This Day, That Year

Item from Sept 14, 1993, in China Daily: Renovation work on the eastern part of the Third Ring Road in Beijing has been completed. This is one of the city's major projects to improve road conditions and ease traffic congestion.

There is something almost quaint, reminiscent of bygone days, about this item.

When this article appeared, the road was almost on the outskirts of the capital. Now it is an integral part of the city, swallowed up by Beijing's breathtaking expansion.