Ancient commercial streets

[Kim]

Some news about the old city of Shanhaiguan.

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/9...0/6687978.html

It looks heavily repaired but I guess I need to go there to have a look when it opens.

[chinoook]

I have seen Shanhaiguan (Sept 2008) in the state of beeing heavily repaired. It was as surrealistic setting, all the new built (in a kind of ancient style) shops along the abandoned streets. It was about impossible to find a single (!) restaurant inside the old city walls then. In the morning hundreds of school pupils passed through the city riding bicycles. There was not a single shop opened at that time but it was obvious that it would only take some weeks to get it a crowded place. While the rebuilt part of Shanhaiguan attrackted some tourists I enjoyed the market in the old, untouched and detoriated part. There are some very nice Siheyuan there and the people seem to live at their own pace.


-chinoook

[andarchen]

The heavily repaired ancient commercial streets in Shanhaiguan might not be interested by you guys hikers , it seems to attract ages couples like me my wife anyway.

[FreddyMusic]

Originally Posted by andarchen

The heavily repaired ancient commercial streets in Shanhaiguan might not be interested by you guys hikers , it seems to attract ages couples like me my wife anyway.

lol

It's not too bad from that photo, Chinese like ancient style building combine with modern lighting.