“THE siheyuan in Beijing are composed of enclosing walls, several dozen rooms and one to two courtyards. This is the room facing south, the room facing north, wing-room, rear-room, etc. Each has a different function....” A group of foreign tourists visited model siheyuans, the traditional residences of Beijingers. Listening attentively to the explanation by Pan Yuanyuan, a young tour guide with the Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency, the visitors learned about “THE siheyuan in Beijing are composed of enclosing walls, several dozen rooms and one to two courtyards. This is the room facing south, the room facing north, wing-room, rear-room, etc. Each has a different function .. .. ”A group of foreign tourists visited model siheyuans, the traditional residences of Beijingers. Listening attentively to the explanation by Pan Yuanyuan, a young tour guide with the Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency, the visitors learned about