Beijing hutong: It's important I add this image to my bog blog. It was taken while we were in Beijing. We had signed up for a rickshaw ride through a local hutong. Before entering the 'gated community' we were offered the use of their facilities. They were quite impressive. Sterile. Dare I say, 'pleasant' or even 'fantastic'. It wasn't long after we started to wind our way through the hutong's narrow alleyways that I realised the loos must have been installed to cater for the throng of tourists visiting Beijing during the Olympics in 2008. The hutongs have become a major tourist attraction so it made sense to me. Although there are many negatives, at least tourism has provided some positive benefits for the locals. Not many families have their own private loos; they rely on public toilets and communal taps for their daily ablutions. These loos were far better than many of the loos located inside the hutong.
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