Beijing Hutong Girl

Author: Ma Qi
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The five girls walked back and forth through Douyuan Hutong, a very narrow alley. From the south end to the north, and from the north to the south, on both sides of the small earthen road, there were forty-eight courtyards. They were eighteen years old. At the nearby construction site, which had not been completed for three years, a young man whistled as they passed by. Wind swept up dust and sand, drifting through the quiet alley. Temptation is beautiful. Temptation is dangerous. When would life begin? Eighteen is an impatient age.