Update: The event has been canceled. No specific reasons have emerged. Source: The Beijinger.
This is an announcement from the Beijing Heritage Protection Center
Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center’s (CHP) crucial public forum on the planned redevelopment of Gulou is being held this Saturday 27 March at Contempio. CHP is urging everyone to attend to help protect this unique neighborhood for future generations to enjoy.
Multiple sources have indicated that a 5 billion RMB budget has been allocated to convert 12.5 hectares of the Drum and Bell Tower area into a ‘Beijing Time Cultural City’ – putting the neighborhood in serious danger. Such a massive scale development will include large infrastructures like public squares and a museum. As a result, there will be extensive evictions, demolition, and construction in this ancient area, and gone will be the traditional courtyards, hutongs, and local residents.
We hope to see you at the forum to hear what you, and other Beijing residents, think about this proposed plan.
Date: Saturday 27 March, 2010
Time: 2.30-5.30pm
Venue: Contempio No.4 Zhangwang Hutong ｜ 北京市东城区旧鼓楼大街张旺胡同4号
Language: Chinese
Featuring:
He Shuzhong | CHP Founder and Chairman, cultural heritage legal expert
Wang Jun | Xinhua Senior Reporter, author of Chengji
Dominic Johnson-Hill | Plastered T-Shirts founder
Bian Lanchun | Architecture professor at Tsinghua University
This event is free. No pre-registration is required.
For more about the event and the redevelopment plan, please visit this page.