Beijing Noise Pollution Blues (1)

The whole block (well, since we're talking short hutong blocks here, probably two or three blocks) at the north-east end of Jiugulou Dajie has been razed.  Yes, they took my hairdresser's, dammit.  And much else besides.   And now, of course, we're running up against some kind of deadline - after a shutdown for the dratted National Holiday - and they need to keep the rubble clearing going on throughout the night.  Mechanical diggers, bulldozers, and tipper trucks rumbling away.... 24/7, I shouldn't wonder.   Now, this is a fairly densely populated residential area.  And isn't there supposed to be some law about not conducting noisy operations between 10pm and 7am???   Yes.  But if you got a permit for a development as big as this, you don't need to worry about the laws.     Fortunately for me this is just far enough away (about half a mile) that it shouldn't really be a bother.  Although it is a very still night....   Earplugs again tonight, I think.  Just to be on the safe side.