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Mini-Stories: Volume 16

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The History of Hu-Tong Alleyways in Beijing

In Old Beijing, a part of China's capital city, there are ancient hu-tong alleyways. Way back in the 13th century, they were utilitarian alleyways that helped Beijing function. These already narrow alleys in turn branched off into even narrower paths,. Like veins and arteries, forking into capillaries.

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