Temple of Heaven Cultural Circle to Emerge
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CHINA DAILY SPECIALSUPPLEMENT FRIDAY MARCH 9, 2007 19 Temple of Heaven cultural circle to emerge Balancing the protection of cultural HIGHLIGHT OF cultural relics protection area Qinian Multi-Cultural Street, sports competitions, the sale were relocated, experts were which lies to the east of the of sports equipment as well relics with better living conditions LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORK REPORT 2007 able to meticulously inspect Front Gate cultural innova- as sports-related leisure and the historical heritage sites and tion industrial area, will see entertainment activities. The government of Chon- sured Watchtower over the Front CHONGWEN DISTRICT, BEIJING set down individual protection the construction of a series The goal of the park is to form gwen District in Beijing is Gate, the Yongding Gate Tower, programs. of modern buildings such as a sports leisure and entertain- committed to building the and the Zuoan Gate Tower, situ- This practice strikes a bal- luxury hotels, an international ment center, as well as a sports Cultural Circle of the Temple ated to the northeast, northwest, on constructing three areas residents have been moved out ance between protection of auction center and a cultural business exchange center. A of Heaven, in order to develop southwest and southeast corners with distinct industrial func- of the area, while numerous cultural relics and improve- innovation industrial base for sports sector headquarter base the economy while preserv- respectively of the district, form tions – the Front Gate cultural hazardous structures have ment of living conditions, and youngsters. In the southern and a sports R&D (research and ing local characteristics, as a square city pattern. innovation industrial area, the been repaired. has earned high praise from part, an ancient group of build- development) base are also on the capital city advances the Statistics show that there are Longtan Lake sports industrial While improving the living both the municipal government ings, including the Qinian the cards. strategy of “accelerating the 105 historical and cultural rel- park area, and the south-central conditions of local people, the and experts. Park and the second-phase Meanwhile, the south-central development of South Bei- ics in the district, with cultural axes modern commercial area, district government always The principle of balancing construction of Baigong Lane, axes modern commercial area jing” in preparation for the tourism resources occupying Party Secretary of Chongwen gives priority to protecting protection and development will accord a strong historical will be composed of a cloisonné 2008 Olympic Games, said 47.2 percent of its directly us- District Li Xiaoguang said. the historical appearance of will continue to guide the character to the street. cultural corridor and a fashion the 2007 Chongwen govern- able land. The cultural circle will there- Beijing by adhering to three next stage of the renovation The Longtan Lake sports design R&D center. The former ment work report. With the Temple of Heaven fore be able to showcase Beijing “completely” principles, that project in the Front Gate area. industrial park is the fi rst of will rely on the reputation of As one of the central districts as the center, a cultural circle as an ancient capital with mod- is, completely carry out the pro- The construction style of the its kind in the country, devel- cloisonné products made by of old Beijing, Chongwen boasts has taken initial shape in Chon- ern cultural industries. gram of protecting the histori- late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) oped on the combined themes Beijing Enamel Plant to forge immense historical and cultur- gwen. The district displays a As many old houses in the cal features of the Xianyukou and early Republic of China of sport and leisure. The park a traditional handicraft R&D al resources within its area of unique blend of the traditional Front Gate area have fallen into and Front Gate(Qianmen) areas, (1912-1949) will be resumed will set up the China National base and a cloisonné culture 16.46 square kilometers. and the modern, which accords disrepair over the years, a large completely salvage and protect along the Front Gate avenue, Sports Museum, the Beijing communication base, while the The Temple of Heaven is a a signifi cant character to the number of cultural relics and the existing cultural relics and and a street of stores selling Juvenile Activity Center, the latter will focus on the design, world cultural heritage site lo- cultural circle of the Temple of historical sites scattered in these valuable buildings in the Front long-standing reputed brands Beijing International Sports Ex- establishment and promotion cated at the center of the district Heaven and further enhances residencies are in great peril. Gate area, and completely res- will be built. The infrastruc- change Center, and the Sports of costume brands in the hope and attracts attention from both its appeal. This has prompted the cue the hutongs (lanes, alleys) ture in the area will also be Star Avenue, all in the area of building a trade platform for home and abroad. The Corner Chongwen district government and shops of long standing in modernized. where the General Administra- international brands as well as Tower of the city wall of Ming Three functional areas to launch a large-scale renova- the Front Gate area. According to an initial lay- tion of Sport is situated. Great an industrial base for innova- Dynasty (1368-1644), the Embra- Chongwen District will focus tion project. More than 12,000 After the residents in the out, the northern part of the importance will be attached to tion in costume design. Making Intensive social face-lift for Chongwen security As an old district of Beijing, Chongwen had a large number a reality of buildings that had become unsafe over the years, so its Chongwen District task of restructuring these will speed up efforts to buildings was more challeng- develop various social ing than that of any other undertakings and make urban district. the social security system Thanks to the great efforts by fully functional, to ensure the local government, the task that local residents live has been largely completed, well-off lives. with the living conditions of Following the guidelines local residents markedly im- of combining independent proved. job hunting and market ad- The Front Gate area reno- justment with govern-ment vation project, for example, assistance, the administra- costs nearly 8 billion yuan, tion aims at the coordina- almost eight times the annual tion of employment with fiscal revenue of the district. economic growth. And the government has de- Some 50,000 jobs will voted painstaking efforts to be created in the next it, contributing considerably fi ve years to keep the re- to the protection of the his- employment rate of the torical appearance of Beijing registered jobless above as an ancient capital city. 70 percent. The per capita urban resi- The district will also is- dential area in Chongwen sue a series of supporting rose from 12.86 square me- policies to help the unem- The Front Gate ters in 2000 to 22.5 square ployed find jobs or start cultural innova- meters in 2005, exceeding business. tion industrial the municipal standard of 20 In addition, a computer- area, a showcase square meters for a well-off based employment man- society. In the next few years, of Beijing as an agement platform will the district will complete ancient capital be set up, dynamically the project of restructuring with modern cul- processing the informa- the rest of the unsafe and tural industries. tion about the needs and old buildings, with a total qualifi cations of the job- The Longtan Lake construction area of 25,000 less as well as the market sports industrial park square meters. demand for them. area, the first of its The district government’s The construction of a kind in the country, is 2007 work report states that a multi-level professional developed on the com- modernized traffi c system will skills training network is bined themes of sport be established with fi ve trunk also high on the govern- and leisure. lines from the south to the north ment agenda, which is ex- and fi ve from the east to the pected to improve overall west. The urban road network labor quality. will be strengthened to greatly Further, a new social The south-central axes mod- improve the traffi c capacity. salvage system is in the ern commercial area will be In keeping with the stan- offi ng, which will link so- composed of a cloisonné cultural dard for a core functional cial assistance and welfare corridor and a fashion design district of Beijing, the Chon- with charity and social and R&D center. gwen government is trying to commercial insurance. increase its operational effi- ciency and service level. Pri- ority will be given to creating a first-class city image, while improving urban ecology and environmental quality. A city image layout will It is boom time in capital’s old district be mapped out for the main streets and established Chongwen District of Beijing capital of 1.38 billion yuan. to remove 297,000 square meters Lake Park and Beijing Ming Dy- great attention to the combi- disposable income last year at residencies in the district. has seen rapid economic growth Others include China National of unauthorized construction, nasty City Wall Relics Park. Its nation of inheritance and in- 20,600 yuan, up 13.1 percent Outdoor advertisements will and considerable success in var- Philatelic Corporation and the considerably improving traffi c urban green coverage rate and novation. While successfully year-on-year. It ranked second be regulated according to a ious social undertakings over Beijing News.