As Beijing prepared for the 2008 Olympics, most of the hutong—the city’s small traditional dwellings and the network of lanes and alleys formed by them—were demolished to make room for skyscrapers. This program explores social and cultural changes in historical Beijing, as seen in the life of a few ordinary citizens who still live in the hutong. The program includes computer models of the designing of ancient Beijing City. (53 minutes)

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