I m a Beijinese, so homesick now in pandemic period. 😊 So thankful for your video.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Aw, I love your city! Beijing is such an amazing place.

Nice to see your videos coz visited 2 times in Beijing!! Thank's a lot!!😎👍❤

Hutongs look to have fun environments for kids growing up --lots of hidden places to run around in.

I love these too! I was in Beijing March, April, and May of this year but they were all closed off because of the virus, nice to see it's back to normal now

@rachelmeetschina7287

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm so glad they're all open again!

I was living in a hutong when a kid. It is a lot of fun.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Wow great! I live in a hutong now and love it

Thanks for taking us on this hutong walk-around! I've always wondered what these places were like. In pictures they seem interesting and traditional, but also somewhat cramped. But your tour showed that the tiny streets and quarters are definitely enticing, a juxtaposition of old and new. I like how they retain the traditional look and feel, but sport a modern but eclectic feel, like the little shops and the cool rooftop cafe that you visited at the end. Thanks for bringing us these little-known places in Beijing! I think you are really bringing out the essence of the city today, a place that is fast modernizing but retains its old-world charm.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a great way to describe Beijing, definitely traditional and full of culture but also very modern! Yes I love how varied the hutongs are, some are small and narrow while others are big and more modern.

@joeyp1927

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachelmeetschina7287 I love 'small China' and it's nice to know there's still a little of that in the big city. I hope you make your way to a nice rural village one of these days and take us back in time,

Thanks for posting videos like this. Personally, it makes me homesick because I’m stuck overseas due to the pandemic, but I’m glad to see people up and about returning to some semblance of normal life there. Stay safe!

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Aww, I hope you can return home soon! Yes, it is good that Beijing seems more normal again. Stay safe as well!

Rachel, you are one of my fav KZreadrs. 👍👍

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Poe wow thank you ☺️☺️

Rachel, your channel deserves more subscribers! But sorry, I don't subscribe to any channel but I will comment when I find something interesting or particularly deserving. I hope your channel grows fast from now. The more traditional hutongs are more interesting and less commercially distracting. Good job!

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

Its great to see the culture and the neighbourhoods of beijing through these hutongs !! there were a few near the place i stayed in chengdu a few years ago too

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the hutongs are a great glimpse into local Beijing life! I didn't know Chengdu also has hutongs, I'll have to go back and visit there again!

Very interesting! Thanks!

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

1:37 mark looks like the master from kung fu hustle😂

Hi we stayed in a Hutong not far from red square, there’s an amazing park nearby.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Wow great! There are so many beautiful hutongs with great parks and temples close :)

The cat!!! Lol

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha he was just staring at me!!

Rachel, like your video! I was born in Beijing, now in Michigan. I can suggest you two fun places in Beijing. 1. 百荣商城。 “Bai Rong" shopping mall. Located at south city. South 3rd ring at "Mu Xu Yuan" 木須园。 Humongus mall, lots of cheap products, quality OK. A lot cheaper than other stores in Beijing. Can bargen with the seller. 2. 小肠陳。 xiao chang chen. Beijing most conditional food. ( if you dont mind eating intestent , but very clean) . It is a chain restraunt . one of them is located at south city, in Fang Zhuang . "方庄小区” 。 between south 2nd ring and south3rd ring,

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Wow that’s awesome, thank you so much for the recommendation! I’m always looking for new places and foods to try in Beijing. I live near 东直门 so I spend a lot of time in this area 😂

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Wow that’s awesome, thank you so much for the recommendation! I’m always looking for new places and foods to try in Beijing. I live near 东直门 so I spend a lot of time in this area 😂

👍👍👍

Beijing hurtong is super expensive nowadays. They are in the heart of the city and one level building. The land is crazy expensive. Hurtong used to be cheap housing for the poor, now they are for super rich.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Siyu Zhou That’s true, hutong neighborhoods are very expensive to live in now, especially for foreigners! I live in a hutong and rent is not cheap compared to other apartments

a lot of the Hutong has been demolished which is a pity. A good book by Micheal Meyer called 'The last days of old Bejing' is a good read.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Steve thanks for the book recommendation! I’ll have to check it out. Yes it’s so sad a lot of the old hutongs have been torn down or bricked up!

This lady is a fan of Chinese culture.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Concerto M yes I think it’s so interesting!

Great video 🇨🇳♥️💜

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

jean rolin dubernard thanks for watching ☺️

That was a nice informative walkabout. Nico can validate while Amy can salivate! :D

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Haha very true 😂 Thanks for watching!

will be scary at night. if you're stalked ... its hard to escape.

It's easy to get lost in hutongs.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is! They are like a maze!

I love 五道営胡同‼︎(^^)

The tourist hurtong is not hurtong at all, just a street for tourist(foreigners) shopping and drinking.

I am not interested in contemplating ridiculous and clownish snouts. I WANT TO SEE THE HUTONGS !

The street names have some meanings, learn some Chinese.

@rachelmeetschina7287

4 жыл бұрын

我会说一点中文哈哈，yes learning some Chinese will definitely help you understand more of the history and meaning to the names!

I love 五道営胡同‼︎(^^)