This Hutong is in the process of being demolished and it seems apparent that the people who reside there have yet to find a new place to live, not got round to moving a lot of their possessions or have decided to leave this for the Government to dispose of. The last scenario, while certainly more than plausible, is unlikely because most Beijingers will only throw things away if they have been unable to sell them in local markets or to gullible foreigners.