Beijing’s Rivers
By staff reporter HUO JIANYING
The Changpu River.
IN August 2002, the Changpu River east of the Tian’anmen Rostrum saw daylight once more after 40 years concealment underground. In the late 1960s the river was boarded over and warehouses in which to store adornments for Tian’anmen Square pageants were built on it. Increasing concern for the Beijing eco-environment and preservation of its historic features in recent years has resulted in the municipal government’s launching of a series of measures, and that of renewing the city’s river network carries high priority.