People-centered Chengdu draws a blueprint for the world's "park city"

Chengdu is a city that you don’t want to leave once you come here. It is a city full of pride, just like Paris is not just about croissants, Tokyo is not just about cherry blossoms, Chengdu is not just about giant pandas.

——Written in front

Chengdu, a naturally formed park city

Fireworks can be seen in Chengdu’s three thousand years of water and Tianfu

Fireworks The cultural and historical background of Tianfu's construction of a "park city" in Chengdu for three thousand years can be seen in the numerous documents and classics and the poems and verses of literati.

"Historical Records·Book of Rivers and Canals" once recorded: "Shu Shou Bing Chi (Traditional Chinese: Chi Pinyin: záo) Li Qi, ward off the damage of Mo Shui, passing through the Erjiang River in Chengdu."; Li Bing controlled the water. The construction of Dujiangyan, which diverted the Pi River and Jian River into the city, has benefited the city for thousands of years, forming Chengdu's unique urban pattern of two rivers (Fu River, Nan River) circulation; and from the "Er City" of the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Tang and Song Dynasties From the "two rivers hugging the city" to the modern "river-encircled city", although the river courses and the scale of the city have changed a lot, they all always demonstrate Chengdu's reputation as a "land of abundance" and the historical and cultural foundation of building a "park city". end.

At the same time, it is also fully confirmed in the poems and lines of literati. "The water near the west of Jinjiang River is green, and the lychees are ripe on the top of Xinyu Mountain. There are many restaurants near Wanli Bridge, and tourists love to stay at their homes." Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty wrote a song "Chengdu Song" to describe the beautiful scenery, customs and prosperous scene of Chengdu. . "There are two or three quiet bamboo houses in the deep river, and the busy red flowers reflect the white flowers." "I used to travel to Jincheng, and I built a house by the Jinshui River. There are more than an acre of bamboo, and the trees are towering"... The tranquility and comfort of Chengdu often appear in Du Fu's works. In the poem.

As time goes by, the Maha Pond in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Gongyuan, the Royal River and the city walls in the Ming and Qing Dynasties... these are only preserved in poems, songs and historical sites. They are not only the memories of poets, but also the It can be seen that there are traces of "park city" in Chengdu's genes.

Chengdu has been known as the "Jincheng City of Flowers" since ancient times, so its reputation has spread far and wide, and there is an endless stream of admirers.

Tianfu is famous for its reputation, and people are flocking to it

In the autumn of 1990, Sanmao, who had been wandering all his life, walked through the vast Sahara and climbed over the towering Himalayas, alone. Came to Chengdu.

Chengdu has also become the last stop for Sanmao’s wandering.

She sat barefoot on the street, leaning against the mottled house wall, sitting cross-legged on a rickshaw, sometimes playing with the children, sometimes running into the old Liuyin Street in Chengdu, and then, bursts of The cheerful laughter echoed in Liuyin Street for a long time... She left her free and easy story to Chengdu, and Chengdu also gave its leisure and comfort to Sanmao.

Coincidentally, on May 19, 2018, Chengdu welcomed another special guest, his name was Peter Carl Crosso. He is the chairman of the Global City Competitiveness Project, an economist, and a professor in the Department of Economics at Bucknell University in the United States.

He said that Chengdu is a city suitable for tourism and living. "From giant pandas to the Jinsha ruins, from face-changing to Sichuan cuisine, from the leisurely and contented mentality of the people to a livable city of leisure...Chengdu is not an old, declining, seriously polluted industrial city." Indeed, it is "reputed as a paradise" It's not a false name. Chengdu is a beautiful city in which agricultural civilization, industrial civilization and ecological civilization complement each other, and people, city, environment and industry are highly harmonious and unified. So much so that Peter Karl Crosso, who came to Chengdu for the second time, stood by Xinglong Lake and couldn't help but sigh: This city has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Chengdu is not only about leisure, but also about ecology. "Qiu Han", a well-known photographer in the Chengdu photography circle, has been photographing the snow-capped mountains around Chengdu for a long time. One day he posted 20 "snow-capped mountains" in Chengdu on Weibo, causing netizens to exclaim: The weather is so good, see you again in Chengdu Snowy mountains!

As the only megacity in the country where you can see snow-capped mountains over 6,000 meters high, Chengdu has a clear view of the snow-capped mountains covered in golden light in the distance when the weather is good. If you stand high in the city and look west: The Gongga Snow Mountain with an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, the Yaomei Peak of Siguniang Mountain with an altitude of more than 6,000 meters, and the Snow Pond, the highest peak in Chengdu... seem to be in the modern version of the poetic conception of "the window contains thousands of snows to the west" .

Chen Guojie, a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who has studied the topography of Chengdu for more than 50 years, said that after thousands of years of geological evolution, Chengdu has formed one-third plains and three-thirds One-third are hills and one-third are mountains, including 126 peaks above 3,000 meters above sea level, like a naturally formed park city.

Keep in mind the General Secretary’s instructions: Taking ecological values ??into consideration to build a park city is a task that Chengdu should complete. Tianfu New Area is an important node in the construction of the “One Belt and One Road” and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It must be well planned and constructed. In particular, it must highlight the characteristics of a park city, take ecological values ??into account, strive to create a new growth pole, and build an inland open economy. Highlands.

