YANGROU Hutong is 600 years old.Located in the Xisi area of Beijing’s Xicheng District,the area was originally a trading market for cattle,which usually ended up in the imperial kitchen.But with the name Yangrou(mean...YANGROU Hutong is 600 years old.Located in the Xisi area of Beijing’s Xicheng District,the area was originally a trading market for cattle,which usually ended up in the imperial kitchen.But with the name Yangrou(meaning mutton),butchers and mutton stores replaced the cattle traders starting in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).In those days,cries of sellers and the pungent smell of mutton overwhelmed every passerby. But today,those smells and sounds are展开更多
文摘YANGROU Hutong is 600 years old.Located in the Xisi area of Beijing’s Xicheng District,the area was originally a trading market for cattle,which usually ended up in the imperial kitchen.But with the name Yangrou(meaning mutton),butchers and mutton stores replaced the cattle traders starting in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).In those days,cries of sellers and the pungent smell of mutton overwhelmed every passerby. But today,those smells and sounds are
