Overdevelopment is destroying China's heritage, says official
By Cheng Yingqi | China Daily | Updated: 2010-08-04 13:17
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A photo taken on Jul 21 shows a part of the former residence of the late Liang Sicheng and his wife Lin Huiyin, both distinguished architecture experts, has been demolished. The residence is located in downtown Beijing and is ordained an old city heritage by local authorities. Wu Changqing / for China Daily |
BEIJING - China's top cultural heritage administrator has condemned the massive reconstruction of old cities across the country as a "disaster" for the protection of historical cultural relics.
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