Beijing's Hutongs Face Extinction-heritage lost

Beijing's Hutongs Face Extinction-heritage lost
Aug 2, 2007 04:57
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Beijing, a historical and cultural city of 3000 years, is facing an embarrassing situation. The priceless heritage is disappearing. Hutong ,once was seen as the symbol of Beijing, is a typical architecture of Beijing. Hutong has witnessed the vicissitudes of Beijing, but now it is driven toward extinction. During the modernization of Beijing, these ancient structures are being abandoned by Beijingers. Many have been mercilessly demolished and replaced by skyscrapers. What a pity! Someday, we can see only the high buidings made concrete and steel in Beijing.

Aug 2, 2007 04:57

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Beijing, a historical and cultural city of 3000 years, is facing an embarrassing situation. The priceless heritage is disappearing. Hutong ,once was seen as the symbol of Beijing, is a typical architecture of Beijing. Hutong has witnessed the vicissitudes of Beijing, but now it is driven toward extinction.

During the modernization of Beijing, these ancient structures are being abandoned by Beijingers. Many have been mercilessly demolished and replaced by skyscrapers.

What a pity! Someday, we can see only the high buidings made concrete and steel in Beijing.

Aug 2, 2007 05:02	#1
GRYOKAN Points: 205 Join Date: Oct 21, 2006 Status: Offline	If you were to live in a hutong and now the government/developers are offering you plenty of money to move out. The compensation money is more than enough for you to find an alternative accomodation in BJ + some surpluses. It is a rare chance that not many have. Will you handover your hutong and will you lament over this ?

Aug 2, 2007 06:49	#2
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	I undestand the thought of those that see the hutong disapear as it is a part of China that I feel most represents the past. In many other part of the world the housing was torn down to be replaced by towers that could not in the end reflect the community. But who am I to talk as I have not been given the chance to cash in. Dodger.

Aug 3, 2007 04:51	#3
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	Some ancient structures are the heritage that our forefathers left. Heritage once was damaged, it can never be repaired.

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