Gulou – Bulldozers Meet Historic Chinese Neighbourhood

I’ve noted the attempts to bulldoze the historic Gulou neighbourhood in Peking near the Drum Tower several times in this blog and the fight goes on while the government allows the structures it wishes to replace with God knows what rot and deteriorate in a policy of slum creation to aid their ends.

Here is a balanced piece in the New York Times with some accompanying photos and video by Matthew Niederhauser that makes interesting reading concerning the ongoing campaigns by both those seeking to preserve the area, the government bulldozer merchants and the community in the middle of it all.