Party Gatherings Zoom In on Development
Jul 14, 2022
3 minutes
By Ji Jing
Copyedited by G.P. Wilson
Fucheng Commercial and Trade Market, a wholesale clothing market in Beijing’s Fengtai District, was last year transformed into Fengtai’s government service center and library. The transformation is an example of how the local government is relieving the city of functions nonessential to its role as the nation’s capital.
The area surrounding the market was a classic example of Beijing’s “big city malaise,” with crowded living conditions, traffic congestion and a lack of sanitation. To address issues such as these, a program of decluttering and
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