Zhuanta Hutong (砖塔胡同)
Mr. Luo Zhewen called it the "root of Beijing's hutongs".
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Zhuanta Hutong (砖塔胡同)
Zhuanta Hutong is located on Xisi South Street and appeared as early as the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty playwright Li Haogu wrote in his play "Zhang Sheng Zhu Hai": "Go to the Zhuanta Hutong in the corner of the sheep market to find me." How many hutongs are there in Beijing's history? Folk slang says: "There are 3,600 big hutongs and countless small ones." If we trace back to the Yuan Dynasty, the only hutong that can be traced is Zhuanta Hutong, which has had the same name for more than 700...
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Zhuanta Hutong is located on Xisi South Street and appeared as early as the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty playwright Li Haogu wrote in his play "Zhang Sheng Zhu Hai": "Go to the Zhuanta Hutong in the corner of the sheep market to find me." How many hutongs are there in Beijing's history? Folk slang says: "There are 3,600 big hutongs and countless small ones." If we trace back to the Yuan Dynasty, the only hutong that can be traced is Zhuanta Hutong, which has had the same name for more than 700 years. Therefore, Mr. Luo Zhewen called it the "root of Beijing's hutongs".
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