"The damage of the great fire of 2014 has now mostly been undone. Many lost money — indeed some unfortunate businesspeople lost small fortunes when their wares went up in smoke. But nearly all of what was lost has been replaced by a bigger, better and newer Old Town. Dukezong may not be the ancient town it sometimes pretends to be, but, in its latest incarnation, it seems set to continue to serve as a local engine of economic dynamism and multicultural reinvention. Some aspects of the reinvention will be tacky and fake, but some will be inspiring and enjoyable. Dukezong reborn is a perfect expression of the Shangri-la Dream."
