Xi Zhong Cultural Park, China by Beijing Urban Landscape Research Institute

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项目位于枣庄薛城旧城区，地貌为湖滨洼地。受当地市政府委托，在未来的市政府中轴线上建立奚仲主题文化公园，既体现枣庄深厚的历史渊源，又为广大市民提供休闲场地。设计利用现有自然湿地为公园水体，不仅有效联通东西城市河流，营造贯穿城市的滨水景观休闲带，还成为整个公园汇集雨水的储留地。通过自然湿地的净化作用，有效保持水体清洁，节约水资源，为中轴线水景观与园区绿化灌溉提供有效的供水保障，形成自我循环系统。

The project is located in the old urban area of Xue Cheng in Zaozhuang, with a landform of lakeside depression. Entrusted by the local government, a theme culture park will be established on the central axis of the municipal government in the future, both reflecting the profound historical origin of Zaozhuang and providing leisure venues for the general public. The design utilizes the existing natural wetland for the park water, not only having effectively connected city rivers in the east and west to create a waterfront landscape leisure zone through the city, but also become a reserve for the whole park to gather the rain water. Through the purification by the natural wetland, it can effectively keep the water clean, save water resources, provide an effective water supply for the central axis water landscape and the afforestation and irrigation in the park, to form a self-circulation system.

▼奚仲主题文化公园建在未来的市政府中轴线上，the park is established on the central axis of the municipal government in the future

运用海绵城市雨洪策略，形式多样的滨水驳岸设计有效滞留雨水径流，缓解雨水冲刷。主要景观活动区域中硬质部分尽量采用透水材料，并穿插层次丰富的种植设计，丰富景观层次又减缓雨水径流，让绿化充分吸收。

The design also uses the sponge city rainfall flood strategy, with waterfront revetment designs of various forms to effectively retain the runoff and relieve the scouring of the rain water. In the solid grounds in the main landscape activity areas are used the permeable materials as much as possible. It also intersperses with planting designs of rich gradations, having both enriched the landscape gradations and slowed down the runoff of the rainwater which can then be fully absorbed by the plants.

▼公园在夏天能够有效地使城市降噪降温，the park will alleviate the urban heat island effect, especially effectively reducing noises and lowering temperatures in summer

景观水体设计结合文化理念的展开成为中轴线上的亮点，深受广受市民的喜爱，成为节假日聚会的热点地方。变化多样水体贯穿南北轴与东西轴，不仅丰富景观层次，缓解了城市热岛效应，尤其在夏天有效的使城市降噪降温。

The landscape water design is done by combined with cultural concepts, to become the highlight of the central axis. It is deeply loved by the public, and has become a hot spot for gatherings in holidays and festivals. With varied water bodies running through the north-south axis and the east-west axis, it has not only enriched the landscape gradations, but also alleviated the urban heat island effect, especially effectively reducing noises and lowering temperatures in the city in summer.

▼整体景观鸟瞰，aerial view

设计理念 | Design philosophy

奚仲创造了世界上第一辆用马牵引的木制车辆，奚仲精神也无愧为我们中华民族的精神代表。在现代社会，奚仲的勤劳勇敢勇于创新精神具有划时代意义。奚仲广场整体空间布局以“车”字造型为出发点，利用车的典型符号形象展现“舆”“轮”“轴”“辕”的四个重要部件，全面诠释了车文化的悠久历史以及车的制造对社会发展的深远影响。

舆（车中受物之处）——承天下。历史的车轮承载着中华民族创新自强的精神。
轮（可使车行进）——通八方。历史的车轮碾过千年岁月，象征社会的进步。
轴（连接轮、舆）——贯古今。历史时间之轴连接古今，使人以古为鉴，学习古人创新精神，并融入现代的理解与感悟，忆古思今。
辕（可驭牲畜、定方向）——创未来。未来在我们手上，我们应坚定信念把准方向，共同前进。

Xi Zhong created the first wooden vehicle with horse traction in the world. The Xi Zhong spirit is worthy to be a representative of the spirit of our Chinese nation. In modern society, the Xi Zhong featuring diligence, courage and innovation is of epoch-making significance. The overall spatial layout of the Xi Zhong Square is based on the Chinese character of “车”， meaning a  carriage. It uses the typical symbolic image of the carriage to show the four important parts of “Yu”, “wheel”, “shaft” and “shafts”. It comprehensively explains the long history of the carriage culture and the profound influence of carriage manufacturing on the social development.

Yu  (the place that bears the load in the car)-It inherits the world .The wheels of history bears the spirit of the Chinese nation featuring innovation and self-improvement.
Wheel  (enabling the carriage to move forward)-It connects with all directions. The wheels of history run over a track of thousands of years, symbolizing the social progress.
Axis  (connecting the wheel and the Yu)-It links the ancient and the modern. The axis of historical time links the ancient and the modern, so that people takes the ancient as a mirror, to learn innovative spirit of the ancients which is then integrated with modern understandings and feelings, to recall the past and dwell on the present.
Shafts  (controlling the livestock and setting the direction)-It creates the future. As the future is in our own hands, we should strengthen our convictions, seize the right direction and move forward together.

