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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>, <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="renovation">renovation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="repurchase">repurchase</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="continual">continual</span> <span word="upkeep">upkeep</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 17 <span word="nationally">nationally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provincially">provincially</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> "<span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>", <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 150 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($23.5 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="renovation">renovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hamlets">hamlets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="residences">residences</span>, <span word="temples">temples</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="before">before</span> 1911.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Gangyi">Gangyi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="relic">relic</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p>
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