Blog Tag - redevelopment

Sanlitun Bar Street Prepares for Demolition, Sidewalks Widened on Sanlitun Road
A few months following the closure of Sanlitun Bar Street, the city looks to be putting plans for turning the strip – as well as the sidewalks...
DP Our Changing Chinese City: Q&A With Former Beijing Design Week Creative Director Ahead of Urbanism Talk, Mar 1
As many an expat (including yours truly) bemoans the ongoing "beautification" of Beijing, Beatrice Leanza's response has been more nuanced courtesy...
Restaurants and Shops at Chaoyang Park’s West Gate Set to Close In the Coming Weeks
Though Beijingers spent much of 2017 lamenting the “year of the great brickening” those unrelenting waves of redevelopment aren’t letting up now that...
Bricked-Up, Bygone Hutongs:Those that Benefited From, and Were Slighted By, the Chai-ing of 2017
Though the wall had gone up to cease their rowdiness, Rain and Xiaoshuai refused to be silenced. Yes, the renovations of Fangjia Hutong have long...