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hkskyline

January 18th, 2010, 06:26 PM

Poor find they're better off calling slums home
16 January 2010
South China Morning Post

When Luo Yuanchang travels to work every day, he passes a string of luxury housing compounds that he could only dream of living in.

When you earn 2,000 yuan (HK$2,270) per month, swimming pools, tennis courts and clubhouse facilities are unthinkable, so the 38-year-old was content to find something near his workplace in Nansha district , close to Shekou port.

His budget doesn't stretch far, given the continued property boom, so he and his wife live in one of Shenzhen's many slums. It's dirty, cramped and liable to be bulldozed at any time - but it is still home.

The office clerk is among tens of thousands in Shenzhen on low incomes who are eligible for public housing, but this does not interest him.

More than half of the 26,800 affordable homes built last year stand empty, according to the city's housing and construction bureau, a figure causing plenty of head scratching at a time of rising economic disparity. However, the low take-up in Shenzhen is mirrored across the country, and is a symptom of a fundamental conflict for local officials that pits financial gain against public welfare.

Real estate development is one of the most important contributors to state coffers, not to mention the pockets of officials themselves. Much of the best land in cities is found in the slums on the edge of fast-expanding downtown areas. But the slums are home to people like Luo, who have benefited the least from the economic boom.

Public housing seems a perfect solution but, as Shenzhen proves, its execution leaves a lot to be desired.

Many of the new low-cost housing developments in Shenzhen are more than two hours away from downtown areas by public transport, meaning it would actually be quicker to commute from Guangzhou.

And no shortcut is spared in construction, resulting in abysmal quality standards and potential danger. Residents of one new compound staged a protest after huge holes began appearing in the walls within months of them moving in. The brother of ousted mayor, Xu Zongheng , was linked with the development.

"They are just white-elephant projects," Luo said. "Assembly workers live in dormitories, and those working in the city centre would never want to travel four hours each day. The price difference is offset by transport costs."

While public housing is undesirable, regular housing just gets more unaffordable.

The numbers are staggering: the average price of a new home rose from 11,000 to 28,000 yuan per square metre last year, according to the city's planning and land resource committee. In 2006, the average price was 7,000 yuan.

Income has failed to keep pace. According to data from Shenzhen's statistics bureau, the average monthly wage rose 12 per cent to 3,621 yuan last year. In the sweatshops, earnings are stuck in the 1,000 to 1,500 yuan bracket.

Last weekend, the State Council issued a directive that reiterated the need to build low-cost housing to prevent a bubble that could damage social stability. Shenzhen party boss, Liu Yupu , immediately vowed to double supply.

This year, Shenzhen will build 22,300 low-cost apartments, but almost all are in distant suburbs. The average rent is low, but not significantly lower than the slums.

Analysts believe regional authorities are caught between following the central government's orders and maintaining the lucrative real estate frenzy.

Local governments generated 1.5 trillion yuan from land sales last year, nearly 5 per cent of China's gross domestic product. Construction, steel, home furnishings and many other sectors are heavily reliant on the real estate boom. And with low interest rates and official encouragement of bank lending, about one-sixth of the country's nearly 10 trillion yuan in new loans last year flowed into the property sector.

In Shenzhen, the local government earned 13.6 billion yuan from land sales last year, or 15 per cent of total revenue.

"Shenzhen doesn't have the determination to build enough affordable housing for the low-income groups," said researcher Song Ding , from the Shenzhen-based China Development Institute.

Song suggested the city turn slums into affordable new housing so struggling families could continue to live in central locations with low transport costs. But with so little financial incentive to do this, the likes of Luo, the office clerk, should start preparing for a long commute when the wrecking ball swings.

williamhou2005

January 25th, 2010, 11:00 AM

Could you explain how to find the observation deck? I've tried in the past with little success

I searched on Google and found that the observation deck has closed several months ago due to lack of customers...

It's true people don't usually think of visiting there, and the building itself doesn't look like a tourist attraction...

http://szhome.oeeee.com/a/20090717/261325.html

Scion

February 9th, 2010, 01:07 PM

Design for one of the towers surrounding the Stock Exchange building
By Austrian architect Hans Hollein
~200m

http://imgs.focus.cn/upload/news/5473/b_54720122.jpg

http://sz.focus.cn/news/2010-01-25/846553.html

YannSZ

February 13th, 2010, 10:39 AM

Good advancement on one of the stadium that will open for Shenzhen Universiade in 2011!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4353047434_4ed55aff20_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4352301023_3561eec39e_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4352300667_7262bde740_b.jpg

Scion

March 6th, 2010, 08:41 PM

Shenzhen Nanao Yangchou Bay Hotel

A 7 star luxury hotel in the scenic Nanao peninsular in the city's east

http://www.szwb.info/ewebeditor/UploadFile/20081115105512326.JPG

http://img3.bbs.szhome.com/UploadFiles/Images/2009/02/18/18115637765.jpg

http://img3.bbs.szhome.com/UploadFiles/Images/2009/02/18/18115831390.jpg

Picture of the hotel's surrounding. The houses in this pic are the ones depicted in the model above

http://sz.fangqq.com/UserFiles/Image/2009-08-27/shijihaijing%E9%8D%93%EE%88%9B%E6%B9%B0.jpg

Shot from one of the houses

http://img1.soufun.com/secondhouse/2009_11/26/1259226001554.jpg

Location of Nanao peninsular in Shenzhen (the one to the east)

http://www.centuryseaviewgolf.com/images/RoadMap.jpg

Scion

March 6th, 2010, 09:34 PM

Shekou Sea World China Merchants Plaza

225m

http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/3/6/petitplaisir3.jpg

Scion

March 7th, 2010, 10:22 PM

YannSZ

March 8th, 2010, 02:58 AM

That's one ugly building!
I don't know if Merchant's securities is related to China Merchants bank but if it is I don't understand why they would come up with such a dull design while the China Merchants Bank headquarter on ShenNan road is so well done and so iconic.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3227335423_3446d3072b_b.jpg

Scion

March 15th, 2010, 07:10 AM

Great China IFC 大中华国际金融中心

180m, 35fl | 30fl | 23 fl | 23fl

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/c0882b5d.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/fb9e8c67.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/29d8a4f4.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/a980c6be.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/d7777700.jpg

Scion

March 16th, 2010, 03:42 PM

Shenzhen Bay waterfront park

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_019.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_018.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100306/09/54571482201003060931067281560856000_017.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100306/09/54571482201003060931067281560856000_016.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100314/09/54571482201003140923404136752836155_014.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100314/09/54571482201003140923404136752836155_013.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100314/09/54571482201003140923404136752836155_008.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_017.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_016.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_013.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_011.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_008.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_006.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100316/19/54571482201003161926283460370588654_000.jpg

Scion

March 24th, 2010, 11:52 AM

Bizhongyuan Phase 2
Residential, 34 - 37 fl
Luohu District, corner of Aiguo Lu and Yanhe Lu

http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/3/24/200809241024238981269422096953.jpg

Celebriton

March 25th, 2010, 03:38 PM

^^Those green thing is plants? Amazing building.

