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With China on the rise, there has never been a better time to see Beijing continue its transformation from a conservative and sleepy city into a world-class futuristic metropolis. Within its regulated street grids, you can find timeless alleys or hutongs ethnic minority enclaves and local neighbourhoods waiting to be swept away by towering developments featuring majestic fountains, modern art and of course dizzying architecture.
Whether wealthy or poor, residents are awake to the reality that they are living in a radically prosperous time, and have a positive outlook that has not been felt in centuries. Beijing is the eye of a storm in a human transformation of development that’s never been experienced in history.