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Beijing, China, is fervently embracing the modern world. The city has been reinventing itself by replacing its historic urban fabric of narrow lanes (hutong) and courtyard houses (siheyuan) with high-rise buildings and highways. The quest for modernization has, in large, destroyed much of Beijing’s heritage and has disrupted the way of life familiar to residents. From Hutong to Highrise: The Transformation of Beijing documents the urgent debate between residents, preservationists, urban planners and developers over the future of the city
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Length: 21 min.
Country: China
Language: English, Mandarin
Producer: Jasper Goldman, Beatrice Chen
Producer Web site: www.hutongtohighrise.com
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Copyright: 2004 by H2H Productions
Festival Screenings and Awards:
Bartlett University, London
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Columbia University, New York City
Cornell University
Newcastle University