Þróndeimr

March 28th, 2010, 07:13 PM

The whole 4 in 1 proposal by FCJZ Atelier. Only the westmost building of their was approved, rest of these was rejected.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/4in13small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/4in12small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/4in1small.jpg

Atmosphere

March 28th, 2010, 11:58 PM

So that last one was rejected too? Damn that is one awesome building....

Þróndeimr

March 29th, 2010, 12:11 AM

^^ yes, Coop Himmelblau won the competition for that site.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/4in13small.jpg
The only building been built from this proposal (except the Stock Exchange which is in the middle) is the leftmost building. 180m tall.

Panda@Play

March 31st, 2010, 06:06 PM

^^Those green thing is plants? Amazing building.

I believe those are plants. Barcelona has a silmilar build in Av. Diagonal 20 years ago, was a corporate HQ, albeit in a much much smaller scale - 10 stories I guess?

Panda@Play

March 31st, 2010, 06:09 PM

:lol: Hilton building above, as its plain block towers in most places in the world, looks depressing as always. Sucks big time!

Scion

April 5th, 2010, 02:09 AM

Houhai gets another 250m+ (minimum height limit set by the gov)

http://www.sz.gov.cn/ghj/qt/tzgg/201003/t20100308_1475835.htm

T107-0002 250m+ and T107-0003 100m+

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/f18a6591.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/cb43e49c.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/fb4ad70f.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/05f0e70d.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/dcdcc743.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/d49110bc.jpg

The video: http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/35153565/v.swf

Scion

April 5th, 2010, 02:20 AM

Bao'an Stadium progress (Bamboo Nest)

by MCFXM

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_007.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_006.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_005.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_004.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_003.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_003.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_002.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100228/16/54571482201002281603071124316318543_000.jpg

Scion

April 5th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Terra Tower [Phase III] 250m+. Seems like this one isn't dead after all.

More renders on the Terra Tower, height not yet confirmed.

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/16720090.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/999776be.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/333eb2df.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/d6c75f83.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/03eae3be.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/be7b4e43.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/692d73ff.jpg

Construction starts August this year

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/fb1e2d56.jpg

CoCoMilk

April 5th, 2010, 02:33 AM

Are there any renders of "Bamboo Nest"?

Scion

April 5th, 2010, 02:36 AM

Here

http://www.far2000.com/uploads/userup/0905/04111TN208.jpg

http://www.far2000.com/uploads/userup/0905/04111Z29563.jpg

http://www.far2000.com/uploads/userup/0905/0411192C960.jpg

http://www.far2000.com/uploads/userup/0905/0411193O313.jpg

http://www.far2000.com/uploads/userup/0905/041119553611.jpg

http://www.far2000.com/uploads/userup/0905/0411201W638.jpg

Scion

April 5th, 2010, 03:11 AM

Futian CBD plot B117-0022

Dinghe Insurance Building

200m, 40fl

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100225/09/54571482201002250943042415935740257_000.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100225/09/54571482201002250933511763731822549_001.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100225/09/54571482201002250933511763731822549_000.jpg

Þróndeimr

April 5th, 2010, 10:45 AM

z0rg

April 10th, 2010, 12:39 AM

In Gaoloumi they claim the Terra Tower has 302m, 62 floors, but I can't find any source. Anybody who finds an official source should open a thread.

Scion

April 10th, 2010, 03:05 PM

I asked the thread starter in gaoloumi and he says the official height is not known yet, adding that "it looks more like 280m". Also MCFXM in motiancity made a thread with "300+" but he too says he's not certain on the exact final height.

z0rg

April 10th, 2010, 03:08 PM

Lol, so why did he open a thread like 302m, why not 301m or 303m. Amazing! In those forums together with ss.cn they often post things they don't really know, and normally they never provide a source for anything they post, from renders to data, etc. It's so annoying and unprofessional. I always have to check by myself 99% of what they post before reposting here, so that I know if it's real or invented :cry:

hkskyline

April 11th, 2010, 08:51 AM

Universiade Special: Ceremonies to tell Shenzhen's story
9 April 2010
China Daily - Hong Kong Edition

The opening and closing ceremonies of Universiade Shenzhen 2011 must win over the audience with "uniqueness and originality" rather than opulence or mere visual experience, said Liang Daoxing, director of the executive office of the organizing committee for Universiade Shenzhen 2011.

His remarks came as winners of public bids for creating the opening and closing ceremonies were announced. The 26th Summer Universiade will be held in Shenzhen from August 12 to 23 next year.

"Innovation is the soul of Shenzhen. Innovation should be one of the criteria for the two important ceremonies and be reflected in every detail," Liang told a press conference.

He noted that influential events like the Guangzhou Asian Games and Shanghai Expo will be staged this year, so the big challenge for Shenzhen will be to make the opening and closing ceremonies impressive.

"Our biggest challenge is how to stand out from these events and fulfill the target of fully demonstrating and promoting Shenzhen," Liang said.

He required production teams to be open-minded while down-to-earth, giving up all fixed concepts and work out a unique plan that could match the "unusual story" of Shenzhen.

Three companies, including the company that participated in the design and organizing of the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, will jointly work on the Universiade events.

The executive office received 11 proposals since public bidding opened last April. Five were selected to enter the final round of competition.

Zhao Guanghua, deputy director of the executive office, said the results were based on the decision of an independent panel of experts.

The three companies will now jointly set up a new company in Shenzhen to be responsible for signing contracts, production and operations, he added.

The opening and closing ceremonies are regarded as the most important cultural activities of an international sporting event.

Starting from 2008, the executive office has invited a number of famous artists and scholars to discuss key issues, including cultural positioning, styles, artistic performances, and finally, to set the proper tone.

hkskyline

April 12th, 2010, 11:32 AM

Reclaimed land in Shenzhen cracking up
11 April 2010
SCMP

It's called the Happy Coast estate, but perhaps they should rename it Scary Coast.

Cracks have begun appearing in a glitzy Shenzhen neighbourhood - one of many that have sprung up in the past decade or so on newly reclaimed land. In the Baoan central district, a fast-growing 1,500-hectare strip in the city's west, the cracks are up to 10cm wide.

"It's scary seeing all these cracks around the buildings where you live," said Amanda Liu, 32, who owns a flat in Happy Coast, where they sell for 15,000 yuan to 18,000 yuan (HK$17,027 to HK$20,432) per square metre. "The problem seems to be getting worse but we don't know what to do about it."

A crack at least 30 metres long has appeared along a pavement, leaving the walkway tilting, with one side 10cm lower than the other.

