Being a highlight of a Beijing tour, Hutong is actually ancient lanes in Beijing city. There is a total of over 6, 000 hutongs in Beijing, of which the oldest can trace back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368). Entering Beijing, most people will be interested in the zigzag and deep hutongs and exquisite courtyards in stead of the skyscrapers and prosperous streets, so the capital culture of Beijing is also regarded as 'Hutong Culture' or 'courtyard Culture'.