Blog Tag - Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP)

Win Tickets to Do You Hutong? This Weekend
The Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Centre (CHP) is a local NGO at the forefront of efforts to preserve what remains of China’s history. Many...
Beijingers Debate Why Preservation Matters in Light of Gulou Redevelopment
In a nation where millions still live below the poverty line, why should locals be concerned with preserving the physical remains of China's past?...
Meet Mr Preservation: He Shuzhong on Saving China’s Cultural Heritage
From criticizing Shanghai museum staff as an intern, to leading the charge against the planned wholesale demolition of Beijing’s Gulou area, He...
CHP Gulou Proposal: An Alternative to Wholesale Demolition
Back in January theBeijinger.com was one of the first English-language news outlets to report on plans to redevelop Beijing’s historic Gulou area...
Vanishing Beijing - Roundtable on why preservation matters
Beijing’s redevelopment is constantly in the news as the last vestiges of the old city disappear before our eyes. Now English speakers have the...
Pessimistic Outlook for Gulou
Following the forced cancellation of the March 27 public meeting to discuss the fate of Gulou, a more low-key Foreign Correspondent’s Club of China...
Gulou Meeting "Squelched"
On Friday we broke the news that the public meeting called last Saturday by the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP) to discuss...
STOP PRESS: CHP Meeting on Gulou Redevelopment Canceled
On Monday we reported on a public meeting this Saturday called by the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP) to discuss controversial...
Save Gulou! CHP Calls Public Meeting
Back in January we noted reports circulating in the Chinese media regarding plans “restore” the area around Gulou (aka the Drum Tower) and build an...