Hutong, Beijing
Our last day in Beijing was a “free day,” meaning that we were allowed to do whatever we wanted. A number of us in the tour group decided to go on a optional tour of the Hutong area, visit an elementary school and visit/talk with a Mr. Wu to get some insight as to how the Chinese live. We also went to a tea house where people in my tour group kept insisting that the woman serving us tea was trying to flirt with me. I doubted that.
Here’s a video taken by John while we rode a rickshaw through Hutong. (No sound; this was 2002 point-and-shoot camera technology after all.)
As you can surmise, we survived the ride with no injuries!
![John and I readying ourselves for a ride in a rickshaw.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02!a.jpg)
Photo by John Taylor
![Going through narrow alleys in the rickshaw. We survived!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/h/hutong02a.jpg)
![This is the Drum Tower in Hutong.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02b.jpg)
Photo by John Taylor
![A kindergarten class with a boy playing the violin.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02c.jpg)
Photo by John Taylor
![More talented musicians!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02d.jpg)
![We got to check out the home of a retired anthropologist named Mr. Wu. This is his bedroom.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02e.jpg)
![This is Mr. Wu's kitchen. He has a microwave and other modern appliances.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02f.jpg)
Photo by John Taylor
![At a tea house in Hutong. Everyone kept swearing this chick was flirting with me and that I should have asked her out on a date!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/h/hutong02g.jpg)