Wiggling between a woman steering her motor scooter while talking to the man seated behind her, and a trash collector whose broom was sticking out in front of my bicycle, I laughed to hide the fear that I would wind up in his cart filled with garbage if I leaned to far to the left.?Welcome to life in the teeming Liuyin hutong, one of Beijing China's ancient neighborhoods.
Biking through these micro-communities, at times alongside locals with baskets filled with groceries, reveals a side of Beijing you won't see at the popular tourist sites.?Biking through hutongs introduces travelers to daily life in this? bustling city.
Photo: ? 2011 Lois Friedland
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