正当人们以满怀喜悦的心情迎来新的世纪——21世纪的时侯，我们专程拜访了年近九旬的侯仁之先生：一是向他老人家致以最良好的新年祝福，感谢他多年来对《北京规划建设》的关心和支持；二是想请他老人家可否就最近业已竣工的两处重要历史文化景点——莲花池和后门桥的修复和环 Just as people ushered in the new century with joy, in the 21st century, we visited Mr. Hou Renzhi who was nearly ninety years ago. First, he gave his elderly people the best New Year greetings and thanked him for many years. Concern and support for “Beijing Planning and Construction”; Second, I would like to ask him whether the elderly can repair and ring the two important historical and cultural sights that have been completed recently - Lotus Pond and Back Gate Bridge.