At nearby Shum Yip New Shoreline, where flats can fetch 20,000 yuan per square metre, sections of the ground outside its main gate are undulating from the effects of subsidence. At another estate, West Coast Tea City, subsidence in the ground around some of the buildings has created cracks up to 10cm across. Sinking concrete and brickwork has created a hole a metre wide in a pavement along Zhong Yang Da Jie, or Central Avenue.

While engineers don't point the finger at anyone over the subsidence, their observations about normal industry practice suggest the local government may have cut corners on its reclamation and sold the newly formed land prematurely in order to recoup its investment.

Most of the land in the district was created through reclamation in the mid to late 1990s. The government of Baoan, one of Shenzhen's six administrative zones, has spent about 4 billion yuan reclaiming land and building infrastructure.

The Construction Bureau of Baoan has invited experts to investigate the cracks. The bureau said preliminary findings showed the buildings were safe. Ground settlement was inevitable after land was reclaimed on soft foundations near the Pearl River estuary, it said.

Similar problems occurred in 2007 around Macau's stadium, built for the 2005 East Asian Games, and beside the StarWorld casino on the Cotai Strip. Both were built on land reclaimed from the Pearl River estuary.

Structural engineers Greg Wong Chak-yan, a former president of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, and So Yiu-kwan said it normally took 10 years for reclaimed land to settle before construction should begin.

Wong said the settlement period could be shortened to five years if silt was properly removed before reclamation. So said the settlement period could be shortened only if silty foundations were properly dried.

"Without sufficient settlement before construction, there may be uneven future settlement, resulting in leaning buildings," So said.

Few of the district's reclamation projects involved the expensive process of silt treatment, according to Shenzhen engineers familiar with the projects. And the government sold sites in the district often just a few years after they were reclaimed. Construction of residential towers began in the district in the early years of the century as developers took advantage of a property boom. For example, property firm Shum Yip bought an 18.4 hectare site for 415 million yuan in July 2002, about two years after the area was reclaimed. It began building Shum Yip New Shoreline in 2004.

Since the 1990s, Shenzhen has reclaimed 60 square kilometres from the sea - an area more than twice the size of Macau - and plans to reclaim a further 30 square kilometres by 2020.

It isn't alone. There has been a reclamation boom in other coastal areas of China, such as Hainan , as property prices have surged. Reclamation is attractive to governments and developers because it produces land without the hassle of dealing with small-property owners and negotiating compensation with them. Plus the sites have sea views, which bring premium prices.

Scion

April 15th, 2010, 05:00 AM

China Mobile Shenzhen Building

150m

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100305/18/54571482201003051846052515702020527_004.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100305/18/54571482201003051846052515702020527_002.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100305/18/54571482201003051846052515702020527_000.jpg

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100204/14/54571482201002041416202308075106461_000.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100305/18/54571482201003051846052515702020527_006.jpg

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100204/14/54571482201002041417012949931888598_000.jpg

Scion

April 15th, 2010, 05:07 AM

First Capital Plaza

100m

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100122/16/54571482201001221606123532664048635_000.jpg

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100130/20/54571482201001302024061870606411110_000.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/7076354b.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/08328cff.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/1f6fc737.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/8d09f804.jpg

Scion

April 15th, 2010, 05:32 AM

Four in One, final designs
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Plotmap.jpg

Thanks for the summary :)

I think this is for plot F
190m
by Hans Hollein

http://sz.focus.cn/news/2010-01-25/846553.html

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/b4711629.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/65e459b7.jpg

Scion

April 15th, 2010, 11:55 PM

Overseas Chinese Town Company 华侨城 Headquarters

~200m
~60 fl
The block between Shennan Dadao, Shantou Jie and Enping Jie

It's NOT a box!! woohoo!

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/f2b58906.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/e412d79d.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/19fe266d.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/c88c1425.jpg

Scion

May 3rd, 2010, 04:06 AM

Chow Tai Fook China Mainland Headquarters :doh: :cripes:

~100m, 23fl, located in Yantian

http://www.hygj.cn/upload/2009111160915329.jpg

http://www.hygj.cn/upload/2009111160907253.jpg

Scion

June 3rd, 2010, 11:16 AM

CapitaLand plans Raffles City in Nanshan Nanyou CBD

Height: ~508m
Floor Area: ~240,000m2
Cost: ~6,200,000,000 yuan
Architect: Benoy
First phase completion: 2014

no renders yet

http://sz.focus.cn/news/2010-06-03/951815.html

skyscraper100

June 3rd, 2010, 01:33 PM

not just the buildings but the renders are also great!

z0rg

June 3rd, 2010, 09:19 PM

Raffles City Shenzhen. Proposal by SPARCH, doesn't even look 200m+. Anyway it's a rejected design.
http://www.sparchasia.com/upload/project/55/4bd551b938075.jpg

http://www.sparchasia.com/upload/project/55/4bd54f184fec4.jpg

http://www.sparchasia.com/upload/project/55/4bd5515d4ed7a.jpg

Many other renders here
http://www.sparchasia.com/

Scion

June 3rd, 2010, 10:15 PM

Yeah, there have been several different designs and renders made for that plot. It was formerly known as "Nanyou Shopping Park". Most of the existing renders look less than 200m.

Some more former renders:

1. This is perhaps the best known one, looks just under 200m

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/9ad45838.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/2d1edbf7.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/521477a0.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/00cfad67.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/9ba2cf43.jpg

2. Looks less than 100m

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/46a7998e.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/18565842.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/6233db6e.jpg

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/ff807c0d.jpg

3. Looks around 200m

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/d594a3b2.jpg

4. Look less than 150m

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/a319657b.jpg

Scion

June 15th, 2010, 06:41 AM

Longgang Crystal Nest Stadium for the 2011 Universiade

by Starlight and sznews

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae148/Daliannn/10526051.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae148/Daliannn/ea95f4cf.jpg

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Scion

June 26th, 2010, 07:20 AM

Great China IFC

by 摄友记

http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/6/25/DSC_00791277444088361.JPG

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Scion

June 26th, 2010, 07:30 AM

Futian Skyline 2014

http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/6/23/-5b89-629a-526f-672c.jpg

Celebriton

June 27th, 2010, 08:15 PM

^^The photos look great!

Yeah, there have been several different designs and renders made for that plot. It was formerly known as "Nanyou Shopping Park". Most of the existing renders look less than 200m.

Some more former renders:

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I like the design no. 1, 2 and 4. I hope all of them have a change to be built, too good to be missed.

Longgang Crystal Nest Stadium for the 2011 Universiade

by Starlight and sznews

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When I first saw the concept photos of this stadium, I'm a bit dislike it or a bit disappointing. I'm surprise in the real world the stadium is very good looking. Great choice!

the spliff fairy

June 27th, 2010, 11:53 PM

wow great stadium

Scion

July 7th, 2010, 04:25 PM

Cranes on the U/C Terminal 3 :nuts:

http://pic.feeyo.com/pic/20100702/201007020803211424.jpg

hkskyline

July 13th, 2010, 11:33 AM

Reclamation threatens last of Shenzhen's coastline
13 July 2010
SCMP

Shenzhen's city government has reclaimed 60 square kilometres of land from the sea since the 1990s, with little public consultation. It plans to reclaim another 50 square kilometres in the next 10 years.

