69-year-old Na Baoping, who lives in the hutong, says the changes are witnessed by every resident.

69岁那保平也住这个胡同面，她说每个民都看得到胡同变化。

The row houses of Boston, the hutong districts of Beijing, most of the fabric of Edinburgh.

顿排屋，北京胡同区，爱丁堡大部分建筑。

With the renovation of hutongs that was rolled out several years ago, he says the living and business environment are getting better.

随着几年前胡同开始翻新，他说那住环境已经越来越好，生意也越来越好做。

Nor had the lane anything in common with hutong (also meaning alleys) in North China, which are dusty on every side, especially when a wind rises.

这种小巷，隔绝了市廛红尘，却又不是乡村风味。

Ruotong at 6: 30am Saturday picked up Wei who took an overnight train to Beijing, then they spent the first day at the Palace Museum, the National Museum, drum-tower, hutongs and the Temple of Heaven.

30，若彤接上了乘通宵火车来北京小魏，然后她们故宫、国博、鼓楼、老北京胡同儿和天坛度过了第一天。