Jiuwan Hutong (Nine Bends Hutong)
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Jiuwan Hutong (Nine Bends Hutong)
Jiuwan Hutong is located in the eastern part of Xicheng District, connected to Puchenshi Hutong at the east end and leading to Xiaoweiying Hutong at the west end, with a total length of about 390 meters.
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Jiuwan Hutong in the Ming Dynasty was named after a small temple, called the Bore Temple Hutong, and belonged to the Zhengnan Fang. In the late Qing Dynasty, due to there are many twists and turns of the hutong, it was renamed Jiuqu Wan. After the Republic of China, it was called Jiudao Wan. In 1965, it was renamed Jiuwan Hutong. The hutong was derived from a river ditch in the early years, so the character "wān" (弯) has a water radical with three dots.