culture - Lincoln Lane under hammer

Houses under threat of demolition are actually being pulled down, reports Tess Johnston from Shanghai, based on another report in the Shanghai Daily, that is not online. Johnston is the author of many books on China's architectural heritage.
"I suspect it is unsavable," she writes, " as most of the buildings here are not on The List."
Shanghai has a list of preserved buildings, who cannot be demolished, but that is a fairly short list. (See also our picture on Sunday).