A new old street in Beijing

[xieu...@gmail.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PMhwZvXVSE

Qianmen one year ago. Most buildings were not refurbished yet.
Summer night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_YN2JTXSNo

Day life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEh9xDlX46k

Lao She tea house in Qianmen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzF01_kvz-4

I hope you enjoy them.

:)

Peace and best wishes.

Xi

[Mrs. R]

Thanks for sharing Xi!

I wanna visit China!!! But I guess this is as close as I'll get for a
while. :o(

I have an aunt who is from South China. She married my uncle while he
was in the military back in the late 60's early 70's. They reside in
NC, USA, where she has a chain "Chinese" restaurants. She very seldom
would talk about China when we were growing up, saying she was happy
to live in the US and she was also able to bring her parents over
before they died. One thing for certain, she was the best thing that
ever happen to my uncle. They have two children who are very
successful, thanks to their mother and her money management
abilities. She has the kindest spirit of anyone in my family.

On Apr 22, 5:28 pm, "xieu.l...@gmail.com" <xieu.l...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PMhwZvXVSE
>
> Qianmen one year ago. Most buildings were not refurbished yet.
> Summer nighthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_YN2JTXSNo
>

> Day lifehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEh9xDlX46k
>
> Lao She tea house in Qianmenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzF01_kvz-4

[xieu...@gmail.com]

Great ! Thank you for sharing !

She probably saves a lot and invest very carefully. It seems to be
part of our DNA.

:)

Peace and best wishes.

Xi

[xieu...@gmail.com]

Trolleys already at work !!! (just for test). People are not allowed
to enter into the street yet, just workers are allowed. As far as they
can watch from outside, construction is finished, they are just with
cables, checking lights and water, retouching what was damaged during
construction, etc.

They say that it looks like a theme park.

:)

Peace and best wishes.

Xi

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/24/content_8044479.htm

BEIJING, April 24 -- Two old-fashioned trolley cars drove down
Beijing's Qianmen Street on Wednesday to add flavor to the renovated
tourist attraction.

The trolley cars are painted according to the old style, and are
expected to take passengers around the 800-meter-long street starting
in May, when the redevelopment job is completed, the Beijing News
reports.

The trolley cars were nicknamed "dangdang cars" by Old Beijingers,
as the driver would sound a bell at the head of the car to alert
pedestrians. The cars first appeared in the city in 1914, and stopped
operating during the 1960's.

Qianmen Street has a history of more than 600 years. After the
renovation is done, the street will be restored to its architectural
style of the 1920's and '30s.

Dozens of famous traditional brands such as Quan Ju De Roast Duck
restaurant, Yue Sheng Zhai Muslim foods and Du Yi Chu snack bar, will
have outlets on Qianmen Street.

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