Transitions and Traditions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of Beijing
When and Where
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02/04/2016
All Day -
Directions sent on confirmation
TBD
Beijing
China
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Event Details
Historians Jeremiah Jenne and Jeffery Schwab will take you off the beaten track, through the hidden hutongs of old Beijing.
Want to learn about Beijing’s oldest neighborhoods？
Historians Jeremiah Jenne and Jeffery Schwab will take you off the beaten track, through the hidden hutongs of old Beijing.
Transitions and Traditions: A Walk and Discussion in the Hutongs of Beijing
This walk explores the history of the Beijing hutongs. One of the capital’s most
distinctive features, the hutongs have long been at the core of Beijing’s urban
culture. We will discuss the history of the hutongs in the imperial period, who
lived there and why. We will look at the different architectural features and how
these features were important markers of status in the old capital. We will also
discuss how the pressures of rapid urban development are presenting challenges
to the preservation of both the physical and community structures of these
neighborhoods. Finally, we will discuss how new uses for old spaces have
changed the hutongs for both better and worse.
Date: Saturday April 2, 2016
Time: 11:00am
Meeting point: directions sent upon confirmation
Cost: ¥500 per person
All proceeds dedicated to the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center’s hutong conservation survey.
