Film Screening at the Storefront Libary: From Hutong to Highrise: The Transformation of Beijing, a documentary by Jasper Goldman and Beatrice Chen. Friday Dec 4 6:00pm
(20 minute film, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Beatrice Chen).
Beijing, the capital of China, is changing with unbelievable speed. The city is replacing its historic urban fabric of narrow lanes (hutong) and courtyard houses (siheyuan) with highrise buildings and highways. This quest for modernization is destroying Beijing?s heritage and extinguishing an historic lifestyle. From Hutong to Highrise documents a vanishing way of life and urgent debate between residents, preservationists, urban planners and developers over the future of the city.
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About the Storefront Library:
The Storefront Library is a temporary library located at 640 Washington Street in donated commercial space in Boston?s Chinatown. The community has been without a library since 1956. By visiting the Storefront Library, you can show your support for the development of a future, permanent library branch in the neighborhood. More info at www.storefrontlibrary.org
(20 minute film, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Beatrice Chen).
Beijing, the capital of China, is changing with unbelievable speed. The city is replacing its historic urban fabric of narrow lanes (hutong) and courtyard houses (siheyuan) with highrise buildings and highways. This quest for modernization is destroying Beijing?s heritage and extinguishing an historic lifestyle. From Hutong to Highrise documents a vanishing way of life and urgent debate between residents, preservationists, urban planners and developers over the future of the city.
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About the Storefront Library:
The Storefront Library is a temporary library located at 640 Washington Street in donated commercial space in Boston?s Chinatown. The community has been without a library since 1956. By visiting the Storefront Library, you can show your support for the development of a future, permanent library branch in the neighborhood. More info at www.storefrontlibrary.org