Mongolian means good. Could it be that at that time, every hutong dug a well (as a miniature reservoir) for the soldiers and civilians living there to drink? If you think about it, you will understand the importance that nomadic people from deserts and grasslands attach to water sources.
At that time, the well was a social place where residents of the deep house compound looked up and looked down. They talked with their neighbors and asked for help, which just made up for the shortcomings brought by the closure of the quadrangle-not only protecting the private space of each family, but also providing opportunities for communication between neighbors.
The perfect combination of hutong and quadrangle. It embodies the wisdom of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty in urban construction and management. Hutongs are littered with quadrangles, which seems to be the result of military management. With the division and dredging of hutongs, Beijing has become a big military camp for nomadic people to camp. No wonder Wang Zengqi wants to admire: "Beijing is like a big piece of tofu, square." There are streets and hutongs in the city. Streets and hutongs are due south, north, east and west. Beijingers have a strong sense of direction. "I'm afraid this strong sense of direction has also been inherited by the Mongols. When they are nomadic on the endless prairie, they usually have to distinguish their directions according to sunrise and sunset to avoid getting lost.
People in Beijing are very particular about walking. Because the streets and alleys in old Beijing are mostly horizontal and vertical, Beijingers are not skilled in walking. No matter what they choose, they work hard and the comparison is still the same length. Even so, Beijingers still have a choice in walking. Walking in the street, clean is clean, but chaos makes you fidget. Wearing hutong, shoes are easy to get dirty, but they look safer. People or things you don't want to talk about will "hide in the past" if you walk more. Different from hutong streets in other cities, the place names in old Beijing are always named after cities-for example, "Nanjing Road" and "Guangzhou Road". There are 1 1 Biandan Hutong and 10 Jinger Hutong in Beijing. Because people have seven things to do when they open the door, there are Chaibang Hutong, Mishi Hutong, Youfang Hutong, Yandian Hutong, Jiangfang Hutong, Vinegar Hutong and Tears Hutong in Beijing. Because people often come into contact with gold, silver, copper, iron and tin in their lives, there are similar hutongs, Yin Si Hutong, Tongtiechang Hutong, Tiemen Hutong and Syrah Hutong. Walking in a hutong country with such a name makes people feel practical.
Some hutong names can also express people's good wishes, and people are always willing to use some auspicious words to name hutongs. Hutong with the words "happiness", "happiness" and "longevity" include Xiqing Hutong, Magpie Hutong, Fushun Hutong, Fusheng Hutong, Shou Chang Hutong and Shouchao Hutong. There are Ping 'an Hutong, Anfu Hutong, Jishikou Hutong and Yongxiang Hutong, with the words "Ping", "An", "Ji" and "Xiang".
Hutong reflects the history of old Beijing and shows the richness of our culture!