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Political Science City Planning & Urban Development

Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing

A Project in the Ju'er Hutong Neighbourhood

by (author) Liangyong Wu

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2000
Category
City Planning & Urban Development
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774842037
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774807265
    Publish Date
    Jun 1999
    List Price
    $36.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774807272
    Publish Date
    Mar 2000
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

Seventy years of revolution and turmoil have had a severe impact on the miraculous ancient urban form of Beijing, but economic growth since the early 1990s has threatened to deal the coup de grace. In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, Wu Liangyong presents an impassioned plea to turn the tide of demolition and offers a new direction for the planning and development of China's capital. His project for the renewal of the Ju'er Hutong (Chrysanthemum Lane) neighbourhood in the heart of Beijing's Old City takes pride of place in this book. A thoughtful analysis of those aspects of the ancient capital's features, which the project aims to respect and conserve, is followed by a detailed account of the design and development process of the project itself.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Wu Liangyong is a professor at Tshinghua University's School of Architecture and a member of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.