Dont' Move Into a Building With This Character!

Dont' Buy Any House With This Character!
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

DongsanHuan; Beijing, China

This character "cai" means "to tear down." It is painted on buildings and hu tongs when they plan to tear it down to build some new "modern" high rise of some sort. It seems like very other building within 3rd Ring in Beijing has this character painted on it.