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Danwei TV, the renovation of Nanluogu Xiang Hutong

I recently saw on Danwei.Tv a documentary about the Nanluogu Xiang Hutong. I’m sure most of the foreigners in Beijing know where is that Hutong, just to refresh your memory, I will mention the most famous bar of this Hutong located East of Houhai:... ...full story at Today in China

from Today in China on Sun, Feb 11 2007

see also:

16 Jul 08 visit The Hutong Tour  »  YouTube videoA journey to and through The Hutong, Beijing's premier cultural exchange centre situated in the heart of the hutong neighbourhood of Beijing. www.the-hutong.com
09 Jan 07 visit Hutong Chronicles: Luoguxiang (中文字幕)  »  Danwei The recent Danwei TV episode about the renovation of Nan Luogu Xiang hutong is now on Tudou.com in China. The Tudou version loads much faster in China than the Youtube version. You can also see the video at Danwei TV where there are links to other...
11 Apr 07 visit SILICON HUTONG HAS MOVED!!! SILICON HUTONG HAS MOVED!!!  »  Silicon Hutong Update your bookmarks and your RSS readers, folks. We've done it.Silicon Hutong, and it's sister blog Peking Review - soon to be joined by EcoHutong - are now hosted at typepad. • Silicon Hutong is at http://siliconhutong.typepad.com/silicon_hutong...
29 Nov 07 visit Renovation to benefit thousands of families in hutong  »  People's Daily Thousands of traditional houses in 40 hutong in Beijing are to be renovated by July, as part of a massive effort to improve the safety and living conditions of nearly 10,000 families. It is the largest renovation of the old houses i ...
22 Feb 07 visit China: disappearing Hutong  »  Global Voices Fang Zhen-ning blogs some photos on the disappearing Xian Yu-kou Hutong in Beijing because of urban renewal project.
17 May 07 visit AFP: "Demolitions spark outrage in historic Beijing"  »  Granite Studio h/t CDT: A hutong not too far from the Granite Studio is going under the wrecker's ball (er, hammer) to make way for a new residential development. Gentrification marches on, if you like your nice hutong home, be very nervous about the yuppy with the...

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