SectionⅢLesson2&Lesson3[学生用书P61]AChangingWorldAEveryyearthousandsoftouristsflockto①Chinawiththelatest②edition③ofChina’s“LonelyPlanet”guidebookintheirhands
Theycometoseethegrand④sightsoftheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCitybutoftenitisthehutongsthatleavethestrongestimpression⑤,astheyoffertravellersarareviewintoChina’spast
Hutongs—themanylittlealleys⑥thatconnecttherectangular⑦courtyardsoftraditionalhouses⑧—areafeature⑨ofancientChinesearchitectureandarestillfoundintheoldquartersofafewChinesecities
Beijing’shutongsareparticularly⑩famous,however,astherearethousandsofthem
Nowadays,theword“hutong”hascometo⑪meanmorethan⑫justthealleysthatconnectthecourtyards⑬
Italsorefersto⑭thecourtyardsthemselvesandeventothecommunitiesthatlivethere
BThemajorityof⑮Beijing’shutongswerebuiltbetweenthe13thand19thcenturiesdu