北京的四合院（英文）.docVIP

Selection 1 Quadrangles in Beijing Visitors to Beijing often like to see its traditional residences — the quadrangles. A quadrangle is a courtyard surrounded by houses along the four sides to the north, south, east and west. The quadrangle is the most typical and representative construction among various traditional Chinese residences. Quadrangles together with lanes make up the arteries of Beijing, while the people make up the blood flowing within them. A quadrangle contains profound cultural traditions, most notably among which are the ideas about social grades and order, and th