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Chengdu 2024 Walking tour: THE PARK CITY | Crazy EVOLUTION of a Traditional Metropolis

More recently, Chengdu, like many other cities in China, has seen explosive growth in its population and economy. The city began investing in green infrastructure more than a decade ago, including a number of wetland parks linked to the many waterways that crisscross the area. These parks became natural sponges for filtering pollutants and a boon to birdwatchers who saw growing numbers of species calling the city home. There are plenty of famous city parks in the world — New York’s Central Park, the Luxembourg Gardens of Paris, or São Paulo’s Ibirapuera Park, to name a few. But what Chengdu, a city of 20 million in southwestern China, wants to become world-famous for is something much bigger. Chengdu, one of China’s largest metropolises and the capital of Sichuan Province, is building out a vast system of interconnected parks and greenways on a massive scale. The plan is not to build parks within the city — rather, the plan is for a “city within a park.” You can see this “Park City” plan taking shape in the Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park, a reserve that overlooks snow-capped peaks behind glimmering skyscrapers. With plans to grow to 1,275 square kilometres, the area will become one of the world’s largest urban park areas. Or you can see it along the Tianfu Greenway, a collection of biking and walking trails that eventually will connect hundreds of parks across the metropolitan area. Eventually, it will form the world’s largest green path network at 17,000 kilometres long. ------------------⭐⭐ The Park City plan comes at a time when cities around the world are focused on growing their park systems to improve quality of life for their residents. As a recent paper from the Metropolis Observatory notes, greening urban areas is good for mental health, mitigates the impact of climate change, and enhances gender equality, among other upsides. In Chengdu, the Park City plan builds on a strong foundation of existing green gems like Renmin Park, a 110-year old urban oasis where the city’s famously laid-back residents like to gather in the lakeside teahouse, stroll along flower-lined paths, and play badminton or mahjong. Chengdu is the rare megalopolis to lie just a couple of hours from habitats supporting giant pandas and snow leopards. The Park City plan also builds on longstanding cultural beliefs that urbanisation and nature can exist in harmony. For example, an ancient and still-functioning irrigation system engineered using nature’s own topography has supported agriculture and contained flooding on the fertile plains around Chengdu for centuries. The system has long supported thousands of small settlements on wooded lots, known as linpan. The result, American and Chinese researchers said in a recent paper, was essentially “two thousand years of sustainable development.” The city’s plans are meant to provide a new model for metropolises across China and, perhaps, much of the world. Instead of economic growth leading to environmental degradation, the idea is to show that improving the environment can lead to economic growth. -------------------⭐⭐ Chengdu Mixc Mall -------------------⭐⭐ Owned by Huarun (China Resources), the size of Chengdu MixC is now larger than Chongqing MixC and Shenzhen MixC. With a total construction area of 720,000 square meters, it currently is the largest commercial complex with the largest number of businesses in Chengdu’s city center. It consists of 4 shopping center areas, 1 five-star hotel, 2 grade A office buildings, and a central plaza. The second phase was mostly high expected for a few food & beverage brands including Shake Shack, Taco Bell, Tim Hortons and Starbucks Reserve. Also beloved local brands like Peter’s Tex Mex newest creation (Habanero Tree) and Greybox Coffee are included. Sports retail brands include Nike, Adidas, Air Jordan, The North Face, FOSS, Champion, Under Armour, G-Star RAW, Fila, Boy London, Puma, Li-Ning, New Balance, Vans, Converse, Onitsuka Tiger, Lee and Dickies. -------------------⭐⭐ 0:00 Intro 1:35 Chengdu Mixc Mall Shopping Area 43:53 Chunxi Road Pedestrian Street 1:24:09 Around Chengdu Art Museum 1:58:48 Morning Walking tour in Jiaozi Park and CBD area 3:00:48 Tianfu Park ------------------⭐⭐ -------------------⭐⭐ Other Walk East's Cool Playlists: Night Walking Tour In China's Metropolitan Cities: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFifwX1CbmRsRJynkOpYCf7NlEfjeTNO China's Stunning Old Towns: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFifwX1CbmQIZ8cux5ZYDZzkzwsTWT0Q Shanghai City Classic Scenes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFifwX1CbmTxVVo9_Bzf4N7cIW00bc8f 4K⁶⁰ Driving In China: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFifwX1CbmRrPjZZcyGteBb54cBKYVuW -------------------⭐⭐ #Chendu #China

