Spotlight On: Yulong Park

Location: Fuxin City, China / Project by: Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute

In August 2010, Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute was commissioned to handle the landscape planning around the Jiuyingzi River in Fuxin City. Yulong Park was the first phase of the core area of the Yulong New City project.

The team designed fitness trails and small public squares interspersed with natural plants and open spaces, designed to incorporate existing vegetation. The demands of nearby residents were taken into account with the design and creation of activity spaces.

In the open space around the lake, the designers added tree-shaded plazas which have multiple functions, such as commerce, leisure, recreation and fitness. They utilised the site’s flood bank as the main road of the park, forming a dragon-shaped, nonmotorised traffic system.

Yulong Park has become the green urban living room for Fuxin City. The park provides an ecological barrier for Fuxin City and a recreational park for residents. The project has also became a catalyst for urban investment, adding greater value to the region.

Yulong Park has directly improved Fuxin City, as well as increasing the happiness index of local residents. It has played a profound role in the sustainable development of the new city.