Wang Yongjun , former head of the city's Futian Mangrove and Birds Nature Reserve, says 80 per cent of Shenzhen's 270 kilometres of natural coastline has disappeared in the past 30 years. A reclamation project in the east is now destroying 24 of the remaining 54 kilometres.

At least 16 reclamation projects are under way along Shenzhen's coast, spread over the Baoan, Nanshan and Yantian districts. They include plans for expressways, airport extensions, new container terminals, a power plant, logistics park, business districts and luxury properties. Mountains near the coast have been razed to fill the sea.

The rush to reclaim has environmental and economic consequences, putting further pressure on the city's remaining mangrove habitat, adding to concerns about marine pollution and lowering the value of properties thrown up too rapidly and now subsiding.

Last month, thousands of owners of flats in a glitzy west Shenzhen neighbourhood found their luxury homes were sinking again, just a few weeks after the authorities filled cracks in foundations with concrete.

Householders in the leaning towers of Baoan, otherwise known as Shum Yip New Shoreline, said they were worried about potential safety risks and the sinking value of their properties, down 10 per cent to 18,000 yuan (HK$20,600) per square metre since cracks began opening up all over buildings and pavements.

"The cracks are huge and people can put their fists inside," one owner said. "We don't know what to do and feel the authorities have tried to cover up the scandal without thinking about our safety."

Structural engineers blame the government for cutting corners on reclamation and selling the newly formed land to developers before the ground had settled properly in its rush to recoup its investment.

State media say one mu (666 square metres) of land costs 200,000 to 300,000 yuan to reclaim from the sea but the government can sell it for more than 1 million yuan. That's a tempting scenario for governments worn down by compensation negotiations with owners of small properties in central neighbourhoods.

It's not just the rich who are suffering from the Shenzhen government's reclamation projects. In the eastern Yantian district, more than 4,000 villagers from 18 small villages in Baguang have been expelled from their homes recently to make way for a seven square kilometre reclamation project that will turn their beautiful bay into an ocean of chemical plants.

Villager Wu Shaojian , who runs a seafood restaurant, is refusing to move. He says the reclamation project will destroy the city's last clean coastal waters and cost local fishermen their livelihood.

"Seafood caught in the city's east used to be of premium quality ... but the area has been heavily polluted and it's now not suitable for eating because of the government's shortsighted reclamation and industrial development projects," he said.

"Baguang is now one of only two places in Shenzhen where fishermen can catch unpolluted seafood, but Shenzhen announced a plan to reclaim land here even before higher authorities approved the prerequisite environmental impact assessment."

Zhou Wei , founder of Shenzhen's Blue Ocean Preserver Association, a local non-governmental organisation, said the reclamation in Baguang would destroy a natural habitat with 20 hectares of rare looking-glass mangrove trees that could date back 500 years, making them the oldest of their kind on the mainland.

"The Shenzhen government is so eager for quick success and instant benefit that they destroyed the city's spectacular coastlines and mangrove forests within three decades for dozens of reclamation and industrial projects," he said. "Land reclamation is irreversible. We shouldn't deprive the next generations of those spectacular natural gifts just because the government wanted chemical plants to drive up short-term GDP."

The State Oceanic Administration has long rated Shenzhen's seawater among the nation's most polluted, partly because of reclamation. And Wang said Shenzhen Bay reclamation could pollute Hong Kong waters, with sediment in the area rising more than 30 centimetres in 10 years.

"Sediment could destroy the remaining 300 hectares of mangrove forest in Shenzhen within 60 years if it continues to rise at that speed," he said. "Of course sediment will also affect Hong Kong waters. The sea and its ecological system are an entirety, without boundaries."

However, Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department said its monitoring had found no evidence that reclamation in Shenzhen had polluted Hong Kong waters.

Very few of Shenzhen's land reclamation projects have been preceded by public consultation and some have even gone ahead without the necessary approval from provincial and national watchdogs. And Shenzhen is just part of a reclamation boom on the mainland. Five years ago, Guangdong set itself a target of reclaiming 146 square kilometres of land - more than five times the area of Macau - by the end of this year.

To put that in perspective, construction of Chek Lap Kok Airport in the 1990s involved just over nine square kilometres of reclamation in three and a half years. From the 1850s to 1996, Hong Kong reclaimed 60 square kilometres of land.

Besides Guangdong, dozens of municipalities and provinces, including Tianjin , Guangxi , Hainan , Fujian , Jiangsu , Hebei and Shandong , plan to acquire more land through reclamation. Hainan's capital, Haikou , plans to invest 2.8 billion yuan to build a 108-storey luxury hotel on an artificial island. The Shandong city of Yantai plans to spend 10 billion yuan to build 40 square kilometres of artificial islands.

Scion

July 13th, 2010, 06:01 PM

Bao'an Qianhai CBD

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Joel que

July 15th, 2010, 06:49 AM

Is there anyone know where to find two shenzhen's shopping mall,Central walk and Kingglory Plaza?is the mall connected to subway? and which station?

hkskyline

July 15th, 2010, 04:03 PM

Is there anyone know where to find two shenzhen's shopping mall,Central walk and Kingglory Plaza?is the mall connected to subway? and which station?

Central Walk is attached to Convention Ctr station.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shenzhen/20100701/IMG_6029.jpg

Jim856796

July 15th, 2010, 04:37 PM

Aside from the expansion of Shenzhen Airport, how many land reclaimation projects has Shenzhen executed?

Scion

July 15th, 2010, 05:24 PM

^^

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Joel que

July 16th, 2010, 06:58 AM

Central Walk is attached to Convention Ctr station.

http://www.globalphotos.org/shenzhen/20100701/IMG_6029.jpg

thank"s for the info, what about Kingglory plaza?

hkskyline

July 25th, 2010, 04:10 PM

Aside from the expansion of Shenzhen Airport, how many land reclaimation projects has Shenzhen executed?

Quite a lot on both coasts - along the Pearl River on the west, Shenzhen River on the southern border with Hong Kong, and Yantian port area on the east.

hkskyline

August 22nd, 2010, 04:39 AM

Shenzhen's economic zone will be preserved, Wen says
22 August 2010
South China Morning Post

Premier Wen Jiabao has assured Shenzhen that its unique status as a special economic zone will be preserved.

He made the remark during a high-profile visit to Shenzhen from Friday to yesterday in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the special economic zone on Thursday.

"Not only will the Shenzhen special economic zone continue, we should make it even better," Wen said.

His remarks came amid analysts' views that Shenzhen has lost its edge and uniqueness as a special economic zone because other parts of the mainland have also opened up to the world.

