My destinations were Dashilan Hutong and Wangfujing.
This is what my dear Wiki says about Wangfujing:
“Wángfǔjǐng street (Simplified Chinese 王府井大街; Hanyu Pinyin: Wángfǔjǐng Dàjiē), located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, is one of the Chinese capital's most famous shopping streets. Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been commercial activities in this place. In the Qing Dynasty, eight aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after when a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name "Wang Fu" (aristocratic residence), "Jing" (well). In 1903, Dong'an market was formed.”
This is what my dear Wiki says about Hutongs:
“Hutongs (simplified Chinese: 胡同; traditional Chinese: 衚衕; pinyin: hútòng) are narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another. The word hutong is also used to refer to such neighbourhoods.
Since the mid-20th century, the number of Beijing hutongs has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings. More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.“
p.s. never visit famous places on the Chinese national holidays... unless you want to experience that China really has the biggest population in the world… :)
A man making little souvenirs right in front of your eyes.
Masses of Chinese and a few lost Lithuanians.
Entering one of the remaining Hutongs in Beijing.
Somebody lost some parts of their bodies.
Madly dancing trio. The true superstar is right in the middle.
Here comes a fan.
Another look at the Hutong.
There are 5 holes in the floor and no fence... that creates some perfect oppurtunities to interact together with some people.
Still there.
Gates to the one and only - Wangfujing!
Some local faces.
Umm.. what a nice selection of food... take a closer look... ;) enjoy!
Umm... the food is still moving... it must mean that it's still really fresh...
Which one to try first?
Very clever. As there were too many people wishing to use the subway... they decided to close it.
End of the day. Marito seems tired ;)
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