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author: Czizou : Beijing, China Thursday, May 5th, 2005
| | author: stinkyben : Beijing, China
 Beijing has these amazing old neighborhoods known as Hutongs, full of tiny houses in mazelike back alleys. Problem is, since most of these neighborhoods are ancient, there is no running water, so each section of the nabe will have its own toilet area, which you can always find by following the ammonia stench. Unfortunatly, most of these neighborhoods are being torn down to modernize the city, part of the Chinese effort to (intentionaly) destroy their own cultural heritage. You can tell which buildings are due to...
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