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We explore the Great Bricking of 2017 in more depth. Not only is this a local issue that many of us feel passionately about, but it is more complex than it first appears.
by Noelle Mateer, 05 June 2017
A recent exhibition held in Beijing featured over 100 photos depicting just how much the city's hutongs have changed since the 1980s.
by Justine Lopez, 10 July 2017
This ultra-small, 35-sqm hutong space was transformed into shared housing without comprising quality of life.
by Dominique Wong, 05 May 2017
This is a sad, sad story.
by Noelle Mateer, 27 April 2017
There seems to be no end of photos showing just how out of control Beijing shared-bike fad has become. But things got particularly crazy during the Dragon Boat Festival.
by Justine Lopez, 02 June 2017
Views on the Beijing's brickings from the people most affected.
by Noelle Mateer, 05 June 2017
Beijing-based photographer Tan Siok Siok captured everyday scenes in Dongcheng's hutongs not knowing they'd be bricked over just a few months later.
by That's Beijing, 16 November 2017
In 2018, the capital will tear down an additional 4,000 square kilometers of illegal buildings and close hundreds of non-essential businesses.
by Justine Lopez, 27 February 2018
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