bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

Laura Zhou

A local government in Beijing has embarked on a plan to renovate and upgrade hundreds of traditional courtyard properties, according to a local media report.
The project was launched in June in Dongcheng district and is set to run for three years, Beijing Evening News reported on Sunday.
Beijing’s maze of ‘hutongs’: city’s last bastion of communal living
The renovation of the siheyuan – traditional single-storey homes built around a central courtyard – will cover almost 1,200 streets and alleyways, the report said, without giving the number of households that will be involved.
Yang Xi, deputy director of the district urban management committee, was quoted as saying that as well as providing residents with modern-day essentials, such as efficient drainage systems and air conditioning, the project’s designers and builders will be required to comply with strict guidelines on the use of materials to ensure the cultural and architectural integrity of the ancient dwellings is maintained.
How a clean-up campaign is changing the face of Beijing’s Sanlitun bar street
These cover everything from the type of bricks to the colours of paint that can and cannot be used, the report said.
As well as improving living standards for residents, the programme will also seek to rid Dongcheng’s often overcrowded streets of dilapidated and unlawful buildings. Many of these rickety constructions were put up by migrant workers as shops, bars and eateries, the report said.
Urban management officers criticised for tearing down shops’ Lunar New Year decorations
Already, more than 30 cafes and souvenir stores on a street near to the Forbidden City have been closed down, it said, adding that they will be relocated to a more appropriate area at a later date.


‘A job that does not feel too painful’: How did gig work go mainstream in China?

China’s infamous ‘Aunt Mei’ arrested after decade-long hunt for child trafficker

China’s high household savings reflect old values and new anxieties

China’s youth unemployment falls for sixth consecutive month in February

China society

Beijing’s traditional courtyard homes to get modern amenities

Authorities in Beijing’s Dongcheng district have launched a three-year campaign to renovate and upgrade courtyard communities. Photo: Handout

News

China

People & Culture

Drainage systems, air conditioning units to be installed as part of a local authority’s comprehensive clean-up scheme


Beijing’s traditional courtyard homes to get modern amenities

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Drainage systems, air conditioning units to be installed as part of a local authority’s comprehensive clean-up scheme

Drainage systems, air conditioning units to be installed as part of a local authority’s comprehensive clean-up scheme