Shenzhen was picked by paramount leader Deng Xiaoping as one of the first cities to be opened to the world 30 years ago. As a special economic zone, it was given preferential policies such as tax breaks to attract foreign investors.

Wen, accompanied by Guangdong party secretary Wang Yang , visited enterprises, research institutes and the border checkpoints of Huanggang and Shenzhen Bay. He also inspected a Shenzhen-Hong Kong joint development project in Qianhai .

The premier reiterated that China's future lies in its open door policy and the country should promote "political reform", without which the fruits of economic reform would be lost. He made similar remarks at the National People's Congress in March. Political reform, in Beijing's terminology, usually refers to administrative reform or democracy within the party.

Wen also said that there should be a favourable environment for the public to monitor and criticise the government and help solve the problem of a high concentration of power without restrictions.

Wen also visited an exhibition on Deng's contribution to economic reform and laid flowers at the paramount leader's statue in the exhibition hall. Shenzhen will hold massive celebrations this week.

hkskyline

August 23rd, 2010, 08:20 PM

thank"s for the info, what about Kingglory plaza?

Took a while to find but it's next to Guomao station - 1 stop from the Lowu border checkpoint terminus station.

hkskyline

August 24th, 2010, 05:34 PM

Go on, SEZ
24 August 2010
China Daily - Hong Kong Edition

Many things have been planned to mark the 30th anniversary of China's first four "special economic zones" (SEZs), cities designated to open up to global investment and business partnerships. But Premier Wen Jiabao's weekend visit to Shenzhen, the largest SEZ and now a flourishing business city in South China, was of extraordinary importance.

For the Chinese nation to achieve its future goal and to regain its past glory it will have no choice but to continue its reform and opening to the world.

"Grinding to a halt or backtracking would only prove suicidal in the end," the Premier said.

Guangdong is the province where three of the four initial SEZs were located and they became the driver for the province to provide one quarter of the nation's exports.

Soon enough, that model of change was followed by other cities with similar geographic convenience, allowing foreign investment and export business to spread to virtually the entire China coast.

But the transformation has not been without controversy, with some arguing that the coastal cities' development model, led by export-oriented manufacturing, cannot be applied to all cities and is perhaps no longer as beneficial as before, especially considering environmental constraints.

In the meantime, the SEZs have also been conscious of where their shortcomings are in non-business areas. They are busy matching their economic progress with social services and political initiatives.

It was encouraging to hear Premier Wen promise his support to Shenzhen's efforts to boost residents' confidence and sense of security and take care of the low-income and other disadvantaged groups.

All these will be done, as Wen rightly put it, through continuing the reform process that China embarked upon 30 years ago, under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping and his comrades. And he has full reason to expect the SEZs, which used to show the way forward for the rest of China, to go on and yield fresh, eye-opening experiences.

Þróndeimr

August 25th, 2010, 04:14 PM

Twin Towers for Hong Kong and Shenzhen
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/twin-towers-for-hong-kong-and-shenzhen/

Even though China regained control of Hong Kong a decade ago, the political, social, and economic conditions between the two continue to be very different. There has been an increasing interaction between Hong Kong and the mainland’s nearest city, Shenzhen, which has prompted the construction of numerous checkpoints, factories, and the relocation of entire communities.

This project designed by architect Koren Sin proposes a single community for the two regions -a set of residential towers, one located in each city and linked by a habitable bridge. The Hong Kong tower is designed according to the residential needs of the island while the program for Shenzhen’s development is based on traditional Chinese housing. The residential portion located on the bridge is a fusion of both lifestyles – an experiment on the possibilities of a twin-city that could accommodate both political and economic systems.

http://www.evolo.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/0888-1.jpg

http://www.evolo.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/0888-3.jpg

hkskyline

September 1st, 2010, 01:55 PM

Oh wow .. never heard of that plan from the HK side!

Gaeus

September 2nd, 2010, 04:35 AM

Oh gosh! someone forgot that this project is in a river? This proposal will never be approved. Unless if they raise the base level.

Whiteeclipse

September 3rd, 2010, 08:10 AM

Shenzhen to Invest 40 Billion Yuan in Qianhai, Securities Says
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen plans to invest 40 billion yuan ($5.88 billion) in its Qianhai area to make it the “Manhattan” of the Pearl River Delta, the Securities Times reported today, citing the local government.

The investment in the 15 square kilometer area of the city will be made over the next three years, the Shenzhen-based newspaper reported. The government is looking at the possiblity of offerring a low tax regime similar to Hong Kong’s and of allowing free convertibility of the yuan in the area, according to the report.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-02/shenzhen-to-invest-40-billion-yuan-in-qianhai-securities-says.html

Under the plan, Shenzhen will build a 15-square-km service industrial zone in Qianhai in Nanshan district, said Xu Chongguang, deputy director of the Shenzhen municipal committee of planning, land and resources.

Xu said Shenzhen would invest 40 billion yuan ($5.9 billion) to build the zone that will house financial institutions and logistics, technology, telecommunications, media and commercial companies.

It is estimated that the zone's gross domestic product will grow to 150 billion yuan by 2020.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/27/content_11217459.htm

CITYUSAA

September 3rd, 2010, 08:10 PM

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YannSZ

September 12th, 2010, 03:41 PM

Shenzhen Futian Stadium pictures taken on sunday 12th:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/4982747888_846ffbd4cb_b.jpg
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More pictures of Shenzhen here. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yleberre/sets/1582442/)

YannSZ

September 12th, 2010, 03:54 PM

Taken on 12th of September:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4982210729_e53460cfdc_b.jpg

Click here for the full size. (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4982210729_63f7fb737c_o.jpg)

More pictures of Shenzhen constructions. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yleberre/sets/1582442/)

Þróndeimr

September 14th, 2010, 06:48 PM

China Merchants Securities Headquarters

150m

Located at corner of Fuhua Yilu and Mintian Lu

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100205/00/54571482201002050039102591594017157_003.jpg

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100205/00/54571482201002050039102591594017157_002.jpg

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100205/00/54571482201002050039102591594017157_001.jpg

http://image215.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100205/00/54571482201002050039102591594017157_004.jpg

ARCADIS is consulting this project. They have some information and renderings.

China Merchant Securities Building
When China Merchant Securities first approached RTKL, the securities company communicated two important objectives. First, it needed a headquarters building that would accommodate a challenging urban site in downtown Shenzhen. Second, it needed a space that would embody and project the mission of the organization. RTKL responded with a design that represents the very essence of China Merchant Securities. Using innovative technologies and sustainable design elements, RTKL has crafted a world-class 60,000-SM office building that embodies the best of traditional Chinese design principles, cutting-edge architecture and the client’s corporate identity.

