Most houses in the old city have two mouths, such as Pingfu, Laofu and Liu Fu. Some have only one mouth, which is actually a passage, such as Niangniang Mansion, Luoyang Mansion and Fu Lin.
Hutong refers to Tofu Hutong, Bufu Hutong, Sanyi Hutong, Qiaojia Hutong, Xiaoyan Hutong, Jiaxiang, Dongzhonglou Hutong, Xizhonglou Hutong, Dongguan Hutong, Xiguan Hutong, Tangzi Hutong, Zhugan Hutong, Xiangxiang Hutong, Renyi Hutong, Jiapei Hutong, Jijia Hutong, Dingjia Hutong and Ebo Hutong. Ebo Lane is the section from Dasimen to Tangzi Lane in the east, and it was merged into Qian Jie, the Great Temple after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Because there are seven out of nine, seven in 18th Lane are in the east of Nanbei Street, and two in the west of Nanbei Street and 1 1 Lane. Therefore, the streets in the old city are also called "East House West Lane".
As for 72 hutongs, there are not so many in the old city. In fact, it refers to 72 streets including hutong.
* Excerpted from Anyang News Network