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Page12 TheWorld CitymapexhibitasignofchangeinChina A puterizedmap. rectorinthecityplanningoffice. Visitinghours Themuseumisthefirstofits kindinthecity.Itprovidesamix- tureofurbanhistoryandgovern- makingBeijingamoderncapital. Whilemostmuseumswantto ent.Itgenerallyacceptsgroups Fridayafternoonsbyappointment ofthebuildingisoccupiedbygov- ernmentoffices. Individualscanvisitonweek- endsonlyfrom9a.m.to4p.m.

Whenaforeignerarrivedatthe stoppedhimatthefrontgateand manemergedfromthebuilding. asked.Whentheforeignersaidhe obliged. ThemuseumopenedinOcto- ber.Inthefirsttwoweeks,itdrew perhapsalarmedsomeofficials. hasstudiedurbanplanninginEu- askedthereportersnottowrite Appearingoutdated inganareaabouthalfthesizeofa tenniscourt.Peoplecrowdaround asaguideusesalaserlighttopoint outlandmarkssuchastheForbid- denCityandsitesfornewcon- ernsportscomplexforthe2008 OlympicSummerGames. Themodelprovidesararevan- tagepointforpeoplewantinga thatsprawlslikeLosAngelesand suffersfromevenworsesmog.

Whilethemodelappearstobe readyyearsout-of-date. roofsontopoftraditionalgray brickhomes.Manyofthehouses, makewayforofficeandcommer- cialbuildings. edgeofthemodelandtriedtofind spendfivemonthsinCanadathis Hewantedtoknowifhishome willstillbeherewhenhereturns. Developersarevariouslysaid tohaveplanstotearuppartofthe neighborhoodtobuildeight-story apartmenthousesormodern courtyardhomes. acharcoalgraycap.

Afterlookingoverthemodel, Gucheckedagiantbacklitplan- ningmap.Thenamuseumem- ployeehelpedhimlocatehisneigh- borhoodonthecomputer. Color-codingindicatedthatthe sectionwherehelivesisdesig- buildingsnohigherthan18feet. Guwasoptimistichishomewould survivetheyear. Inadditiontoelderlypeople wanttoknowmoreaboutanarea beforebuyinganapartment.Many saytheywishthecenterprovided moredetailedinformation. Theexhibitdevotesjustasmall spacetowhatmighthavebeen.

AftertheCommuniststook namedLiangSichengrecom- newadministrativecenterinthe westernsuburbstopreservethe ancientcityanditslowskyline. Hisplanfailedinpartbecause Chinawasdesperatelypooratthe timeandhadlittlemoneyfornew construction.Officialsalsowanted totakeadvantageofthecentral Thedecisiontobuildinsidethe setthestagefordecadesofhodge- podgeurbanplanningandwide- demolitionofthecitywall. paceofredevelopmenttrans- formedtheskylineintoanuneven bargraphofglassandsteelhigh- semblingChinesestrawhats. Theenormousface-lifthas beenparticularlyhardonlong- givenonlythemostmeagerinfor- mationabouttheirfate.Officials anddevelopersoftendelayreveal- ingthedatesfordestructionto preventneighborsfromorganizing opposition. toimprovetheprocess.Shesaid thegovernmentnowrequiresde- veloperstopostplansatconstruc- ningtomeetresidentstoexplain thechangesinneighborhoods.

diausuallyportraystheseencoun- tersinglowingterms.Someresi- dentstelladifferentstory. Afterthegovernmentdemol- isheddilapidatedhomesnear BlackDragonPoolParkinsouth- apartmentcomplex. Residentsmovedbackinto housesfarbetterthantheones eescouldnotaffordtheexorbitant heatingcosts.Someresidentsnow spendwinterdaysindoors, wrappedincoatsandsweaters. describedlifeintheapartmentsas aretiredstatemachineryworker whocarrieshispetcricketsinside cialsbroughtforeignreportersto gruntledresidentstostayinside theirapartments. Nicaraguanleaderproposespaycuts ASSOCIATEDPRESS yesterdaytotakeasizablepaycut andtoslashthesalaryandbene- fitsofhistopaidestohelpthegov- ernmentsavemoney.

Underaproposalhesentto lanoswouldearntheequivalentof Thesalariesofthepresident andtopaideshavebeensome- thingofastatesecretinNicara- gua.Localanalystsestimatethat formerPresidentArnoldoAleman, penses. Cabinetministerswouldget $2,500. Thenewrulesalsowouldlimit thetimethatofficialdelegations spendonforeignvisitsandcutthe numberofdelegates.Spouses wouldnotbeabletotravelatstate presidentandvicepresident. Cabinetministerswouldhaveto flyineconomyclass. TreasurySecretaryEduardo Montealegresaidthemeasures year.

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