The Class-A office building stands 33 stories, or 150 meters, tall. The building’s sculptural exterior projects an image of stability and security while its monumental internal spaces reflect the dynamic nature of the client’s core business—the fluid flow of the capital. A stunning space altogether, the China Merchant Securities office building will reinforce the client’s strategic objectives and bring a new sense of energy to downtown Shenzhen.

http://i52.tinypic.com/25tbuxu.jpg

So is this a new design, or the previous design?

Scion

September 17th, 2010, 10:01 AM

Not sure, they are probably still revising the design down to the last minute. Both looks good!

Scion

September 17th, 2010, 10:20 AM

Green Beauty
208m
High rise farms

http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/s/v/2010-09-15/150161142043.html

http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/9/15/li.jpg

Þróndeimr

September 28th, 2010, 10:00 PM

I've been adding a lot of Shenzhen project on Urbika in order to get the best possible overview. Everyone can easily join and add/edit the database as they want to, so that's why i mention this here. Check the site out (its made by SSC'ers). Click: urbika.com/shenzhen (http://urbika.com/cities/view/59-shenzhen)

Map:
http://i51.tinypic.com/7306y9.jpg

Lists:
http://i51.tinypic.com/2ytusg1.jpg

Celebriton

September 30th, 2010, 05:06 AM

^^They will not build the Logistic City tower. It's just an imagination and wasting of money.

Þróndeimr

September 30th, 2010, 08:29 PM

^^They will not build the Logistic City tower. It's just an imagination and wasting of money.

That is why its status is listed as concept/study. Such projects are never ment to be a real proposal, everyone should know that. :)

mthmchris

October 26th, 2010, 05:36 AM

I've got a couple questions.

First, does anyone know what's being built in the huge area that the government demolished in Xiasha? Also, are there further plans to demolish and 're-develop' Xiasha or was it only that one section near Binhai Highway?

Secondly, does anyone know what's being planned for the area between Central Walk and the Convention Center to the south? I know the 'Shenzhen Eye' is being built to the North of Central Walk (presumably after they complete Futian Station?), but to the south it appears like there's no activity, only the remnants of a half-built mall.

Thirdly, next to the Sheraton in Futian, there was that big swath of land that used to be Gangxia that got bulldozed for redevelopment. I remember seeing one render of what they were planning on doing with that plot (looked like something similar to Soho in Beijing's Guomao), but it didn't appear that (1) the plans were definite and (2) that it would take up the whole plot. What's going on there?

Fourthly, is the Terra Tower in Che Gong Miao being built? Over at Gaoloumi it seemed like the sentiment was that it was indeed going to get built. If it's for sure, are they still going with that goofy cone design?

Lastly, does anyone know what're the plans for Huanggangcun? I saw one piece over here in SkyscraperCity that appeared like they were going to demolish all of Huanggangcun and the vast majority of Shuiweicun. I live in the area, and everyone in Shuiwei says that there's no plans for redevelopment in Shuiwei. Around Huanggangcun, I've heard mixed messages. My pet theory is that there will be a portion of Huangangcun redeveloped (in the mold of Xiasha, likely right along Binhai Highway and surrounding the empty buildings on Jintian Road) rather than a complete demolition akin to Gangxia. Does anyone have any news on this?

Thanks!

EDIT: After some investigative work, I think I've uncovered at least part of the answer for the third question. It appears that there's going to be at least one skyscraper erected on the south west corner of that road - a 240m tall office building built by 中国南方电网 called 鼎和大厦. Link here (http://www.jszhaobiao.com/noticedetail/24905829.html) - it's from around June. Sorry in advance if I've misunderstood any of it - my reading ability in Chinese is pretty terrible.

On a side note, does anyone else think that Futian CBD would be well served with some residential real estate projects? I worry that some of the CBDs in China will end up being as dead at night as (e.g. my hometown) Pittsburgh's downtown is.

Scion

October 27th, 2010, 12:07 PM

Hey Chris, I'll try to answer them as best as I can. Most of these answers are sourced from gaoloumi so there can be mistakes, so sorry about that hehe!

1. Xiasha

Yes those demolished areas will be replaced with new residential apartments and shiny officer towers. The tallest planned is a 180m hotel. Here are some LQ renders and models

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100616/11/54571482201006161137403770210645179_002.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100616/11/54571482201006161137403770210645179_001.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100616/11/54571482201006161140201262223345592_001.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100616/11/54571482201006161140201262223345592_000.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100616/11/54571482201006161141483591548777552_001.jpg

http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100616/11/54571482201006161141483591548777552_000.jpg

Scion

October 27th, 2010, 12:20 PM

2. between Central Walk and Convention

Yes there is a half built shopping mall there. The mall is called IA Mall 晶岛国际购物中心. The developer of that mall (S.Z.I.E. 深国商) ran into serious financial problems, so the half built mall is just gonna sit there incomplete. Until they or another developer source enough funds to finish the project.

Official site for the mall: http://www.sziamall.com/en/index.html

http://news.sznews.com/images/attachement/jpg/site3/20100608/001e4f9d7c110d77c67f20.jpg

http://news.sznews.com/images/attachement/jpg/site3/20100608/001e4f9d7c110d77c6b82b.jpg

http://news.sznews.com/images/attachement/jpg/site3/20100608/001e4f9d7c110d77c6c12c.jpg

http://news.sznews.com/images/attachement/jpg/site3/20100608/001e4f9d7c110d77c6d92e.jpg

Scion

October 27th, 2010, 12:35 PM

3. Gangxia

Yes there are only masterplans for Gangxia so far, no individual tower designs have been released to the public. Yes the masterplans do look like Beijing Soho. Generally there won't be any superstall in Gangxia, unless the planning guys wanted symmetrical balance to Ping An. 鼎和大厦 is enclosed within Fuhua 3 Lu, Zhongxin 6 Lu and Jintian Lu so it's not technically part of the Gangxia masterplan.

Anyway here are 2 of the masterplans drawn up for the area:

http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/7/20/001422474dca0be8a99f05.jpg

http://www.szwb.info/ewebeditor/UploadFile/2008113019541627.JPG

Scion

October 27th, 2010, 12:41 PM

4. Terra Tower

No, the 250m+ cone shaped tower will not be built. This is what they are building instead:

http://image163.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20100816/11/54571482201008161153362124882771349_000.jpg

5. Huanggang

I don't have anymore info on top of what you've already read in that thread :tongue2:

Hope that helps!

YannSZ

November 2nd, 2010, 04:27 AM

I don't know the exact location of this tower. Any idea?

The full information on dezeen.com here. (http://www.dezeen.com/2010/11/01/shenzhen-guosen-securities-tower-by-massimiliano-and-doriana-fuksas/)

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/11/dzn_Guosen-Securities-Tower-in-Shenzhen-7.jpg
http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/11/dzn_Guosen-Securities-Tower-in-Shenzhen-3.jpg
http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/11/dzn_Guosen-Securities-Tower-in-Shenzhen-5.jpg

YannSZ

November 2nd, 2010, 04:30 AM

Shenzhen based Jaeger and Partner Architects, Ltd. and Chicago based saltans architects intl, ltd have collaborated on the winning design solution for the NanFanG University of Science & Technology and New Shenzhen University Technology Park.

