How Beijing transforms its hutongs and Siheyuan courtyard homes

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How Beijing transforms its hutongs and Siheyuan courtyard homes

STORY: How Beijing transforms its hutongs and Siheyuan courtyard homes DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hutongs in Beijing 2. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU YUTIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG TIAN, Architect of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design 4. STANDUP 2 (English): LIU YUTIAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI CHANGLIN, Resident of Yu'er Hutong 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JI ZHENGHONG, Resident of Yu'er Hutong 7. STANDUP 3 (English): LIU YUTIAN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: In recent decades, Beijing has stepped up efforts to protect its heritage. One of the latest moves is a general city plan unveiled in 2017, which requires the preservation of hutongs and the Siheyuan courtyard homes in the downtown area. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU YUTIAN, Xinhua correspondent "This is Yu'er Hutong, around 1.1 km from the central point of Beijing City. The 343-meter-long hutong completed its latest round of

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