Rehabilitating the old city of Beijing
Subtitle: a project in the Ju'er Hutong neighbourhood
By: Wu Liangyong
Series: Urbanization in Asia
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Urban renewal -- China -- Peking; City planning -- China -- Peking; Ju'er Hutong (Peking, China)
Description: "In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the project in the Ju'er Hutong ("Chrysanthemum Lane") neighbourhood shows, it is possible to achieve a balance between ancient values and modern concepts."--BOOK JACKET.

"Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing presents a fascinating account of Chinese residential design and planning and will interest urban historians, conservationists, planners, and architectural scholars and practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index