After months of debate it was decided to repair the infamous hotel building next to the iconic CCTV building.
The hotel burned like a torch (see my old posting) and we all thought the building was doomed. Engineers concluded the building could be saved as the core structure was still sound. While difficult at first to believe, the ongoing repair work does reveal the interior of the rooms relatively intact, see the pics. Some floors apparently burned out as the complete trove of new TV equipment was destroyed – delaying the operation of the CCTV tower.

Little is know about the real damage inside.
According to typical Chinese superstition, locals are likely to avoid the hotel once it reopens – “bad fengshui – bad luck”.