PeoplesaythattherealcultureofBeijingisthecultureofHutongandcourtyard.Theyattractmoretouristsfromhomeandabroadthanthehigh-rise:buildingsandlargemansions.HutongisthenamegiventoalaneorsmallstreetthatoriginatedduringtheYuanDynasty.NowtheyhavebecomerepresentativesofBeijing’sculture.Itissaidthatby1949therewereasmanyas3,250Hutongs.Butwiththepassageoftime,andtherequirementforcityconstruction,thenumberofHutongshasfallendramatically.Nowonlynomorethan1,000remain.Thus,protectingHutongsisanurgentproblemformodempeople.