▼奚仲广场整体空间布局以“车”字造型为出发点，The overall spatial layout of the Xi Zhong Square is based on the Chinese character of “车”, meaning a  carriage

设计语言 | Design language

设计语言延续传统脉络，结合现代表达。北部入口空间以奚仲文化柱及整齐树阵为入口主景，柱上雕有古马车造型与各种字体的“车”字，展示薛城悠久的造车历史。中央水景放置奚仲造车印点题。下沉广场四周布置奚仲功德亭。以夏朝图案兽头为表现手法的钢结构亭，中间布置为奚仲功德碑文。

The design language continues the traditional context in combination with modern expressions. At the northern entrance space, the Xi Zhong culture column and neat tree arrays are used as the main entrance scene. On the column are carved with the shapes of ancient carriages and various types of the Chinese character of “carriage”, showing the long history of carriage production in Xuecheng. In the central water scene features a seal of Xi Zhong producing carriages is placed to point out the theme. Around the sinking square are paced the pavilions indicating the achievements and virtues of Xi Zhong.

▼入口主景：奚仲文化柱，main entrance scene: the Xi Zhong culture column

▼下沉广场四周布置奚仲功德亭，around the sinking square are paced the pavilions indicating the achievements and virtues of Xi Zhong

中央现代景观构筑物——历史车轮，以框景手法点名公园主题。并结合夏朝特色图案，顶部悬吊金色车轮，象征奚仲及古代劳动人民源源不断的创造力推动了社会的发展与人民生活水平的提高。南中轴滨水节点为声控喷泉，结合流水柱廊，夜晚结合灯光，成为孩子们的乐园。广场东西两侧是车文化浮雕景墙，上面记载着车的历史

In the middle of the steel structure pavilion with the animal head patterns of the Xia Dynasty as the expression techniques is a tablet inscription telling the achievements and virtues of Xi Zhong. The Historical Wheel, the central modern landscape structure, manifests the theme of the park with an enframed scenery technique.  Also based on the featured patterns of the Xia Dynasty, a golden wheel is hanged from the top, symbolizing that the constant creativity of Xi Zhong and other ancient working people has promoted the social development and improve the people’s living standards. The waterfront node in the south axis is the sound control fountain, to combine with the colonnades and lamplights at night, which has become a paradise for the children. On the east and west sides of the square are relief walls featuring the carriage culture, recording the history of the carriages.

▼顶部悬吊着金色车轮的中央现代景观构筑物，以框景手法点名公园主题，the central modern landscape structure manifests the theme of the park with an enframed scenery technique

▼南中轴滨水节点：声控喷泉，the waterfront node in the south axis: the sound control fountain

▼流水柱廊，colonnades

▼夜间水幕电影，musical fountains with a waterscreen movie

南部占地约61亩的奚仲湖，湖内有人工小岛两处，湖区以自然种植为主，并配有现代化的大型音乐喷泉和当前最先进的水幕电影。整个公园展示了“一石、一湖、一广场” “两轮、四亭、十二柱”的景观群，全面彰显了薛城“江北水乡，奚仲故里”的文化底蕴和独特魅力。南部湖景与北部广场活动场地形成鲜明对照，一静一动，阴阳相生，相互交融与渗透。

On the southern part is the Xi Zhong Lake, which covers an area of about 61 mu. It has two artificial islands in the lake. Focusing on natural planting, the lake area is also equipped with modern large-scale musical fountains and the most advanced waterscreen movies. The whole park displays the landscape cluster of “one stone, one lake and one square”, and “two wheels, four pavilions and twelve columns”, which fully demonstrates the cultural background and unique charm of Xue Cheng titled “a water town in the north of the Yangtze River and the hometown of Xi Zhong”.The southern lake scene and the northern square activity ground form a sharp contrast, with the mutual blend and penetration between dynamics and statics, Yin and Yang.

▼位于公园南部的奚仲湖景观，Xi Zhong Lake in the southern part of the park

奚仲文化公园目前已经成为枣庄市城南新区地标。

The Xi Zhong Cultural Park has become a landmark in the Chengnan New District of Zaozhuang City.

▼平面图，plan

设计单位：北京城市景观研究院
项目位置：山东枣庄
项目名称：奚仲文化公园
文章分类：景观设计/城市更新设计
主创设计：朱敬中、郑蕾
设计团队：马瑞娟、闫楠、唐方、冯立博、李庆
景观摄影：张龙
Design Unit: Beijing Urban Landscape Research Institute
Project location: Zaozhuang, Shandong
Project name: Xi Zhong Cultural Park
Article Classification: Landscape Design / Urban Renewal Design
Creative Design: Zhu Jingzhong, Zheng Lei
Design team: Ma Ruijuan, Yan Nan, Tang Fang, Feng Libo, Li Qing
Landscape Photography: Zhang Long

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