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City rolls out new green space plans
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OFFICIALS in Chengdu hope to raise the city’s greenery coverage rate to 42 percent this year, creating an average of 13.5 square meters of public green space for every local resident, according to Chengdu Green Space System Plan (2013-2020).
The document, which came out last month, details the government’s short-term and long-term green space construction plans while also offering general guidelines for work after 2020.
Within five years’ time, the city is slated to have 45 multifunction parks, including existing parks such as the East Lake Park and the Phoenix Mountain Park.
Chengdu is also expected to boast more than 40 zoos, botanical gardens and parks; as well as 11 artificial lakes and nine wetlands.
Parks will be built on public lands next to streams and rivers all around the city, giving local residents plenty of places for relaxing and recreation.
These plans are part of a long-term initiative to improve the quality and quantity of existing green space while also ensuring biodiversity.
River system
Officials note that building a balanced river system is vital to the sustainable development of urban life. Chengdu’s prosperity is highly dependent on water. Built on a river and surrounded by water, this historically significant city has long been known as a land of abundance because of its rich natural resources and enthralling landscapes.
Authorities in Chengdu see the river system as an integral part of their development and environmental improvement plans over the next decade. These plans also included building up the city’s cultural tourism industry and promoting livability.
The preservation scheme is often summarized as the “five rivers, seven tributaries” initiative.
The five rivers refers to the Qingbai River, the Pi River, the Qingshui River, the Jiang’an River and the Jinma River — all major waterways in the Dujiangyan river system. Meanwhile, the seven tributaries elude to those which flow through the central area of the city.
To coordinate the water preservation and green space construction plans, officials intend to create one large water area in each main urban district, creating an even distribution of aquatic and green space resources.
Wetland parks
Wetlands play a significant role in the ecosystem of the plains which surround Chengdu. The government’s latest green space measures will help add to the region’s existing natural wetland reserves while also offering a model for wetland utilization that can benefit other regions.
Municipal officials intend to pick sites suitable for parks, and build and expand nine wetland areas in these sites.
To make visiting more convenient for sightseers, the government will build parking lots and other necessary facilities near wetland parks.
So far, wetland parks such as the Egret Bay Park and Jincheng Park, which both opened to the public in 2013, have already produced notable social and environmental benefits. At 1.587-million-square-meter Jincheng Park, for instance, one can find over 20 varieties of aquatic plants across 669,000 square meters of wetland.
Thanks to encouraging early results, the construction of more wetland parks in Chengdu is already underway.
To coincide with the recent publication of the green space plan, Chengdu Daily, a local newspaper, put out a notice calling for local photography enthusiasts to go out and capture the natural beauty of the area’s wetlands.
Many people answered this call, and on sunny mornings the city’s wetland parks were often teaming with photographers snapping high-quality images.
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