In a maze of hutongs in central Beijing, the Mandarin Oriental has opened its second hotel in the capital city. Some of the ...

A curfew was enforced at night. Youzhou was renamed Xijunfu ... the hutongs remain much the same as during Ming and Qing times. Beijing's best known hutongs are of three types: centers of ...

To many, the true essence of Beijing is found in the nooks and crannies of the city’s hutongs: traditional lanes packed with single-story houses. Gentrification is common in these rustic havens ...

That central party zone for moneyed Chinese youth is part of the intrigue of modern-day Beijing. But for many of its 22 million residents, the true spirit of the city runs through its hutongs ...

Editor's note: "Beijing Journal" is an occasional series ... changes -- traditional courtyard houses that once lined up these hutongs, or alleys, now in different stages of being knocked down.

There are very few places in the world where you’ll get to check off as many items on your bucket list as in Beijing. Walk on the Great Wall of China, experience the rich history of an ancient ...

Drive through authentic streets in Beijing on the line 104 and discover both traditional narrow streets – hutongs – as well as teeming areas like downtown, different parks and big residential ...