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

69岁的也住这个胡同里面，她说每个居民都看得到胡同的变化。

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

波士顿的排屋，北京的胡同区，爱丁堡的大部分建筑。

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，他说里的居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，隔廛的红尘，却又不是乡村的风味。

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，若彤接上乘通宵火车来北京的小魏，然后她们故宫、国博、鼓楼、老北京胡同儿和天坛度过第一天。