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à E2592 v1 World Bank Loan Project: Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Assessment For Shandong Confucius & Mencius Public Disclosure Authorized Cultural Heritage Preservation and Development Project (Final) Public Disclosure Authorized EA Agency: Shandong Academy of Environmental Science EA Certificate: State EAC No. 2402 Date of Completion: Jan. 2011 Public Disclosure Authorized Jinan, China P. R à à Preface Confucius, born in the year of 552 BC, is one of the greatest thinkers in the history of humanity, his thought and doctrine addressed the order and nature of morality in the life of human society. Mencius was born 180 years latter than that of Confucius, and succeeded and developed the thought of Confucius. Addressing governing by benevolence, Mencius advocated Confucius’ philosophy and jointly with him established the core of Chinese culture – Confucianism. Confucianism, created by both Confucius and Mencius, started to become the main stream of Chinese culture in Han Dynasty dating back 2000 years. Particularly, after Confucianism was reformed and reinterpreted by the ruler as a political thought, it became the thought of State. Therefore, Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism had jointly constituted the physical constitution of Chinese traditional culture, and had produced great influence on Asia, Japan and South Korea in particular. Understanding traditional Chinese culture is to a large extent to understand Confucianism and Confucius Culture. Confucius and Mencius culture has a long history and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad, thus has left over invaluable cultural heritage assets to the people of the whole world. Therefore, it has become the essence of outstanding traditional culture of Chinese civilization. Qufu and Zoucheng are hometown of Confucius and Mencius who are both great philosopher, educator and politician, and are founder and successor of Confucianism school respectively, where is also the important carrier and roots seeking place in succeeding Chinese traditional culture, oriental culture and world civilization at large. However, due to the shortage of funds, backward technical measures and poor management, etc., for many years, meanwhile the two historic cities had experienced setbacks for a long time. Since the environment around the cultural heritage assets is deteriorating, the historic cities are losing their charm, thus causing poorer conditions for physical preservation of cultural relics, and the rich tangible cultural heritage assets are under serious threatening, even on the verge of extinction. At present, both cities have cropped up some problems, such as severely damaged traditional architectures, disorderly made construction layout, incomplete infrastructure facilities, poor quality of urbane appearance and environment, weak consciousness of people for environment protection as well as vanishing of existing à à humane settings, etc. all of which have brought up serious impact on preservation and development of cultural heritage sites. In order to develop and utilize precious Confucius-Mencius cultural heritage resources appropriately and permanently, to maintain and improve the image of prestigious historic cultural cities as well as to promote the healthy, sustainable development of local social economy, Chinese Cultural Landmark City Planning and Construction Office of Shandong Province (CCLCPCO)jointly proposed a option on Implementation of Shandong Confucius and Mencius Cultural Heritage Preservation and development Project by utilizing the Loan from World Bank in 2009. Through study and consultation between National Reform and Development Commission (NRDC) and World Bank, and after approval by State Council, Shandong Provincial Confucius-Mencius Cultural Heritage Sites Preservation and Construction Projectwas incorporated into the document No.1924 [2009] of NRDC and then enlisted onAlternative Project Planning of Financial Year 2010-2012 for utilizing the loan of World Bank in China. The contents of construction for the proposed project mainly include 4 parts, namely: Cultural heritage preservation and presentation; Upgrading of historic city areas and infrastructure; Technical research and community development; Capacity building and project management. The construction sites are concentrated in historic city of Qufu and its surrounding area and historic city of Zoucheng. The total investment of the proposed project will be 884.75 million Yuan RMB with duration of its implementation for 5 years. Through protection, reorganization and upgrading of cultural heritage sites, it will be of profound historic significance and positive contemporary significance in demonstrating great humane spirit of Chinese nation and its contribution to the mankind, enhancing national confidence and centripetal force, rejuvenating coordinated development of local economy and various undertakings, and building up socialism spiritual civilization and material civilization. In accordance withThe law on Environmental Impact Assessment of the People’s Republic of China, other relevant laws and requirements of World Bank regarding environment assessment (E.A), this project has to implement environment assessment system. Entrusted by CCLCPC, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science (SAES) has undertaken the work of environmental assessment for this project. After receiving this task, SAES immediately made a working plan according to the E.A requirements, and organized technical staffs to collect a huge amount of à à basic materials regarding social economy basing upon many field-survey tours, thus has completed the Assessment Report on Environmental Impact of the Project. During development of this report, our SAES has been accorded a warm guidance and strong support from specialists of World Bank Missions, leaders of various departments at Provincial, Municipal and County-level authorities, as well as domestic experts and colleagues, etc. Therefore, we would like to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to them all. Task Team of EIA Project Jan. 2010 à à Contents Preface 1. Summary····························································································· 1.1 Background of the Project··································································· 1.2 Basis of Establishment ········································································· 1.3 Assessment Purpose and Guiding Ideology ····································· 1.4 Environmental Impact Screening……………………………….. 1.5 Assessment Scope and Classification················································ 1.6 Main Assessment Methods································································ 1.7 Assessment Key-points······································································ 1.8 Assessment Criteria··········································································· 1.9 Environment Sensitive Protection Target········································ 2. Environmental Baseline Condition ··················································· 2.1 Natural Environment········································································ 2.2 Social Environment··········································································· 2.3 Cultural Relics········································································································ 2.4 Current Environment Quality ······································································· 2.5 The Current Environment Status·································································· 3. Project Description············································································· 3.1 Project Background and its Significance ········································· 3.2Analysis on Compatibility of Project Construction and Relevant Policies ····································································································· 3.3 An Outline of the Proposed Project ················································· 3.4 Proposed Project Components and Its Quantity of Engineering Works ······································································································ 3.5 Construction Technology and Programs ··················································· à à 3.6 Main Variety of Raw Materials, Quantity and Sources·················· 3.7 Balance of Stone and Earthwork······················································ 3.8 Building Demolition and Residents Resettlement···························· 3.9 Construction Schedule ······································································ 3.10 Population Number Projections ····················································· 3.11 The Public Infrastructure Conditions············································ 4. Environmental Impacts Assessment ·················································· 4.1 Environmental Impact Assessment in Construction Period ··········· 4.2 Environmental Impact Assessment in Operation Period················ 4.3 Analysis on Ecological Impact·························································· 4.4 Analysis on Social Impact ································································· 4.5 Analysis on Overall Quantity Control of Pollutants Emission ······· 4.6 Estimation of Environment Mitigation Measures Investment ······· 5. Assessment of Impact on Cultural Relics··········································· 5.1 Cultural Relics identification in the project area····································