Blog Tag - Demolishing

Throwback Thursday: In 2007 We Were Also Worrying About Our Favorite Bars Being Chai'd
Although we've moved on an entire 10 years, back in 2007 our concerns about our favorite bars being forced to close were uncannily similar. A blog...
R Shuangjing Foodies, Worry Not! Numerous Bar and Restaurant Signs Revamped, But Business Is Still Going Strong
After months of rampant closures and renovations across the capital, we probably couldn't withstand much more bad news. Shuangjing locals were...
From the Frontlines: Fate of Many Fangjia Hutong Establishments Remains Unclear
Following yesterday's initial day of bricking up on Fangjia Hutong, we were extremely relieved to find that not all had been lost, though it's...
Fangjia to be Bricked Up Later this Week, Jiaodaokou Toutiao Currently Being Bricked Up, Xingfucun Knocked Down
While Fangjia Hutong's bar and restaurant owners expected today to be the day that the red bricks took up unnecessary space blocking their windows...
Next in The Cleaning Up Campaign: Wudaoying Hutong Takes a Hit, Invaded by Yellow-Hatted Men
In the latest rounds of bricking up the hutongs and shaking things up, Wudaoying Hutong seems to have taken a hit. The alleyway, popular with...
DP Ron Mexico Rides Again: Gulou’s 16-Square-Meter Bar Secures New 110-Square-Meter Spot
The Beijinger Bar and Club Award-winning Gulou microbar Ron Mexico will be moving to a new, larger location over the coming month. Owners Adam...
DP Mao Rebounds: Livehouse Continues to Host Shows and Hold Out Hope for an Agreement with their Land Lord
At this point, it's Gulou's worst kept secret: Mao Livehouse, the long beloved music venue that announced its closure last spring due to rising rent...
Bye Bye Beixinqiao Santiao?: Beijing's Favorite Lamb-Leg Street Undergoing Major Remodelling
Beixinqiao Santiao (北新桥三条) is one of the most historically significant hutongs in Beijing. The alleyway, which begins in the west at Yonghegong Lu...
Houhai Undergoing Clean Up Like Nanluo Guxiang and Gujie
Nanluogu Xiang. Guijie. Baochao Hutong. And now, next in the line of popular areas facing crackdown by the government all in the spirit of "cleaning...
Guijie No More?: Renovations Close Smaller Shops, Larger Restaurants Seem Untouched
The sledgehammers and bulldozers have arrived, and Guijie, also known as Ghost Street, is looking a little worse for wear. The red-hot dining street...
Modernista, Mr Shi's, The Orchid Survive Baochao Hutong Renovations Over the Weekend
For Gulou residents, there’s nothing new about waking up to the sounds of construction in the hutongs. However, many residents were shocked on...