A woman walks amidst the rubble of destroyed courtyard houses in Beijing July 6, 2008. Courtyard houses, known as 'Siheyuan' in Chinese, used to be one of Beijing's most distinctive features, with families living in rooms surrounding a central courtyard and their elaborate entrances lining alleyways, called 'hutong', and criss-crossed the city. With Beijing's fast evolution into a modern metropolis, more and more hutongs are disappearing. Picture taken July 6, 2008. REUTERS/Christina Hu (CHINA)
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