dwellings(Siheyuan),are historically and socially significant urban spaces that embody the traditional Chinese way of life and philosophy.As part of the national heritage,there is an increasing research interest in Hutong neighbourhoods,many of which are facing oblivion.This study presents a formal grammar for Hutong neighbourhood generation.This research investigates traditional principles of urban planning of ancient Beijing,based on examples on the historical map Qianlong Jingcheng Quantu,to derive the lost design rules.These rules are used to build up a procedural modelling framework,which reveals the development of Beijing’s urban structure from the Yuan(1271–1368)to the Qing(1644–1911)dynasty.Our findings present a grammar incorporated into the procedural modelling framework to parametrically generate Hutong neighbourhoods,which replicates the morphological characteristics of historic cases.It contributes to the understanding of the generation of Hutong neighbourhoods.In support of heritage sustainability,this grammar can be implemented in a computational environment by visual scripting that enables the generation of new instances of Hutong neighbourhoods,both real and virtual.展开更多
Ionce overheard a German tourist passing through my hutong （an alley in which single-storey residences are located side by side） neighborhood telling his travel companion that it was ＂romantic,＂ yet he wouldn＇t w...Ionce overheard a German tourist passing through my hutong （an alley in which single-storey residences are located side by side） neighborhood telling his travel companion that it was ＂romantic,＂ yet he wouldn＇t want to live here; and by way of comparison, the man mentioned the Fachwerkhaeuser, or half-timbered houses, in the German city of Tuebingen.展开更多
文摘BEIJING hutongs(old lanes or alleys) enjoy a special place in the rich cultural tapestry of China’s capital.While their construction may not be considered as elite as the architecture of the Forbidden City,they are witnesses to Beijing’s evolution over the years.Each has its own story,its own connection to important historical events. Rapid real estate development in recent years has led to their increasing absence on city maps.Many local residents worry about the future of hutongs,whose existence serve as a living memory of old Beijing.
文摘AS a foreigner anywhere, it is important to make an effort to experience the cultural heritage of the city you are in. In Paris you should visit Montmartre, in London you can＇t miss Buckingham Palace, and before you leave Sydney, a trip to the Blue Mountains is essential, For Beiiing, the unquestionable birthplace of Chinese culture is buried deep within the city＇s ancient hutongs.
文摘"THE siheyuan in Beijing are composed of enclosing walls, several dozen rooms and one to two courtyards. This is the room facing south, the room facing north, wing-room, rear-room, etc. Each has a different function...." A group of foreign tourists visited model siheyuans, the traditional residences of Beijingers. Listening attentively to the explanation by Pan Yuanyuan, a young tour guide with the Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency, the visitors learned
文摘I have been living in Beijing for nearly 20 years. I often ride my bike to and from the office. I love to avoid crowded roads and ride through the hutongs, or small lanes. My feelings of bustle and agitation can disappear when I ride in the lanes—so simple and unsophisticated, quiet and familiar. In my spare time,
文摘What will be the future of Chinese urban heritage in the context of globalisation and a socialist market?Ju Er Hutong,as one of the first rehabilitation projects to take place during China’s late-1980s housing reforms,is generally considered a successful initiative in terms of urban regeneration and historic area conservation.To what extent does this success demonstrate a capacity to develop new policies and a new planning approach in the current Chinese urban regeneration process?To answer this question,and to summarize its achievements and its remaining unsolved problems,this paper provides the following insights:(1)an analysis of the evolution of Ju Er Hutong to its current form;(2)a literature review concerning the background and the outcome of the rehabilitation process;and(3)a critical assessment of the overall process,so as to summarize its constitutive advantages and problems.
文摘THERE’S a Cuihua Hutong close to the Prime Hotel and the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. When noon approaches, an enchanting aroma of food permeates the alley. Following it will lead to a small, unassuming yet aptly named restaurant-Yue Bin （literally means ‘to please guests’）.The restaurant is pretty humble-looking. Its front door can only let one patron in at a time. An old wooden plaque engraved with “the frst private restaurant in China” is proudly hung outside. It’s not widely known that this humble eatery was a pioneer that kicked of a wave of privately managed restaurants in Beijing.
