Logging ban to affect Lijiang

  • 23/12/1998

Months after China imposed a nationwide logging ban, residents in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, are worried that their ancient architectural style may be irreversibly hurt by a wood supply shortage. Widespread concerns set in when more than 6,500 households in the town, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, were caught between the sudden scarcity of wood and the necessity of a regular facelift for their all-wood homes.