The Hutong staff takes a morning trip to the Shijia Hutong Museum. In this bilingual post, Educational Programs Coordinator Julie Zou reflects on their trip and the meaning of history and memory in Beijing.

by Fan Fan, Educational Department Intern These past few months at The Hutong have been rich ones. I’ve gotten to see so much of China, from renowned heritage sites like the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an to hole-in-the-wall community libraries hidden away in the hutongs. I’ve learned a lot about how to deliver the highest levels of service and professionalism. I’ve

In order to create an engaging and memorable creative arts program for a group of talented AP Art students from the Nansha College Preparatory Academy (NCPA), The Hutong organized for a jam-packed week of programming that connected the students with contemporary artists of China throughout Beijing’s various art districts: 798, Caochangdi, Songzhuang and the hutongs of the Drum and Bell Tower.

Last month’s Hutong Winter Fayre set new records for attendance. The Winter Fayre, a Hutong tradition since 2008, attracted 500 visitors on Saturday, December 13 and raised over 4000 RMB for Bethel China, a charity which provides medical care and educational opportunities for blind children throughout the country. “This year’s Winter Fayre was a wonderful reminder on how lucky we

On the back of a “cycling-for-leisure” revolution boom in the populous nation of China, the Gran Fondo has only just starting to gain traction, but the inaugural 2014 Colorful Yunnan Gran Fondo was proof that the concept can work.