http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/07/19/shanghai-the-destruction-side-of-things/ A gallimaufry of random China history and research interests Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/07/19/shanghai-the-destruction-side-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 Paul French Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:57:30 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=3791#comment-1712 Certainly a percentage have been allowed to become slums to hasten their demise and allow the government and property developers in. At present that is still occurring in areas the government doesn't see a sale opportunity on them such as parts of Hongkou and Yangpu. Elsewhere, where the government sees money in gentrification or political issue in refurbishment and protection they remain. Surely the places people live are as worthy of saving and restoring as banks and theatres or a rather one-sided view of the past will emerge. We heard the same arguements as this in Peking and elsewhere about 'slums' where the government saw no profit to be derived. Certainly a percentage have been allowed to become slums to hasten their demise and allow the government and property developers in. At present that is still occurring in areas the government doesn’t see a sale opportunity on them such as parts of Hongkou and Yangpu. Elsewhere, where the government sees money in gentrification or political issue in refurbishment and protection they remain. Surely the places people live are as worthy of saving and restoring as banks and theatres or a rather one-sided view of the past will emerge. We heard the same arguements as this in Peking and elsewhere about ‘slums’ where the government saw no profit to be derived.

]]> http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/07/19/shanghai-the-destruction-side-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1711 ScottLoar Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:32:14 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=3791#comment-1711 These photos of overcrowded hovels long past needing tear-down do nothing to advance understanding of true architectural gems and historic districts bulldozed flat in Shanghai. I rarely agree with the high-rises that replace them but in any other country these would be properly called "slums". These photos of overcrowded hovels long past needing tear-down do nothing to advance understanding of true architectural gems and historic districts bulldozed flat in Shanghai. I rarely agree with the high-rises that replace them but in any other country these would be properly called “slums”.

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