YangzhouThe Best City for Habitat

----Yanan Xia

Key Facts• Location:

China

Yangtze River &

Great Canal

• Population:

4.6 million

• Area:

6,634 km2

• Climate:

Subtropical

Features

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History

485 BC• Guangling was first founded

590 BC• Changed her name into Yangzhou

Est 610BC

• Great Canal was completed; Yangzhou became the southern capital of China

SinceTang

Dynasty

• A leading economic and cultural center and major port, especially for salt trade

• Different foreigners from middle east and Korea lived here

Manchus

• During Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou was still the center of salt trading

• Afterwards, failure of building a railroad led to a decline of the city

History

Go to Yangzhou in March, in the mist of the flowers of spring

－－Li Bai

In history, Yangzhou

has been the symbol

of prosperity and

romance. Many

poems and literature

works were

dedicated to her.

This is composed by

famous poet in Tang

Dynasty.

History

PreservedGarden

Ancient

Gate

Alley

Today, much of the

city's heritage is still

alive within its

narrow lanes and

well preserved

family gardens

situated in the old

town area.

Shopping District

First Catholic Church

Breakfast Restaurant

History

Ancient Gate

Wen Chang GeCity Center

Guandong Lane

historical areas in Yangzhou

China has been developing at a tremendous

pace. Rapid urbanization have led to an

enormous amount of construction activity

which caused numerous cultural loss.

However, in Yangzhou, the old inner city is

well preserved—area of 5.1 km2 with over 0.1

million residents living in buildings no

higher than 2 stories.

• One of the first excellent tourist cities in China • One of the “Top 10 leisure cities in China” • Yangzhou is rich in tourist resources, boasting the uniquely

beautiful sceneries of rivers and a number of gardens and buildings: • Slender West Lake: the only national-level cultural & tourism

model area in the country• Geyuan Garden: one of the four most famous gardens in the

country• Daming Temple and the Gaomin Temple, over one thousand

years• Heyuan Garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing

Dynasty• Over 10 museums including Yangzhou Museum, China’s

Museum for Flat Engraving Typography, China Yangzhou Buddhist Culture Museum, the Museum for Potted Sceneries of Yangzhou Style, the Museum for Huaiyang Cuisine, the Museum for Industries, etc.

Tourism

Slender West Lake

For e-tour, please visit this site

For video (8’), please visit youtube

The National Key Scenic SpotsThe First Batch of the AAAA Class Tourist AreaThe Important Cultural Relic Site under State-Level Protection

He’s Garden

Other Preserved Gardens

Lotus Park

Wang’s Garden

Yiyuan GardenGeyuan Garden

Cuisine• HuaiYang Cuisine: One of the Great

Four Traditions in China

• Original flavor of each ingredient

• Low oil, low sodium

• Ordinary Yangzhou people enjoy cooking and mostly are foodies. Therefore, a variety of food choices provide Yangzhou people with a high quality of life.

Cuisine

Tofu Noodle in Chicken Broth Fried Rice Pan-Fried Dumplings

Tofu Hair Soup Thousand-Layer Cake Crab Stuffing Dumplings

Cuisine

Fine Dinner Street Stall

Cold Appetizers Fried Fish

Shark Finn Fish’s lung

Roasted Piggy Steamed Fish

Lifestyle

• In Yangzhou, it is hardly to see

anything fast. People here enjoy their

lives and take things slow.

• A typical weekend day will be: teatime

with buns in the morning, go to some

parks or play some card games with

friends, then have a nice dinner before

taking a bath in either a bath house or a

hot spring.

A Typical Day

Food

Music/

Story Telling

Card Game

Bath/

Hot Spring

Drink tea in the morning and take a bath in the evening.

Transportation

Personal

• With the boost

economy, more and

more private

automobiles show up

on the road

• Major transportation is

still the electric bicycle

• Many people still ride

bicycle

Public

• The public bus regained

its popularity due to the

increasing traffic and

its improved coverage

area

• Government promotes

the public

transportation to

control the traffic and

go green

ModernAside from the ancient inner city, the other parts of Yangzhou are modern and prosperous. Especially during the night, all the nylon lights are twinkling, Yangzhou then becomes the shiniest pearl along the Yangtze River.

City’s Feature• Thanks to the

absence of the train

station previously, we

retained the history of

the city during the

wave of urbanization.

Then we developed

our own style of city

outlook characterized

with the perfect

combination of the

city and gardens.

Along the entire bank of Great Canal there are grass lands as thismany people exercise here

every morning and evening

Living Environment• National Hygienic City

• National Model City for Environment Protection

• National Garden City

• National Advanced City for the Progress of Science & Technology

• China Habitat Environment Prize

2006 UN Habitat Scroll

Of Honour Award

Sustainability

• Strength

• Infrastructure

Strength• Yangzhou is a cultural

symbol. Instead of struggling to emulate other industrialized cities, Yangzhou became more cultural-centered.

• Yangzhou does have her unique culture, but she is in need of innovation for cultural diversity to attract more people.

• In 2008, Master Xingyunheld a huge cultural festival, of which the form should be learned.

• Culture

• Tourism

• Environment

Strength• With many well

preserved gardens,

tourism should be the

leading source of

income for the city.

• It only accounts for less

than 37% of GDP, which

is even lower than the

average in Jiangsu

Province. Three key

words are proposed for

improvement: high-end,

leisure and broadcast.

• Culture

• Tourism

• Environment

Strength• Yangzhou has many

awards regarding the

excellent living

environment.

• Yangzhou won UN

Habitat Scroll Of Honour

Award

• Subtropical Weather

provides all four

seasons, which can be

used to promote the

tourism

• Culture

• Tourism

• Environment

Infrast-

ructure• From 1996, Eco City

initiative was launched by SEPA.

• Since 2001, Yangzhou Municipal Government has enacted a series of new policies:

– Renovation of old and dangerous houses in the ancient city area

– Building demolition in shanty town areas

– Reconstruction of urban villages

• Policy

• Plan

• Process

• Old vs. New

Infrast-

ructure• Over 320,000 square

meters were completed

by the end of 2008

• Water quality was

improved under the Eco

City Plan

• 5.1 km2 ancient urban

area is in conservation

• Industrial Park was built

to the east of the city

• Policy

• Plan

• Process

• Old vs. New

Infrast-

ructure

• Policy

• Plan

• Process

• Old vs. New

Infrast-

ructure• Under the constrained

macro economy, the only

way to develop the new

city is to improve its

education and medical

condition to attract new

residents.

• A main street traverses

the old town. If the road

could possibly be

relocated to outside of the

ancient inner city, the

inner city will be better

preserved.

• Policy

• Plan

• Process

• Old vs. New

Conclusion

Sustain-ability

History

• Well know

• Culture influence

Tourism

• Preserved gardens

• Heritages & Museums

Cuisine

• Health cooking style

• Various types Lifestyle

• Cozy and slow paced

• Leisure

Modern

• Well developed new city

• Improved trading