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only an insane person would deny the fact that China’s capital city Keenan Allen Camo Jersey , Beijing has become a centre of world attraction for all ‘creatures’ great and small. Those having the opportunity to visit the historic and touristic sites like the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and various entertainment parks and other social avenues to ease life’s stress have good stories to tell about life in Beijing.


Shakespeare wrote in Coriolanus: “What is the city but the people?”


This spells out clearly that a cities like Beijing ‘are more than infrastructure; they are communities of individuals and families with different backgrounds, needs and aspirations.’


What I have learnt so far during my five months stay in Beijing is that the government of the People’s Republic of China has focused on quality of life and the quality of amenities, places Melvin Ingram Camo Jersey , governance, and neighbourhoods they have to offer.


Shakespeare continues: “meeting the desires of communities can only happen when citizens are engaged in the shaping of their cities. Rather than perceiving inhabitants as the unquantifiable, ‘messy’ element that interferes with a clear planning process or public policies, their participation needs to be integrated in the design and implementation processes.”


This means that the government as the Master Planner is a listening government to people’s wants & needs; educating them about options and innovation; communicating developments effectively and seeking citizen input and feedback; and finding methods of incorporating this understanding into solutions.


The concept of people-friendly cities places these interactions at the heart of the relationship between the government and the rest of mankind.


As the World Health Organization (WHO) states in their “What makes a city age friendly”:


“Cities are complex organisms that rely on effective interaction between people’s homes, the possibilities of communication and travel Joey Bosa Camo Jersey , the availability of appropriate services and also the less tangible, yet vitally important, influences such as a sense of belonging, security and the kindness of others.”


These are great opportunities and hospitalities China has over the years offered to foreigners like us whose passion for development cannot be overemphasized. My fervent hope and prayers is for other cities and countries in the world to be accommodating and easier to adapt to as Beijing City.


Cities in Jiangsu, Guangdong Melvin Gordon Camo Jersey , Sichuan Provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have attracted me during my short visit; but in spite of the few challenges in Beijing such as heavy traffic congestion in the morning and evening of working days, air and water pollution, I’ll always want to come back to my little apartment in Beijing to enjoy the summer. Yes, I am enjoying the summer because I found it challenging at my first visit in February when I was welcomed by a winter period that I have never experienced in my home country Sierra Leone.


I endured the snow and cold wind, which served