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Hutong

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Hutong are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing. [1]

27 relations: Beijing, Beixinqiao station, China, Chinese sovereign, Cycle rickshaw, Empress Dowager Cixi, Feudalism, Forbidden City, Guanyin, Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing), History of Beijing, Hu Yaobang, List of hutongs in Beijing, Ming dynasty, Mongolian language, Paifang, Precinct, Qianshi Hutong, Qing dynasty, Republic of China (1912–1949), Siheyuan, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Xicheng District, Yuan dynasty, Zhao Ziyang, Zhengyangmen, Zhou dynasty.

Beijing

Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.

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Beixinqiao station

Beixinqiao Station is a station on Line 5 of the Beijing Subway.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Chinese sovereign

The Chinese sovereign is the ruler of a particular period in ancient China.

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Cycle rickshaw

The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, or trishaw.

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Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi1 (Manchu: Tsysi taiheo; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was a Chinese empress dowager and regent who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty for 47 years from 1861 until her death in 1908.

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Feudalism

Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries.

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Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China.

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Guanyin

Guanyin or Guan Yin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion and venerated by Mahayana Buddhists and followers of Chinese folk religions, also known as the "Goddess of Mercy" in English.

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Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing)

Gulou, or Drum Tower of Beijing, is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street.

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History of Beijing

The city of Beijing has a long and rich history that dates back over 3,000 years.

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Hu Yaobang

Hu Yaobang (20 November 1915 – 15 April 1989) was a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China.

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List of hutongs in Beijing

The following is a list of hutongs in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Mongolian language

The Mongolian language (in Mongolian script: Moŋɣol kele; in Mongolian Cyrillic: монгол хэл, mongol khel.) is the official language of Mongolia and both the most widely-spoken and best-known member of the Mongolic language family.

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Paifang

A Paifang, also known as a pailou, is a traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure that is related to the Indian Torana from which it is derived.

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Precinct

A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it.

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Qianshi Hutong

Qianshi hutong translated as money market hutong, is a Beijing hutong recognized as the narrowest in the city.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, also known as the Qing Empire, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912.

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Republic of China (1912–1949)

The Republic of China was a sovereign state in East Asia, that occupied the territories of modern China, and for part of its history Mongolia and Taiwan.

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Siheyuan

A siheyuan is a historical type of residence that was commonly found throughout China, most famously in Beijing and rural Shanxi.

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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, commonly known in mainland China as the June Fourth Incident (六四事件), were student-led demonstrations in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, in 1989.

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Xicheng District

Xicheng District (lit. "West City District") is a district of Beijing.

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Yuan dynasty

The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan (Yehe Yuan Ulus), was the empire or ruling dynasty of China established by Kublai Khan, leader of the Mongolian Borjigin clan.

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Zhao Ziyang

Zhao Ziyang (pronounced; 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a high-ranking statesman in China.

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Zhengyangmen

Qianmen is the colloquial name for Zhengyangmen (Manchu:;Möllendorff:tob šun-i duka; meaning "gate of the zenith Sun"), a gate in Beijing's historic city wall.

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Zhou dynasty

The Zhou dynasty or the Zhou Kingdom was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and preceded the Qin dynasty.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutong

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