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People say that the real culture of Beijing is the culture of hutong and quadrangle courtyards.They attract more tourists from home and abroad than the high-rise buildings and large mansions.Now hutongs have become representatives of Beijing's culture; thus it is the first choice for people who would like to learn about the local history and culture.Hutong is a Mongolian word meaning “well”.In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians attached great importance to water, so almost every community in the city was designed around a well.Until now, one can still find dry wells in hutongs. Where there is such a lane, there is a story.In ancient times,the names of them were passed from mouth to mouth among people; there were no signposts in hutongs.It was not until the Ming and Qing Dynasties that the names of hutongs were written down gradually.
