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Greening Chóngqìng: creating a green city on the Yangzi (Cháng Jiāng) towards enhancing ‘double happiness’
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posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by David Jones, Guiwen Liu, Junli Chen, Igor MartekIgor Martek, Linxi Hu, Beau BezaBeau Beza, Joshua Zeunert, Phillip Barend RoosNow hosting 32.4 million residents, Chóngqìng is the fastest growing inland city in China, and the most populous of the Chinese municipalities. Located at the confluence of the Yangze (Cháng Jiāng) and Jialing (Jiālíng Jiāng) rivers, originally named Jiangzhou in 316 BCE, Chóngqìng has historically served as a key economic node and centre of governance in
China. The ancient city of Chóngqìng exists within the ‘mother town’ inside Yuzhong District today home to some 639,000 residents. The District offers unique archaeological records spanning over 3,000 years, and has experienced four distinct city wall construction movements that uniquely created a city analogous to the medieval walled cities of Europe. The first three wall-building movements resulted in a gradual expansion of the city’s
footprint, while the latter wall-building movement was highly influenced by a Fengshui (Compass school) theory. The city’s urban tapestry is today interlaced and characterised by a unique semi-grid system of human and trade-movement mountain trails, possibly linking port gates on the Yangze and Jialing River edges. These rivers provided important water trade
passageways and potable drinking water supplies for residents prior to the construction of a reticulated water supply. Once physically constrained within these walls, contemporary urbanisation has witnessed extensive industrialization and suburbanization on both sides of the rivers and in the larger valley, and massive urban rejuvenation projects within Yuzhong
District. Considerable portions of this historic Yuzhong District tapestry exists today, and uniquely characterises Chóngqìng from other cities in China.
China. The ancient city of Chóngqìng exists within the ‘mother town’ inside Yuzhong District today home to some 639,000 residents. The District offers unique archaeological records spanning over 3,000 years, and has experienced four distinct city wall construction movements that uniquely created a city analogous to the medieval walled cities of Europe. The first three wall-building movements resulted in a gradual expansion of the city’s
footprint, while the latter wall-building movement was highly influenced by a Fengshui (Compass school) theory. The city’s urban tapestry is today interlaced and characterised by a unique semi-grid system of human and trade-movement mountain trails, possibly linking port gates on the Yangze and Jialing River edges. These rivers provided important water trade
passageways and potable drinking water supplies for residents prior to the construction of a reticulated water supply. Once physically constrained within these walls, contemporary urbanisation has witnessed extensive industrialization and suburbanization on both sides of the rivers and in the larger valley, and massive urban rejuvenation projects within Yuzhong
District. Considerable portions of this historic Yuzhong District tapestry exists today, and uniquely characterises Chóngqìng from other cities in China.
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International Federation of Landscape Architects. Congress (55th : 2018 : Singapore)Series
International Federation of Landscape Architects CongressPagination
151 - 166Publisher
International Federation of Landscape ArchitectsLocation
SingaporePlace of publication
SingaporeStart date
2018-07-18End date
2018-07-21Language
engPublication classification
E Conference publication; E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2018, IFLAEditor/Contributor(s)
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IFLA 2018 : Biophilic city, smart nation, and future resilience: Proceedings of the 55th International Federation of Landscape Architects World Congress 2018Usage metrics
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