北师大版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第四册 Unit10 Reading Club1 精品课件.pptxVIP

Unit 10 Unit 10Connections Hutong To read and talk about hutongsTo read for understanding and critical thinkingTo summarise information Have you ever visited some Hutongs in Beijing?“不进胡同, 难知北京; 不进胡同, 枉来北京。” NanluoguxiangThis old lane is renowned for its long history, culture, specialty stores, and distinctive foods. It is 2,582 feet (787 meters) long and 26 feet (8 meters) wide, with its north end joining East Drum Tower Street, and the south end connecting East Dianmen Street. This alley is also called Centipede Street because of the eight alleys symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the major lane. DongjiaominxiangTogether with Xijiaomin Lane, they are called the longest hutong in Beijing, with a length of 9,843 feet (3 kilometers). Stretching from East Tiananmen Square Road to Chongwenmen Inner Street, Dongjiaomin Lane used to be the location of many foreign embassies. There are also sites of old churches, banks, official mansions and clubs. Buildings there form the only European style block in Beijing, which contains the early 20th-century features. Sanmiao StreetIt is the oldest one dated from the Liao Dynasty. Qianshi HutongIt was the location of money market (Qianshi) in the Qing Dynasty. Known as the narrowest one in Beijing, its narrowest point is about 1.3 feet (0.4 meters) wide. 1. What is a hutong? Hutongs refer to alleys that connect the rectangular courtyards of traditional Chinese houses, and nowadays it is also used to describe the courtyards themselves and communities that live there, which offer a rare view into China’s past. How are hutongs arranged?The homes of the nobles and wealthy citizens were in the hutongs closest to the royal palace. Ordinary citizens lived in the hutongs further away from the palace.2. When and why were hutongs built? Most of Beijing’s hutongs were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (between the 13th and 19th centuries) to help the Emperors keep control over the city by placing guards at the entra