In recent years, central government has invested a total of 120 million yuan, and has finished renovating 67 dilapidated courtyards in the old part of Lhasa. The total area covers 140 thousand square-meters, and reconstruction has greatly improved the housing conditions of 2,668 households. The per capita dwelling area is now in the upper range of national figures. According to the Urban Construction Department in Lhasa, this year the government will invest 229 million yuan to reconstruct 12 dilapidated ancient courtyards. 379 households will soon reside in spacious, comfortable new houses with the Tibetan traditional architectural style preserved.
By People's Daily Online
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