Urumqi's sweeping slum makeover gathers steam

0 CommentsPrint E-mail Xinhua, May 16, 2011
Adjust font size:

China is upping its efforts to tear down mud-and-brick makeshift houses and replace them with modern concrete apartments in slum areas of the northwestern city Urumqi.

The sprawling slum areas are home to 250,000 people, mostly ethnic Uygurs, in the capital city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and are considered the breeding ground for the resentment which underpinned the deadly riots that rocked the city two years ago.

About 15,000 households in 50 slum areas will be covered by the government-funded project this year, officials say.

Urumqi has a population of around 3 million, with a significant presence of ethnic minorities, according to the latest census.

All of the city's 234 slum areas will be demolished and rebuilt by 2012 and the government will spend another two years to improve community facilities, says Xie Min, deputy director of Urumqi's construction committee.

Xie says the overhaul is getting into full swing as the weather warms up.

The government has spent 3.6 billion yuan (554 million U.S. dollars) in overhauling 19 slum clusters to resettle 6,259 households over the past year.

Yashan slum, once known as a "thug town" by local residents, is one of the many slum areas torn down by the government. Rows of six-floor concrete apartment buildings have replaced shacks and hovels. A clinic, kindergarten, and activity center have also been built in the area.

Visitors to Yashan Park have increased as they feel it is safer now that the nearby slum has been cleaned up.

1   2   Next  


Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comments

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日产精品一卡2卡三卡4乱码久久| 污视频网站在线观看| 国产成人3p视频免费观看| 67194老司机精品午夜| 女人把私人部位扒开视频在线看| 中文字幕无码不卡一区二区三区| 日韩欧美国产高清在线观看| 国产永久免费观看的黄网站 | 乱yin合集3| 欧美成人精品福利网站| 亚洲精品免费视频| 狠狠色狠狠色综合日日五| 再深点灬舒服灬太大了短文d| 老牛精品亚洲成av人片| 国产午夜激无码av毛片| 99久久国产综合精品五月天| 国产精品29页| **肉体一级毛片| 国产综合激情在线亚洲第一页| 99久久人妻无码精品系列| 天天操天天干天天做| 一个人看的www高清频道免费| 成人免费乱码大片a毛片| 中文字幕乱码无线码在线| 无码人妻久久一区二区三区免费丨| 久久国产精品61947| 国产在线jyzzjyzz免费麻豆| 91在线你懂的| 国产成人在线网址| 国产女同在线观看| 国产日韩在线视频| 日本免费一区二区在线观看| 国产精品久久久久久久久久久不卡 | 在线观看成人网站| av免费网址在线观看| 天天综合天天色| www.午夜精品| 女人张开腿让男人插| 久久精品动漫一区二区三区| 星空无限传媒好闺蜜2| 亚洲av乱码一区二区三区|