How can you vitalize your city even if it is ancient? You can certainly opt for the heritage status from the government of your own country or from the UNESCO which bestows the world heritage status. Well, this is the reality and you can also do the same. But never expect that the UNESCO grants any ancient city even though it remains haphazard, indisciplined and dirty. You have to make the city suitable for the plea. How can you proceed hence? You can certainly devise your own plan or can follow the model that Hangzhou city in China has set up.
It has been learnt that Hangzhou or the 2,000-year-old city in Zhejiang, east China is set to have the world heritage status from UNESCO. What are its plans therefore? It has decided to chop off the floors of select hotels, a television tower and other lakeside buildings. Well, there is no doubt in it that this is a very beautiful place but now the city aspires for more. To make the area around West Lake a world heritage site and thereby boost tourism industry, China applied 12 years ago. The area is known throughout the country as one of the most pleasant sights on earth and remains jam packed at times.
However, even after this, it is less known to the foreign travelers. The world heritage status will not only lure them but also make the saga of tourism in the country vigorous. It is this reason that has made the concerned authority to introduce the 40m yuan (£4m) resizing plan to beautify the site. According to the latest information, all buildings more than 24 metres (79ft) tall on the lake’s eastern shore would be shortened. This indicates that the city government is set to reduce the lakeside complexes and the most prominent of them is the seven-storey east wing of the internationally acclaimed Shangri-La hotel.
Expectations of the status are mounting among the common citizens of the city.
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