Neighborhoods reflect city traditions

Classic streets increasingly attract tourists, new residents in Beijing

Editor's Note: While the number of Beijing's hutong has shrunk dramatically over the past two decades, the character of the old neighborhoods has continued to evolve, offering an irreplaceable glimpse of the fast-changing city's past. China Daily explores.

Just as the Forbidden City symbolizes China's royal families, the winding hutong in Beijing represent the way of life of the common people.