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Siheyuan, or the traditional Chinese courtyard is an ancient style of architecture typical to Beijing, and an important aspect of the city’s cultural heritage. This month five courtyard hotels have opened to visitors for free.
四合院，中國傳統的家庭庭院，是典型的北京古式建筑，也是北京重要的古文化遺址。本月有五家四合院免費對外開放。
The five courtyards can be found in Qianmen Street, a famous old commercial street located at the central axis of Beijing. These are no ordinary residential buildings, and each has a bewitching charm redolent of the rich flavor of old Beijing.
這五家四合院都在前門大街，古代時候是一處著名的商業街，位于北京市中軸線上。這些免費開放的四合院都非平常人家，而是富貴人家的庭院，處處都彰顯著富貴之氣。
A visitor said, "I’m sightseeing in Beijing. The buildings here have been very well-preserved. It’s very good."
一名參觀者表示：“我是來北京游覽的，這里的建筑能保存的這么完整，真是太好了。”
The siheyuan courtyard, representative of traditional Beijing architecture, is designed to be enclosed and inward-facing. All four sides face the inner courtyard and are protected from the harsh climate. It offers space, comfort and quiet privacy. All the rooms around the courtyard have large windows facing onto the yard.
作為北京傳統建筑的代表，四合院一般都是四面合圍，東南西北四個方向上的建筑朝里而建，從而起到互相提供保護的作用。這些建筑里空間很足，同時舒適性和隱私性也能得到保證。另外所有的建筑都有一個朝內而開的大窗戶。
A hotel manager said, "The visitors are all very interested. And we’ve arranged a tour guide to take them through the history of the building."
一家四合院賓館的經理說：“這些游客都很感興趣。我們這里安排有導游來給游客們講解這些建筑的歷史。”
Five residential "siheyuan" opened to the public earlier this year. And five more, in this old part of the city, will open to visitors for free later this year.
本年早些時候已經有五家居民四合院對公眾開放，現在將有另外五座四合院對外開放。
