Every progress of in this city is the reflection of its people’s dream of a better life.
When you listen carefully, these compliments disseminate from time to time.
People are light-hearted when the new road opened; and the scenery looks more beautiful.
The number of parks is increasing year by year. There are more recreational places in communities.
The Zhangze Lake Wetland is such a picturesque place that it becomes the dreamland of local people.
Like sponges, the city can breathe freely.
A city is supposed to be a livable place for its people.
Urban infrastructure is the basic condition for its people to live and work. Changzhi City has always adhered to the people-centered principle and focused on the need of the people. The construction of the new district and the renovation of the old city are simultaneously pushed forward. It vigorously implements the urban renewal action to promote the infrastructure construction, continually enhance urban functions, and devote themselves to improve the quality of the city. All these efforts are to enhance its people’s sense of happiness.
Build roads and shape transportation network and make it backbone of development.
In spite of the severe heat, more than 400 constructers are working hard at the construction site of Anyang interchange project. You can see the scenes of Iron binding, asphalt concrete laying, and tunnel lining against the background of roaring machine and weld spatter. They are putting into high gear to complete the project as early as possible.
As a major civil engineering project of Changzhi City, Anyang Interchange project will change from 6 lanes to 10 lanes after completed and opened to traffic. The new underpass tunnel will directly lead through Xiangyuan County intercity connecting line, and the straight distance will be at least 2 kilometers shorter than the detour. It will become an important traffic corridor for the main urban area to expand to the north and connect with city cluster in the central area of Shanxi Province. At present, 90% of the total project has been completed, and the constructors are making full efforts for the final sprint.
The road network is the basic infrastructure for the development of Changzhi.
In recent years, it is an urgent need to expand the capacity and improve the quality of the central urban area with the fast urbanization.
Based on overall planning and starting with every single project, Changzhi actively build a modern comprehensive transport network to enlarge urban circulation, fringe area radiation and regional connectivity, aiming to open up the links of the city, quickly build up the overall framework of the city, break down development bottleneck, and comprehensively step up the level of the city. According to the statistics, Changzhi in 2021implemented 37 key urban construction projects with a total investment of RMB 10.5 billion. Eight new overpasses and a number of roads were completed and opened to traffic such as the East Outer Ring Road and Changzhi North Trunk Line Expressway.
The roads in Changzhi extnd in all directions
People truly feel the changes of the city.
After more than 20 years of service, Changzhi North Trunk Line has taken on a new look. Zhang Yansha, a worker of Luzhou District Branch of Changzhi People's Hospital was deeply touched, said " The road is beautiful and smooth, and more convenient for local people to see a doctor or have emergency medical service.”
The three southeast outer ring bridge erect high through the air, like several giant dragons spanning from north to south. Guo wangjie, a staff of Laodingshan Trade Logistics Park, commutes between Huguan County and Luzhou District every day. The troublesome traffic jam he never saw again, he said "It takes only 20 minutes to get there from the Huguan Expressway to Taihang East Street by crossing two cross-line bridges at Zhuoma Street.”
The opening of Luyangmen Road, makes the once deserted land the longest cross-line bridge in the city. The project also won high praise from people. Zhang Yu, living at the nearby Jingjiazhuang Market, is no longer to wait for the red light and to take detour. "Now you can go directly from Luyangmen Road to Beihuan East Street.”
By unblocking road network, Changzhi reshapes its framework.
In pace with the completion of a number of key road network reconstruction projects, many high-quality and fully functional roads are being spread out, linking up the "large hinge" of traffic development, connecting internal and external of the city, and making efficient circulation.
Sponges City program is underway, that making the city breathe freely.
Gray dark road becomes bright color permeable pavement, once sparse vegetation green area turns into green rain-collecting garden, and deserted backwater lake turns into a clear artificial lake. Walking in the Century Spring Community, "sponge" elements can be found everywhere. These "sponge" elements not only bring a new look to the community, but also greatly change the living environment.
