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Tag Archives: development
Urban redevelopment: a city’s life and death
This is the Thinking China Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s digest is taking us through various aspects of China’s urbanization process. Zhang … Continue reading
Posted in 1510 Digest, Business and the Economy, Traditions, Urban Culture and Cities, Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Tagged Danwei.com, development, heritage, hukou, Nanjing, tourism, Urbanization
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Building a new Old City in Kashgar
Phoenix Weekly has a cover story on the redevelopment of Kashgar’s old town. Also, the ‘This is Xinjiang’ blog has some photos of the totally soulless designs for new communities.
Posted in Architecture, Magazines
Tagged architecture, development, Kashgar, old town, Phoenix Weekly, This is Xinjiang
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Ice hockey and the last days of old Beijing
A chapter from Mike Meyer’s new book Last Days of Old Beijing.
Posted in Books, China Books
Tagged architecture, Beijing, chai, development, hutong, Last Days of Old Beijing, Michael Meyer, Mike Meyer, preservation, real estate, urban planning
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China developed by luck, not planning
Economist and Beijing-based national coordinator for the UK-China Sustainable Development Dialogue, Leo Horn say that China developed thanks to good luck, not good planning.
Posted in The Thomas Crampton Channel
Tagged development, economic policy, Leo Horn-Phathanothai, Leon Horn
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For Xu Jinglei and her team, shifting perspectives on South Africa
Xu Jinglei on the waterfront, Cape Town Maya Alexandri is currently traveling as part of actress / director / blogger Xu Jinglei’s entourage in South Africa and has been filing reports about the trip for the last week. This post … Continue reading
Posted in China and Africa
Tagged Cape Town, development, economic aid, Egypt, South Africa, Xu Jinglei
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