Rehabilitating the Old City of BeijingSeventy years of revolution and turmoil have had a severe impact onthe miraculous ancient urban form of Beijing, but economic growth sincethe early 1990s has threatened to deal the coup de grace. InRehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, Wu Liangyong presentsan impassioned plea to turn the tide of demolition and offers a newdirection for the planning and development of Chinas capital. Wu, a student and colleague of Chinas first architecturalhistorian,