Elite members sought for luxury club in ancient palace
By Zheng Jinran | China Daily | Updated: 2011-05-20 07:59
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A yurt-shaped building is under construction at the Chengde Mountain Resort, a collection of imperial palaces in Hebei province, on Wednesday. Many such structures have been built there and there are reports that the resort is planning to open a high-end private club on the site. Provided to China Daily |
BEIJING - Another plan to convert an ancient palace site into a luxury club has reportedly been uncovered, this time in the Chengde Mountain Resort, a royal complex of palaces and temples from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Hebei province. The exposure comes hot on the heels of several such discoveries of commercial ventures within cultural heritage sites.
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