2010—Proposal to Build the Gurendi Ruins Cultural Park
Proposal to Build the Gurendi Ruins Cultural Park. The Gurendi ruins in Zhangjiajie's central urban area are cultural relics explicitly protected under the city's Master Plan. They bear witness to the city's historical evolution since the Warring States and Qin-Han periods and are a precious cultural legacy. The riverside road from the north end of the Lishui Bridge to Golden Coast has now been completed.
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Proposal on Building the Guren Di Ruins Cultural Park
The Guren Di ruins in Zhangjiajie's central urban area are cultural relics and historic sites that the city's Master Plan explicitly identifies as requiring protection. They are witnesses to the historical evolution of our city since the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties, and are precious cultural remains of our city. The riverside road from the north end of the Lishui Bridge to Golden Coast has now been completed. Beyond the riverside pedestrian path, there is a long strip of open land of varying width, which should be an ideal location for building the Guren Di Cultural Park. Changsha's Xiangjiang Avenue has already turned the strip of open land on both sides of the Du Fu Jiangge Pavilion into a park with considerable regional characteristics and cultural taste. Our waterfront section from the north end of the Lishui Bridge to Golden Coast has a prominent geographical location and a winding, varied shoreline. Once this long strip of open land is turned into a 'Guren Di Cultural Park' with cultural taste and regional characteristics, it can, first, highlight and carry forward the city's historical cultural context; second, beautify the urban environment and add a highlight to the Lishui landscape belt; third, attract citizens for leisure and tourists to linger. It will undoubtedly become another highlight of our city.
However, building a cultural park at Guren Di is entirely different from Dayong Bridge Park and Ziwu Park. It is essential, on the basis of accurately grasping the Guren Di cultural layers and the city's historical cultural context, to first plan and then design. Avoid anything nondescript or incongruous.
In 2009, I submitted a proposal on this matter, and the Municipal Culture Bureau was designated as the principal unit to handle the proposal. I believe that this proposal obviously cannot be handled by the Culture Bureau alone. I suggest, first, that the Municipal Planning Bureau include it in planning; second, that the Municipal Culture Bureau and the Municipal Construction Bureau divide work and cooperate—the former mainly providing the corresponding cultural relic content, and the latter responsible for organizing forces to begin planning, design, and construction.