Focusing on this “proposition”, Chengdu has taken frequent actions and actively explored in recent years, organized on-site surveys, held special seminars, and established the Tianfu Park Urban Research Institute.

Prepare the plan step by step: Accelerate the construction of a beautiful and livable park city

It is reported that the "Chengdu City Beautiful and Livable Park City Plan" is currently being compiled to build a beautiful and livable park city based on the nature of Longmen Mountain. The comprehensive park system consisting of ecological parks, Longquanshan Urban Forest Park, country parks, urban parks and urban green environments is one of the important measures.

Building a beautiful and livable park city cannot be accomplished in a day. According to the plan, Chengdu has a "three-step" development goal to build a beautiful and livable park city: in 2025, accelerate the construction of a beautiful and livable park city, and the characteristics of a park city will initially appear; in 2035, it will basically be completed into a beautiful and livable park city, creating an ecological Civilization leads a new model of urban development; by 2050, a beautiful and livable park city will be built in an all-round way, and a beautiful urban form with a high degree of harmony and unity of people, city, environment and industry will be formed.

What is even more gratifying is that Tianfu New District has put forward a clearer plan: planning to form a five-level ecological and cultural landscape structure of "one mountain, two wedges, three corridors, five rivers and six lakes" and Tianfu Center's "one axis and one corridor" Spatial layout such as “one core and three zones”. At the same time, industrial projects and public service facilities in the “Belt and Road” industrial functional zone and the new generation artificial intelligence industrial functional zone will be promoted simultaneously. In addition, a large number of major projects such as the International Conference Center, Tianfu Concert Hall, art galleries, and museums will be planned and laid out, and 118 basic public service facilities "15-minute life" will be built according to the standard of a service radius of 500 meters to 600 meters. Circle", achieving 100% urban coverage and building the basic framework within 5 years.

Recently, the Chengdu Municipal Planning Bureau has solicited conceptual design plans for 100 new parks from around the world, with areas ranging from more than 20 acres to 250,000 acres.

Building parks is the foundation: park city ≠ park + city

But building parks is only the foundation. After all, park city is not equal to "park + city".

Feng Chan, deputy director, associate researcher and doctor of literature at the Institute of History and Culture, Chengdu Academy of Social Sciences, said that from a preliminary understanding, walking in a "park city" is like walking in a park, with scenery and scenery everywhere. Rewards are always available. Its connotation is richer and more complete than that of "garden city", and it emphasizes the people-centered livable quality of the city.

At the "Inauguration Ceremony of Tianfu Park City Research Institute and Expert Seminar on Park City Planning" held on May 11, this view became common knowledge, and "publicity" " Serving everyone” was also repeatedly emphasized.

Zeng Jiuli, president of the Chengdu Planning and Design Institute, believes that park cities comprehensively embody new development concepts, lead urban development with ecological civilization, and are people-centered to build a living entity of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes and cities. , forming a new model of urban development in the form of a beautiful city that is highly harmonious and unified among people, city, environment and industry. “Serving everyone is one of the core concepts proposed by Chengdu,” Zeng Jiuli said.

People-centered: Better City, Better Life

Wu Zhiqiang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice president of Tongji University, and chief consultant expert on Chengdu’s park city planning and construction, believes that park cities are not only “ The simple superposition of "park" and "city" is not simply to increase the park area in the city. It should be the sum of the areas represented by the four words "park", "city" and "city".

Wu Zhiqiang explained that "public" represents the public, emphasizing the communication function of public; "garden" represents ecology, emphasizing the ecological system; "city" represents life, emphasizing human settlements and life; " "City" represents production and emphasizes industrial economic activities. The four words "park city" can be broken down and summarized as "ecology, life and production under the public base".

Wu Zhiqiang once served as the chief planner of the Shanghai World Expo. He said that although "cities make life better" is widely known, the original meaning of "Better City, Better Life" is actually "Better City, Better Life" life". For many years, he has been thinking about what kind of city is a better city? "Now there is a good answer, that is, a park city."

"Chengdu's construction of a park city is not a matter of one city, but also to provide a paradigm to the world." Wu Zhiqiang said, in accordance with "from the whole region With the development idea of ??"increasing greening to fully greening and improving quality, from all-round serving the people to all-round sustainability", building a park city will lead Chengdu to take the lead in moving towards the road of "city = park".

In 2016, the Jinjiang Ecological Belt Improvement Project, an important part of Tianfu New District’s “One City, One District, One Belt”, was completed, and the “Charming Jinjiang, Ecological Waterfront” began to take shape. In the past year, Chengdu has launched major projects such as greenways and Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park in accordance with the planning concept of “accessible, participatory, landscaped, and scenic” to accelerate the improvement of the living environment.

It can be seen that Chengdu vows to be a model for the world's "park city". From historical documents, natural geographical advantages, and scientific planning settings, it all demonstrates Chengdu's harmonious and livable Tianfu cultural background. and people-centered construction concepts. I hope that in the near future, we will all have a better city and a better life.