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DALLY IN THE 032 ALLEY Succumb to the timeless charm of Beijing’s ever-evolving hutongs WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL ALLEN
Gael Thoreau points out Nanluoguxiang sights during his sidecar tours Gael Thoreau applies his brakes, tucks in his wing mirrors, and negotiates his way slowly between lamppost and doorstep. The Frenchman’s Chang Jiang 750 sidecar motorbike might be the perfect mode of transport for exploring Beijing’s hutongs, but frequent tight spaces often require bike and rider to suck in their collective breath. For Thoreau, though, it’s all part of the charm of these ancient thoroughfares. “It can be a squeeze sometimes, but there’s always something HUB // interesting going on round the corner,” he says. “The hutongs are fi lled with so much history and humanity. Like Robert Pirsig wrote in his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: on a motorbike, you’re not travelling in a landscape — you’re part of the landscape. Sidecar tours are truly the best way to see the hutong because riders can see, smell and hear everything.” In China’s rapidly developing capital, there’s nothing more evocative of ‘Old Beijing’ than its hutongs — collections of 033
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