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Old Beijing is starting to become a hip place for wealthy people and ex-pats to live.  They have redone the quadrangle houses, creating four bedroom houses, updating the interior and exterior and installing garages.  

Indications of wealth, however, are traditional include the number of nails above the door (the more the wealthier) and the lions in front of the door which are reserved for the elite.

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