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Ambitious plans for Putuo's ancient town
From:Shine  |  2021-03-29 20:50

An artist's rendition of the Zhenrusubcenter in Putuo District

Shanghai’sZhenruTown, which dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), is to become a “public activity center” for the Yangtze River Delta region.

The town inPutuoDistrict, originally formed around theZhenruTemple, will become the “northwest sitting-room” of the city and serve the national strategy for integrated development of the region,ZhangYuxin, deputy director ofPutuo, told the first session ofZhenruForum on Monday.

It will become one of the foursubcentersin the city’s downtown, along withXujiahuiinXuhuiDistrict,WujiaochanginYangpuDistrict andHuamuin the Pudong New Area.

They will become the new driving force for the city’s development along with the five new towns inJiading,Qingpu, Songjiang,Fengxianand Nanhui districts.

The Zhenrusubcenterwill cover 6.2 square kilometers, based around the Shanghai West Railway Station and expressways connecting with the Yangtze River Delta. The transport hub at the station handles over 40,000 passengers a day as Shanghai’s northwest gateway.

The forum is inviting urban planners and experts to advise on the future development of the town. Leading experts at the first forum include Lu Ming, a ShanghaiJiaoTong University professor and executive director of the Shanghai Institute for National Economy.

As one of the foursubcentersof the city,Zhenruwill further highlight its advantages in convenient transport and abundant cultural resources. It will become a qualitysubcenterfeaturing technology, transport, culture and large greenery coverage,Zhangsaid.

More convenient public services will be available in the town to implement the people-oriented urban development principle raised by President XiJinpingduring his visit to Shanghai in 2019, he said.

Zhenruoriginally formed between 1208 and 1224 when a monk built ZhenruTemple and aXianghua(scented flower) bridge, which brought worshippers to the area. Markets later developed around the temple, which still exists, along withZhenruPagoda.

The town, formerly known asTaoxi, or peach creek, sat between the formerJiadingand Shanghai counties. It was known one of the city’s four most prosperous historic marketplaces.

A large number of headquarters of companies from the Yangtze River Delta region, especiallyfintechcompanies, have gathered inZhenru,DuChunwen, executive deputy director of the subcenter’s management committee, told the forum.

It aims to become thesubcenterof an outstanding global city, an innovative dynamic zone as well as a better life zone, according toDu.

Construction has started on theZhenrujingproject, a key commercial complex in the core region of thesubcenter.

The project is being built above theZhenrustation of Metro Line 11 and 14. The complex includes business facilities covering 300,000 square meters, shopping malls and a theater covering 150,000 square meters as well as residential communities, greenbelt and underground space.

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