hands off from Gulou, money eaters - The diary of Jakob Knulp

The plan is allied to an ambitious 20-year project to create an “underground city” by digging out three square miles of northeastern Beijing to create a network of shopping malls, car parks and even a three mile underground road. ... 27 public meeting to discuss the fate of Gulou, a more low-key Foreign Correspondent's Club of China (FCCC) meeting was successfully held last night (March 29) at the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP) office in Fangjia Hutong. ...