Did Wang Zengqi have a positive or negative view of the Hutong culture?
Wang Zengqi's works are from modern China, and his works have an in-depth description and analysis of Beijing's cultural phenomena. Hutong culture was an important cultural symbol and research object in his works. From a literary point of view, Wang Zengqi's evaluation of Hutong culture is somewhat complicated. On the one hand, his works showed the richness and variety of Hutong culture, including local folk customs, customs, lifestyle, human history, etc. These descriptions were considered to be a tribute to and exploration of traditional Chinese culture. On the other hand, his works also expressed his criticism of the poverty, backwardness and isolation of the hutong culture. These descriptions were seen as reflections and warnings on the social reality of China at that time. Therefore, whether Wang Zengqi's evaluation of Hutong culture was positive or negative needed to be viewed from different perspectives. His works not only show the uniqueness and beauty of the alley culture, but also reveal the problems and limitations of it, which has a certain cultural value and historical significance.
