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- ↑ Kane, David (2006). The Chinese Language: Its History and Current Usage. Tuttle Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-8048-3853-5 . Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (2019). Chinese Architecture: A History. Princeton University Press. p. 729. ISBN 9780691191973.
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External links
- Preservation of Beijing's Hutongs: An Alternate Approach at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2011)
- "'Real people' transition in China's old hutongs", USA Today , August 14, 2008
- Hutong pictures in Liulichang, Qianmen and Panjiayuan
- "Chorography to record rise and fall of Beijing’s Hutongs"—China Daily article on hutong research
- Learning from the Hutong of Beijing and the Lilong of Shanghai
- The Herbert Offen Research Collection of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum
- Hutong of Beijing (The Chinese beautiful girl who plays at Hutong)—YouTube (in Chinese)
- Guide to Beijing's Hutongs
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| Simplified Chinese | 胡同 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 衚衕 or 胡同 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | borrowing of Middle Mongolian quddug ("water well") | ||||||||||
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