The Demise of Courtyard Homes

2008-10-27 02:22:32VALERIESARTOR
Beijing Review 2008年42期

VALERIE SARTOR

Every month Beijing seems spiffier,ihipper and more similar to othercosmopolitan cities. The magnificent12th century Mongol capital, onceknown as Dadu, is undergoing tremendousrenovations as China's economy booms.