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1、.Goodmorning，LadiesandGentlemen：WelcometoBeijing，andwelcometotoday'sHutongtour！Firstofall，Iwouldliketostartwiththeterm"Hutong"，H-U-T-O-N-GwhatdoesHutongmean？Accordingtoexperts，thewordHutongoriginatedfromMongolianlanguagemeaning"Well".Inancienttimes，peopletendedtogatherandlivearoundwe
2、lls.SotheoriginalmeaningofHutongshouldbe"aplacewherepeoplegatherandlive."NobodyknowsexactlyhowmanyHutongsthereareinnowadaysBeijing.Butonethingisforsure，ifweconnectedalltheHutongstogether，theirtotallengthwouldevenbelongerthanthefamousGreatwall，whichisabout4000mileslonger.Todayyoucanfi
3、ndvariousHutongswithdifferentshapes，lengthsordirections.Theshortestoneisonly40centimeterswide,AndsomeHutongshavemorethan20turns.AswewalkthroughtheHutongs，youmayfindmostofthemlookalmostthesamewithgray-coloredwallsandbricks.Actuallyinsidethosewallsarethecourtyardhouses，wherepeoplelive.
4、InChinesewecallthem"siheyuan".ThegatebuildingofeachSiheyuanistheonlythingthatwecanseealongtheHutongs.Chinesepeopleusedtotrytoprotecttheirprivacyfrombeingintrudedbystrangers.Sothegatebuilding，inoldtimes，wasasymboltoshowthepositionofeachhouseowner.lookatthtisonenestdoor，ithastheliondes
5、ign，becausethatownerusedtobeamilitaryofficer.Interesting？Nowlet'sseethedoorway.Almosteverydoorwayhasathreshold，thathighstepoverthere.Forwhatreasontheyputabigstepatthedoor？YouknowChinesepeoplebelievealltheevilspiritsareshort.Theycannotjumpoverhighsteps.Sothethresholdisactuallyforwardi
6、ngoffevilspirits.Inoldtimes，transportationwasnotasconvenientastoday，sostreetvendorsplayedaveryimportantroleinHutonglife.Theywanderedfromlanetolanesellingvariousgoodsorprovidingallkindofservices.Peoplecouldjudgethegoodsorservicesfromtheirpeddlingorthesoundsoftheirspecialinstruments.Th
7、efoodtheysoldusuallyincludebakedpancakes，seasonedmilletmush，orYouzhaguo，akindofdeep-friedtwisteddoughsticks，andallkindsofvegetables.Butnow，withmodernlifeallaround，it'shardforpeopletohearthetraditionalmelodioushawking.Lookatthecrowdsittingoverthere！Whatdoyouthinktheyaredoing？Talkingab
8、outVicTanny？
