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Shanghai To Limit Tall Buildings

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Laura Kranz
15 September 2003 - 1:00pm

The congestion of tall buildings in the limited central area has a negative effect in the city, according to the Shanghai Municipal Urban Planning Bureau.

"Guan Zhuangmin, who is also chairman of the congress' Urban Construction and Environmental Protection Committee, said: 'The excessive development of tall buildings in downtown Shanghai worsens the city's image and goes against its long-term goal of becoming a pleasant place in which to both live and work.' "

Full Story: Shanghai to limit tall buildings
Source: Xinhua News Agency, October 13, 2005
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