Today was the first day of snow in Beijing this year! However, as nice as snow in the hutong can look, for our workers the below freezing temperature is more than just an inconvenience. Mortar on our newly laid bricks, paste and paint on the walls are taking much longer to set than planned. As temperatures have hovered between -2C and -10C since Monday, our workers have had to bring in reinforcements to battle the winter chill.
In the case of NLGX Construction Project 2008, ‘hutong charcoal’ has been brought in help dry (and set) the new furnishings, and baijiu is used warm up the body after an honest day’s work =). That’s true Beijing hutong style for ya!
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