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Les restes d’une maison à cours
Un quartier de hutongs détruit
“Cultural heritage sites and relics are classic
humanistic creations, of which imperial and
religious structures are the most outstanding
representatives. The local culture, however, is
represented mostly by residential structures.
blood’ of history, things that embody the kind
of spirit that makes the city different or even
unique. Take for example Beijing. The ‘soul’
of the city is not to be found in the Temple of
Heaven or the Forbidden City. It is epitomized
by the hutongs and siheyuan courtyards […].”1
Feng Jicai, mars 2000
1 WANG Jun, 2011, Beijing Record: A Physical and Political History of Planning Modern
Beijing, Singapore, World Scientic Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, p.17
Note : Feng Jicai est un écrivain, peintre et professeur de Tianjin spécialisé dans
l’histoire et la préservation architecturale.