HUTONG,originally from the mongolia word , means the well .during the Ming and Qing dynastys,the officials lived here,it  is the only  place where we can  see the  old  beijing .

SO ,here are  few routes to see  it .

transportation                    time                                                                   price        

subway ,taxi                half an hour    tour                                            100rmb/person

subway taxi                 one hour    tour                                                 180rmb/person

.half hour tour , the rickshaw driver will take you around the old allay ,and bell tower,drum tower.

one hour tour, except above , you  can  also  get  inside the local peoples courtyard,and have a look about  what  kind of the life they have.talk  with  them .