More info here (http://www.archdaily.com/84854/nfu-and-szu-advanced-technology-park-jaeger-and-partner-architects-sa_i/).

http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1288113800-01-528x373.jpg
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http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1288113856-05-528x342.jpg

mthmchris

November 2nd, 2010, 04:42 AM

Scion, thanks for all the info.

They really need to do something about that "rotten tail" across from Central Walk. Really sorta ruins that whole area...

mthmchris

November 2nd, 2010, 05:00 AM

YannSZ,

It looks like the Guosen Securities Building is being built in the swath of land across from 购物公园.

Here (http://www.guosen.com.cn/webd/gx_other/attachment/%E5%9B%BD%E4%BF%A1%E8%AF%81%E5%88%B8%E5%A4%A7%E5%8E%A6%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91%E6%96%B9%E6%A1%88%E8%AE%BE%E8%AE%A1%E7%AB%9E%E8%B5%9B%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6.pdf) they say that it's going to be between "Mintian Lu" and "Fuhua Lu". Now, I don't know if they mean 福华一路 or 福华二路, but if I'm not mistaken the China Merchants Securities Building is already being built at the corner of 福华一路 (cattycorner from the Marco Polo Building), so I'm going to deduce that the building you're referring to is going to be at the corner of 福华二路, cattycorner from the Starbucks in Coco Park and across the street from Lili Marleen.

I'm liking how that block is shaping up. I really enjoy the design you linked to, as well as the China Merchants Securities building.

Þróndeimr

November 3rd, 2010, 10:12 PM

The building is located on the corner of Mintian Rd and Fuhua Rd (not Fuhua 1st Rd, thats where China Merchants Securities Building is located).

I've uploaded info, and bigger renderings + map showing the exact location on Urbika, http://urbika.com/projects/view/4111-guosen-securities-to

http://i55.tinypic.com/15s4lfo.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/ieqrkl.jpg

z0rg

November 6th, 2010, 01:21 PM

Is that true that Vanke plans a 300m+ tower in Nanshan? I couldn't find any info.

hkskyline

November 11th, 2010, 01:17 PM

Shenzhen's Qianhai - partner or rival for Hong Kong?
8 November 2010
SCMP

On a dusty 15-square-kilometre construction site in Shekou , Shenzhen, the foundations have been laid for what has been billed to become "the Central of Shenzhen" or "the Manhattan of the Pearl River Delta".

Shenzhen authorities have loftier ambitions than building high-rises and metro lines in the district. Numerous co-operative ventures with Hong Kong are in the pipeline that could see it become a rival financial centre in the Pearl River Delta.

Chief Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen in July last year was among the first to say Qianhai had potential to be the "Central of Shenzhen".

A month later, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen sought to ease concerns that development of Qianhai - with financial services to be one of the pillar industries - would pose a threat to Hong Kong by saying: "Even the Qianhai reclamation work has not been completed yet."

A year on, the reclamation and site formation are done. Workers are busy on projects such as the Qianhai metro station with a property development above it. The extension of Shenzhen's first metro line, with a stop in Qianhai, is expected to start operation next month.

According to its blueprint, the municipal government will invest 40 billion yuan (HK$46.5 billion) in the next three years to develop service industries such as finance, logistics, professional services, communications and the media as well as hi-tech industry. Its confidence in the development of Qianhai, one of the last plots of undeveloped land in the special economic zone, is built on the status granted to the area by the central government.

Shenzhen Mayor Xu Qin has said the gross domestic product of Qianhai will reach 150 billion yuan in 2020, more than a third of the present figure for the entire city.

The National Development and Reform Commission issued a circular two weeks ago saying Qianhai would have the same power to manage its economy as cities "specially designated in the state plan", meaning it will have the economic autonomy of a province. Currently there are five such mainland cities - Dalian , Qingdao , Shenzhen, Ningbo and Xiamen .

Dr Fang Zhou, assistant chief research officer at the One Country Two Systems Research Institute in Hong Kong, said Qianhai's special status would put Shenzhen in a better position to seek preferential treatment for it in areas such as approval for foreign investment and fiscal policies. "Shenzhen authorities' strategy is to team up with Hong Kong to fight for favours for Qianhai," he said.

The State Council has also designated Qianhai as a "Hong Kong-Shenzhen modern service industries co-operation zone".

The governments of Hong Kong and Shenzhen are discussing how to capitalise on Hong Kong's strength in financial services, trade and logistics to pave the way for development of service industries in the zone.

Beneath the hype lies the fact that Qianhai will be used as a testing ground for initiatives that have not been tried in other mainland cities.

Options being considered by Shenzhen officials and academics for Qianhai include allowing Hong Kong's offshore financial institutions and arbitration institutions to set up branches in Qianhai, a pilot scheme for free convertibility of the yuan, and introduction of salaries and profits taxes much lower than elsewhere on the mainland.

Fang, who has exchanged views with Shenzhen officials on development of Qianhai, said Shenzhen authorities were seeking consent from central government departments to cut profits tax for companies investing in Qianhai to about 20 cent, compared to 25 per cent for firms elsewhere on the mainland. Hong Kong's profits tax is 16.5 per cent.

"The Shenzhen government also hopes to cut the rate of salaries tax to about 20 per cent to raise its appeal to talent from Hong Kong and overseas," he said. The standard rate of salary tax in Hong Kong is 15 per cent.

Fang said Shenzhen's expectation of the development of Qianhai went beyond providing support services, such as data centres for financial institutions, for Hong Kong's service industries. "Instead, Shenzhen wants to woo top talent in service industries from Hong Kong to develop high-end service industries in Qianhai. In this sense, Qianhai will compete with Hong Kong in the development of service industries," he said.

The planned 50-kilometre, 20-minute rail link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen airports will have a stop in Qianhai. The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre said it would be interested in expanding services to the mainland.

An official with Shenzhen's Urban Planning, Land and Resources Commission, which oversees development of Qianhai, said it was pressing ahead with preparatory work. Guo Wanda, vice-president of the Shenzhen-based China Development Institute, said there was "plenty of room for imagination" for the development of Qianhai.

"I believe Qianhai will enjoy greater flexibility in areas such as the tax system and flow of currency," he said.

The Qianhai Management Authority, established in April, was modelled on statutory bodies in Hong Kong that enjoyed great flexibility and autonomy, Guo said. "It would be a good idea to invite Hong Kong officials or professionals to serve as members," he said.

Tsang said in his policy address his government would work with Shenzhen to encourage the local trades to seize opportunities arising from Qianhai's development.

A spokesman for the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said the Shenzhen authorities were responsible for the development and management of Qianhai, while Hong Kong would serve as an adviser.

