Exploring Hutongs and making handicrafts, experiencing traditional Chinese culture
To celebrate the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year, Zhongbei Law Firm organized activities for Zhongbei colleagues, including exploring hutongs and making handicrafts, to experience traditional Chinese culture.
This event was held at the Dongsi Museum, where museum teachers led colleagues on a hutong tour and explained the traditional Siheyuan architecture. Siheyuan, also known as Sihefang, is a traditional courtyard-style building in China. Its layout features houses built on four sides of a courtyard, enclosing the courtyard in the middle, hence the name Siheyuan. A Siheyuan is essentially a Sanheyuan with an added gatehouse to close off the front. A 'mouth'-shaped layout is called a single-courtyard; a 'sun'-shaped layout is called a double-courtyard; and an 'eye'-shaped layout is called a triple-courtyard. Generally, in large courtyards, the first courtyard is the gatehouse, the second is the hall, and the third or rear courtyard is the private rooms or boudoirs, the activity space for women or family members, generally inaccessible to others. No wonder there is an ancient poem that says: "How deep is the courtyard?" The deeper the courtyard, the more its secrets remain hidden. Siheyuan has a history of at least 3000 years, with various types throughout China, with the Beijing Siheyuan being typical. Most of the well-preserved Beijing Siheyuan are located in Dongcheng District.
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