"I didn't know what sponge city is, but now live a sponge life." For the newly added sponge facilities in the community, Wei Li, like an expert on it, said, "permeable bricks in rainy days will drink water, and the garden can collect and store rainwater. The purified water flows into the artificial lake, and can also be used for greening and watering. The rain is really recycled.”
The community residents now enjoy sponge life. In the systematic and comprehensive promotion of sponge city construction, Changzhi City adheres to the source control, process transfer, and terminal system governance, integrates the development concept into urban renewal, ecological restoration, and residential community construction, and makes every effort to build a "breathing", beautiful and livable ecological city. a large number of housing estates, such as Century Spring Community, LuAn Dragon Bay, Holy Xin Garden, Ronghai Garden and flying Dragon Community, raise up the community appearance attraction and function through the construction of rainy garden, sinking green space, grass groove, biological stranded belt, permeable pavement and other green sponge facilities combined functionality and landscape. These efforts have received high praise from residents.
The "sponge" may highlight the charm of the city and improve urban scientific governance.
Rain and sewage diversion is the key of sponge city construction. Changzhi City continues to promote the road diversion transformation of rain and sewage. It focuses on the implementation of 20 renovation projects, striving to achieve the diversion of 85% of the main urban roads by the end of this year.
With the completion of the projects, Tsinghua Street, Taihang North Road, Jiefang East Street and other roads not only realize rainwater and sewage "go their own way" under the underground pipe network, but the road surface is also more smooth and wider. The inner quality of the city is more solid, and its image more beautiful. Niu Changle, a resident living
at Tsinghua Street, said, “In the past, the road was bumpy and flooded in heavy rain. My feet were covered with mud. After the renovation, the road is cleaner and people enjoy better travel condition.”
From a strange word to the daily use one, every corner of the city has changed due to the construction of sponge city, and the general public also benefit a lot from the project.
Advance with green development and make life happier.
In midsummer, Zhangze Lake National Wetland Park presents an attractive picture with its glittering water, overlying and stretching greens.
People come to the park to enjoy the charming scenery, watch water birds flying, appreciate the scene of bridge over flowing stream, and immerse them in pure nature.
"The beautiful environment and fresh air are not only a paradise for birds, but a natural oxygen bar in the city. Running in the park is very comfortable and full of happiness!" Zhou Yao, who lives in Zexinyuan Community, think highly the wetland Park.
Zhangze Lake National Wetland Park
The most beautiful feeling is happiness, the most charming scenery is livable place.
Changzhi City put eco-conservation, green development, and people's livelihood in its top agenda. It sticks to high-stance planning and design to promote the "three rivers and one canal" project and comprehensive treatment projects at Zhangze lake and other rivers. Through removing shanty buildings and planting vegetation, inserting green at small spare land, it has finished a batch of garden and tiny park. The city’s ecological space has been expanded by treated rivers and newly built parks. The three rivers and one canal become ideal places for public fitness and leisure. Zhangze Lake National Wetland Park is now a new iconic place of the city. A large number green space with year-round landscapes and fully functioned facilities enabled local people enjoy a healthy life with fresh air and green scenery.
Melodious music, Jaunty dance, bright laughter……As the sun setting, Constitution Park becomes lively again. Wang Xulan, a resident of the hydraulic factory community, and her peers are dancing with the music to enjoy their old-age life after retirement. Constitution Park used to be a small forest. After careful construction, it has been transformed into a theme park with constitutional elements, natural and cultural landscape, a place for surrounding residents to relax and entertain. Wang Xulan said with a smile: " it takes only short walk to get to the park. People come here to dance at the square, or talk to each other, and feel so happy.”
Looking from the window, people can see green scene and taking short walk they have access to parks. Changzhi City makes full use of the city corner and small idle area to plan and set up 30 tiny parks on North Ring Street, Taihang West Street and other places. Small and fine parks are appearing one by one around resident communities. Exquisite garden architectures are not only decoration to the environment, but also residents’ everyday favor.
By pursuing favorable environment, Changzhi strives to make the city a livable place for its people and travelers. The glorious vision of urban development is now becoming actual picture through every fine changes.
