眼看着七月也要结束了，天气依然很热，二十四节气里的大暑也过去了，奥运快来了，夏天也许会随着奥运悄悄地结束，也许在你的心里，感觉不到一丁点儿的征兆。
来过NLGX的朋友们最喜欢这里的哪个位置呢？
你知道，我们只有8张桌子。
我最喜欢的是，一楼临街的那张小桌子，不论是中午、下午还是傍晚或者深夜，坐在那儿发发呆，随意的想点什么心事，或者干脆什么都不想，望着窗外的什么发呆，你的心里会非常的安静，安静到有点也许不像平时的你自己，安静得想把自己变成空气，融入那时那刻和那片带不走的风景里。
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南锣鼓巷就生活在北京的“根儿”文化中。
早已名声在外的南锣鼓巷，旁人看来，几乎算得上是一条安静得让我们惊讶的小街了。街上的游人以外国人居多，天空中偶尔有鸽子飞过，留下一长串鸽哨的声音。
这里的每一家店都开在临街的老房子里，那些看上去也许不起眼的房子，没准儿就有着曾经极不寻常的过往。在前年夏天被翻修一新的南锣鼓巷，入冬后便呈现出整齐干净的面容。每一家小店都那么低调地存在着，即使是最为夸张的红也极力暗淡着，默默地和小巷遥相呼应，甚至很难分辨出它们出现的年代。这是一条很特殊的巷子，生在浮华的境地，却能自然地静默着，散发的恰恰是致命的吸引。小巷的一切都迟缓得让人觉得舒适，但它既不是后海酒吧街也不是烟袋斜街，它没有刻意地自我塑造着自己的格调。这一切就是生活气息吧。
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Over the last week at Nanluoguxiang, a team of diggers, brick movers, and electricians have been have been digging, moving brick, and laying down thick electric cables under the latest government project to beautify the hutong area. According to one of the workers, they will finish installing the cables within the week, which which will connect to the many grey electric generator stations installed earlier in the year. These cables and power generator systems will replace the tangled mess of electrical wires currently hanging above Nanluoguxiang via tall concrete poles. The sight of these tangled, suspended electrical wires are, unfortunately, a common sight around Beijing. No later than August 8, 2008, they will be “chai’d” from Nanluoguxiang!
Yesterday, we met with the team at Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (or BCHP) at NLGX Design & Cafe to discuss ways to work together. BCHP is a NGO “dedicated to mobilizing communities to protect [China's] rich and diverse cultural heritage. Matthew Hu, Managing Director at BCHP, shared with us some of their recent projects, including one called Friends of Old Beijing, which is dedicated to help the public understand the value of Beijing’s old neighborhoods, as well as promote awareness and enforcement of government regulations protecting Beijing’s hutongs and courtyard houses.
BCHP is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers, so if you are interested, please visit their website at www.bjchp.org to find out more!
Also, stay tuned to find out ways you can help out with BCHP and NLGX.
