胡同,北京特有的古老的城市小巷。胡同原为蒙古语,即小街巷。在元、明、清时代,作为皇都的北京对城建有着严格的规划,所有的胡同都比较直,且星罗棋布,名称五花八门。有的胡同以人物命名,如文丞相胡同;有的以市场、商品命名,如金鱼胡同:有的以北京土语命名,如闷葫芦罐胡同等。北京最长的胡同就是大名鼎鼎的东西交民巷,全长6.5公里;最短的一尺半大街,长不过十几米;最窄的胡同要数前门大栅栏地区的钱市胡同,宽仅0.7米。在北京,胡 Hutong, Beijing’s unique ancient city alley. Alley was originally Mongolian, that is, a small alley. In Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Beijing as the imperial capital has strict planning for urban construction. All the alleys are relatively straight and dotted with various names. Some alley to the characters named, such as the text prime minister Alley; some to the market, commodity names, such as goldfish alley: Some named after the soil in Beijing, such as stuffy cuckoo alley. The longest alley in Beijing is the famous Jiao Min Xiang, with a total length of 6.5 kilometers. The shortest one and a half feet long is more than ten meters. The narrowest alley is the alley of money in the front gate of Dashilan area, only 0.7 meters wide. In Beijing, Hu