Beijing's slums are not in the central city hutongs, but rather farther out past like ring road 5 or more. Source: that's where I got sick and almost died lol.

Beijing's slums are not in the central city hutongs, but rather farther out past like ring road 5 or more. Source: that's where I got sick and almost died lol. Stuff changes rapidly though, so if I go back to where I was before there's probably a subway line and brand new development. Slums get pushed out to another spot.