Peter Hessler on His Chinese Hutong

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 02.15.06 | 12:38 PM ET

Translation: his alley. The 80th anniversary issue of the New Yorker features a terrific story by River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze author Peter Hessler about the unnamed, centuries-old alley he lives on in Beijing, about a mile north of the Forbidden City. It’s unavailable online, but highly recommended.