文摘The courtyard residences in the crammed chessboard-layout neighborhood constitute a precious trove of architectural and cultural legacy from the Yuan Dynasty.
基金Beijing Zheshe Base Construction Project:Research on Urban Renewal and Comprehensive Environmental Management of the Old Community in Beijing(110051360022XN121-05)。
文摘Beijing Xianyukou Hutong(hutong refers to historical and cultural block in Chinese)occupies an important geographical location with unique urban fabric,and after years of renewal and protection,the commercial space of Xianyukou Street and has gained some recognition.This article Xianyukou takes commercial hutong in Beijing as an example,spatial analysis was carried out using methods like GIS kernel density method,space syntax after site investigation and research.Based on the street space problems found,this paper then puts forward strategies to improve and upgrade Xianyukou Street’s commercial space and improve businesses in Xianyukou Street and other similar hutong.
文摘How to get there> By subway: Take subway Line 2 or Line 5 to Yonghegong Station, the street is ashort walk from the stop> By bus: Take bus 13 or 684 to Guozijian Station, or 116 or 117 to Yonghegong
文摘QIANSHI Hutong is located near the Dashilan’er commercial street,just on the west side of Zhubaoshi Street.With its narrowest point preserved at 40 cm,it is the most constricted alley in Beijing’s city limits.It was,once upon a time,China’s Wall Street. "Qianshi" literally means "money market." The hutong’s history can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911), when it was Beijing’s official area for currency trading.Home to 26 governmentauthorized mints that produced coins for all the city’s banks,large business firms,
文摘WHEN the word ＂Beijing＂ is mentioned in conversation. the majority of people around the world instantly think of the obvious： the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Forbidden City and so on. Yet Beijing has so much more to offer to the backpacking tourist or lifelong resident. Once the touristy sights are done and dusted, the Beijing roast duck has been devoured and you＇ve partied in a ridiculously over-priced dub with dodgy alcohol, what comes next in the city of Beijing？ ril tell you what - hutongs.
文摘OUTSIDE Lingjing Hutong station on Beijing’s Subway Line 4,the 664-meter-long Lingjing Hutong between Fuyoujie Street and Xidan North Street spreads out 32.18 meters at its widest point.It’s the widest hutong in the capital. Before an expansion in the 1980s, Lingjing was just 3 meters wide.Its history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),when a Taoist temple known
文摘YANGROU Hutong is 600 years old.Located in the Xisi area of Beijing’s Xicheng District,the area was originally a trading market for cattle,which usually ended up in the imperial kitchen.But with the name Yangrou(meaning mutton),butchers and mutton stores replaced the cattle traders starting in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).In those days,cries of sellers and the pungent smell of mutton overwhelmed every passerby. But today,those smells and sounds are
基金This research was supported by the funding from The China Scholarship Council(No.201708510109).
文摘Hutong neighbourhoods,composed of Chinese courtyard dwellings(Siheyuan),are historically and socially significant urban spaces that embody the traditional Chinese way of life and philosophy.As part of the national heritage,there is an increasing research interest in Hutong neighbourhoods,many of which are facing oblivion.This study presents a formal grammar for Hutong neighbourhood generation.This research investigates traditional principles of urban planning of ancient Beijing,based on examples on the historical map Qianlong Jingcheng Quantu,to derive the lost design rules.These rules are used to build up a procedural modelling framework,which reveals the development of Beijing’s urban structure from the Yuan(1271–1368)to the Qing(1644–1911)dynasty.Our findings present a grammar incorporated into the procedural modelling framework to parametrically generate Hutong neighbourhoods,which replicates the morphological characteristics of historic cases.It contributes to the understanding of the generation of Hutong neighbourhoods.In support of heritage sustainability,this grammar can be implemented in a computational environment by visual scripting that enables the generation of new instances of Hutong neighbourhoods,both real and virtual.
文摘Ionce overheard a German tourist passing through my hutong （an alley in which single-storey residences are located side by side） neighborhood telling his travel companion that it was ＂romantic,＂ yet he wouldn＇t want to live here; and by way of comparison, the man mentioned the Fachwerkhaeuser, or half-timbered houses, in the German city of Tuebingen.
