Beijing… Destruction or Facelift for Beijing’s Gulou? French Press Reports, Photos 6 Apr 201020 Jul 2010 ...faire peau neuve.... Destruction or facelift for the venerable and endangered Gulou/Drum Tower neighborhood in north Beijing? Efrafan Days, a UK-based blog, carries an essential report/opinion piece on this issue,…
China… Beijing Notes 4 Feb 20106 Feb 2010 The Beijinger reports that wide swaths of the Gulou (Drum Tower) neighborhood may be slated for destruction and horrid Disney/Qianmen-style theme park makeover: Disturbing news in the Chinese press has…