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Ejet af Huarun (China Resources), størrelsen af ​​Chengdu MixC er nu større end Chongqing MixC og Shenzhen MixC. Med et samlet byggeareal på 720.000 kvadratmeter er det i øjeblikket det største kommercielle kompleks med det største antal virksomheder i Chengdus bymidte. Det består af 4 shoppingcenterområder, 1 femstjernet hotel, 2 klasse A-kontorbygninger og en central plads. Anden fase var for det meste høje forventet for nogle få mad- og drikkevaremærker, herunder Shake Shack, Taco Bell, Tim H
ortons og Starbucks Reserve. Også elskede lokale mærker som Peter's Tex Mex nyeste kreation (Habanero Tree) og Greybox Coffee er inkluderet. Sportsdetailmærker inkluderer Nike, Adidas, Air Jordan, The North Face, FOSS, Champion, Under Armour, G-Star RAW, Fila, Boy London, Puma, Li-Ning, New Balance, Vans, Converse, Onitsuka Tiger, Lee og Dickies. For nylig har Chengdu, ligesom mange andre byer i Kina, oplevet en eksplosiv vækst i sin befolkning og økonomi. Byen begyndte at investere i grøn infra
struktur for mere end ti år siden, herunder en række vådområdeparker forbundet med de mange vandveje, der krydser området. Disse parker blev naturlige svampe til at filtrere forurenende stoffer og en velsignelse for fuglekiggere, der så et stigende antal arter kalde byen hjem. Der er masser af berømte byparker i verden - New Yorks Central Park, Luxembourg Gardens of Paris eller São Paulos Ibirapuera Park, for at nævne nogle få. Men det, Chengdu, en by på 20 millioner i det sydvestlige Kina, ønsk
er at blive verdensberømt for, er noget meget større. Chengdu, en af ​​Kinas største metropoler og hovedstaden i Sichuan-provinsen, bygger et stort system af sammenkoblede parker og grønne veje i massiv skala. Planen er ikke at bygge parker i byen - snarere er planen for en "by i en park." Du kan se denne "Park City"-plan tage form i Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park, et reservat med udsigt over sneklædte tinder bag glitrende skyskrabere. Med planer om at vokse til 1.275 kvadratkilometer blive
r området et af verdens største byparkområder. Eller du kan se det langs Tianfu Greenway, en samling af cykel- og vandrestier, der til sidst vil forbinde hundredvis af parker på tværs af hovedstadsområdet. Til sidst vil det danne verdens største grønne stinet på 17.000 kilometer langt. Park City-planen kommer på et tidspunkt, hvor byer rundt om i verden er fokuseret på at udvikle deres parksystemer for at forbedre livskvaliteten for deres beboere. Som et nyligt papir fra Metropolis Observatory b
emærker, er grønnere byområder godt for mental sundhed, afbøder virkningen af ​​klimaændringer og øger ligestilling mellem kønnene, blandt andre fordele. I Chengdu bygger Park City-planen på et stærkt fundament af eksisterende grønne perler som Renmin Park, en 110 år gammel by-oase, hvor byens berømte afslappede indbyggere kan lide at samles i tehuset ved søen, slentre langs blomsterbeklædte stier , og spille badminton eller mahjong. Chengdu er den sjældne megalopolis, der ligger kun et par time
r fra levesteder, der understøtter kæmpepandaer og sneleoparder. Park City-planen bygger også på mangeårige kulturelle overbevisninger om, at urbanisering og natur kan eksistere i harmoni. For eksempel har et gammelt og stadigt fungerende kunstvandingssystem konstrueret ved hjælp af naturens egen topografi understøttet landbruget og indeholdt oversvømmelser på de frugtbare sletter omkring Chengdu i århundreder. Systemet har længe understøttet tusindvis af små bebyggelser på skovklædte grunde, ke
ndt som linpan. Resultatet, sagde amerikanske og kinesiske forskere i et nyligt papir, var i det væsentlige "to tusinde år med bæredygtig udvikling." På et besøg i Chengdu introducerede præsident Xi Jinping udtrykket "Park City" og opfordrede byens ledere til at tage økologisk bevidst planlægning til et nyt niveau. Byens planer er beregnet til at give en ny model for metropoler på tværs af Kina og måske meget af verden. I stedet for at økonomisk vækst fører til miljøforringelse, er tanken at vis
e, at en forbedring af miljøet kan føre til økonomisk vækst.

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@globx

Chengdu es alucinante, de dìa y de noche ... progreso, desarrollo y cultura se mira en tu video, hermano Max ... conocer sus rincones, sus parques, y atracciones llevarìa toda una vida ... gracias hermano por enseñarnos esta joya del futuro en este momento ... I love China

@xiongyonglong1443

This shows how ignorant the Western media is when they use "collapse" and "closure" to describe China. And not just because of these modern buildings. The clothes and mental outlook of the people on the road say it all.

@jasC1933

I visited Chengdu recently in December. The city is just awesome. Unfortunately just manage to stayed only 5 days n visited some historical places like Dujiayan n Mt. Emei n just manage to visit only some parts of the city. Its just magnificent. Will definitely visit again this city. Thanks friend for sharing another interesting part of China. 👍👍

@izaak-donaldson

I'm going to Chengdu with my dad this summer! Very excited! It'll be our first time visiting China!

@pessi6185

Chendu is an awesome city!

@jidannugraha5531

What an extraordinary country

@aldrinspeck2724

Beautiful city. I went there in 2012. love from Brazil.🥰

@HKChineseCanadian

I am going to China next week and I am so excited. Too bad that Chengdu is not on the list. It looks like a very vibrant and beautiful place.

@benvenuti_Moscow_walks

Very beautiful modern city 😊

@jalanjalandaisuki

I think Chengdu like a town scenery, but its so amazing. super big city. and now i want make a plan to visit Chengdu (Sichuan Area) in Autumn this year

@ordinarylifeordinaryChinese

成都真的是一座舒适感爆棚的城市，去年在成都住了一个月，气候舒适，吃的又好，一个月胖了十斤😆

@Lets_walk_Moscow

It's a wonderful walk 😊

@bombaybhai6435

Futuristic infrastructure love from India ,❤️

@dlf4298

I'm from Chengdu now i live in Dallas Texas with my wife. We are thinking to move back to chengdu. Literally if you like big cities, there is no city in America is 'livable' anymore.

@wanderous

Great tour - thanks for sharing 😀

@waters1801

Awesome walking tour!

@hayden1770

Another reason and example of why China is my favorite country in the entire world!

@ksenijavojisavljevic2034

Hello! Your videos are so beautiful and pleasant to watch. One day when i get big TV I will watch all of them all over again. Is it possible if you would at the beginning show on the map where are you walking, all that path. Because the cities are huge, and I would like to know where that is exactly. Thank you and best wishes.

@OguejiDavid-ey4cw

Wow, chengdu is a lovely city,jeez.🥰🥰🥰🥰

@GoWithAndu

Chengdu is so modern!