"Over the last 20 years, the [Nanjing] government has made real efforts to establish national laws, local laws and regulations so we can pursue this work," [architect Zhou Qi] said, of his optimism for the city's heritage preservation efforts. "It has just become common sense." — CNN
Amid the rapid urban development across China, Nanjing's government is making an effort to preserve and restore more of the city's historic buildings. Although some restorative projects expectedly attract some criticism, architect Zhou Qi — who has worked on restoring over 100 of the city's historic structures — seems optimistic about these ongoing changes.
“It appears that government protection, not economic forces, has kept the bulldozers at bay,” Charles Musgrove, an associate history professor and author of “China's Contested Capital: Architecture, Ritual, and Response in Nanjing”, tells CNN.
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