U10 Reading club 1-2021-2022学年高二英语教学课件+音视频素材（北师大2019版选择性必修四）

Unit 10 Unit 10 Connections Hutong To read and talk about hutongs To read for understanding and critical thinking To 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。” Nanluoguxiang This 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 Di'anmen Street. This alley is also called Centipede Street because of the eight alleys symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the major lane. Dongjiaominxiang Together 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 Street It is the oldest one dated from the Liao Dynasty. Qianshi Hutong It 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 guard