Thursday, June 20, 2013

Hutong Vs. Highrise: A Photo Essay On China's Radical Urban Changes

Hutong Vs. Highrise: A Photo Essay On China's Radical Urban Changes

Beijing is one of the earliest still-existant cities planned around a grid: the old city is organized around a chessboard-like matrix of alleys, known as hutong, that date back at least a millenium. But as developers in Beijing scramble to built modern towers in the urban core, hutong are disappearing.

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Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2ZYElA_fkUE/hutong-vs-highrise-a-photo-essay-on-chinas-radical-u-523165696

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