National People's Congress Hong Kong deputy Priscilla Lau Pui-king said Qianhai had a long way to go to become a mature financial centre. Fang agreed: "Given Hong Kong's advantage in the rule of law and free flow of capital, it is difficult for Qianhai to emulate Hong Kong in the development of service industries."

deepblue01

November 12th, 2010, 05:20 AM

"the Manhattan of the Pearl River Delta"
Sounds really stupid, hopefully more supertalls will be built around that area. So when they say Central Shenzhen, does that mean it will be the new central CBD of Shenzhen?

YannSZ

November 12th, 2010, 05:25 AM

^^ you're right.
And I don't really understand why they want to do a financial center in QianHai when they've invested so much to make FuTian district the financial center of Shenzhen.

Geography

November 12th, 2010, 08:25 AM

They must think there is enough high finance to go around. :) Considering how big the Pearl River Delta is in terms of populations and economy, that is not unreasonable. New York City's financial district is pretty much all of Manhattan which is larger than Futian District, and NYC isn't even the only financial center in the U.S. There are also Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas, San Francisco, and Kansas City.

Pansori

November 13th, 2010, 04:42 AM

^^ you're right.
And I don't really understand why they want to do a financial center in QianHai when they've invested so much to make FuTian district the financial center of Shenzhen.

I guess it's simply to distribute the centers into different geographical locations to ease traffic congestion and take a more sustainable approach to transport in general. It is easier to build and manage infrastructure dedicated to connecting a number of separate centers rather than infrastructure leading to a single center from all directions. This makes very good sense in densely populated areas. Look at the Netherlands or Germany's Ruhr/Rhein region: instead of having a single massive center they have many smaller centers which are all very well inter-connected with roads and railways yet are not as congested as a single large center would be. Therefore Qian Hai Water City is a prime example of wise and sustainable planning.

Same approach will sooner or later have to be implemented in Shanghai, Beijing and other large cities if they want to avoid over-growing.

YannSZ

November 13th, 2010, 06:17 AM

^^
That makes sense ! Thanks !

hkskyline

November 13th, 2010, 09:10 AM

They have already done so in Beijing and Shanghai. Beijing now has a Finance Street west of the Forbidden City to decentralize from the World Trade Ctr. area in the east side. Shanghai has Pudong.

Scion

November 29th, 2010, 03:53 PM

Qianhai Water City full length video

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z0rg

January 14th, 2011, 01:35 PM

Hanking Group is building a 281m tower in Nanshan. Anybody please open a thread as soon as they release the first images of it.
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/71/2715518c87599930/Blog/11b/fab2b7.html

Location, by crazyboyxzy.
http://pic.gaoloumi.com/attachments/day_110114/1101141437eefd25a674873895.jpg

http://pic.gaoloumi.com/attachments/day_110114/1101141441570d2edf7f78dc81.jpg

http://pic.gaoloumi.com/attachments/day_110114/1101141448ac6465e23ca3a9d0.jpg

hkhui

January 14th, 2011, 03:46 PM

Is there any more news about the 前海水城 Qianhai Water City project?

Munwon

January 14th, 2011, 08:22 PM

Wow thats a very nice building in the 1st picture on post 364. Any info on it?

hkskyline

January 18th, 2011, 11:47 AM

Ancient village resists developer
18 January 2011
South China Morning Post

Thirty residents in a 700-year-old village in Shenzhen, many of them Hongkongers, are being confronted by a developer who blocked roads and cut water and electricity supplies in an attempt to clear their homes for redevelopment.

The stand-off between the villagers and guards hired by the developer was still going on last night. A few villagers were slightly injured in occasional clashes. They are the last to stay on in the historical Gangxia village in Futian district, claiming that the development is illegal.

"We are just struggling with our last breath, we are the only ones who can still withstand the disturbance mentally," said a villager, 30, who identified himself by the surname Man. He said he had been living in fear for several years as the village suffered one disruption after another.

The villagers, all bearing the surname Man, or Wen in Putonghua, share the same ancestor as some of Hong Kong's indigenous residents.

Gangxia, which lies at the heart of the urban district, was once a strong community with thousands of people, including more than 1,000 with Hong Kong residency. It was built 700 years ago by an army created by scholar-general hero Wen Tianxiang in the southern Song dynasty.

Residents began moving out several years ago as redevelopment took place in half of the village. Either they could not stand the disturbance of the land seizures or they received millions in compensation. Many buildings were demolished.

"It is not about money," Man said. "Our village definitely has our own ability to redevelop. It is about justice. It's our land. It's an issue related to our descendants and not something money can resolve."

He said the government named a developer without any open tender. Two of the villagers were admitted to hospital last year after they were beaten by triad members as they campaigned against land seizures. "This is really outrageous. I am not rich but I never worry about meals {hellip} We are not like those who leave after receiving millions in compensation."

YannSZ

March 1st, 2011, 03:40 AM

There is some activity on this plot. All the walls have been torn down and the plot is being cleared out. Any idea about what can it be?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5487051365_9eb1c07b7b_b.jpg

mthmchris

March 7th, 2011, 04:15 AM

Yann,

I believe that plot (and the cleared one where the homeless people live next door) were going to be a couple residential real estate towers. Can't find the link though... I think I saw it at Gaoloumi.

Another question for the board. Recently, there's been some activity around Huanggangcun. I talked to some of my friends that lived there, and it doesn't seem like there's going to be a widespread demolition ala Gangxia, but there's definitely something going on - perhaps a partial redevelopment in the mold of Xiasha.

http://i.imgur.com/oXTeB.jpg

Anyone know what's up here?

hkskyline

March 10th, 2011, 04:28 PM

South China city considering congestion fees against traffic jams

BEIJING, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's southern economic powerhouse Shenzhen is studying the possibility of collecting congestion fees and further raising parking fees to unsnarl its clogged roads.

Huang Min, director of the Shenzhen Traffic and Transport Commission, said the city is working on a package of measures to cub traffic jams, including further improving the management of vehicles and roads.

Shenzhen will speed up construction of the metro and track traffic and open more bus routes to encourage more local residents and tourists to use the city's public transportation facilities, China Daily on Tuesday quoted Huang as saying.

Wang Guowen, a researcher from the Shenzhen Comprehensive Development Institute, said the collection of congestion fees indicates the government is learning the experience of some other countries and regions to tackle traffic problems by introducing market principles.

Lu Huapu, a professor from Tsinghua University, said collecting congestion fees would certainly help ease traffic jams in Shenzhen, but it cannot tackle the problem at its roots.

Relevant departments should further improve the city's public transport systems and lower the charges for using public facilities before congestion fees are collected, Lu said.

According to a five-year plan of improving the city's public transport capacity, Shenzhen is expected to become the country's first city to build special high-occupancy vehicle lanes in the Chinese mainland, Huang said.

Shenzhen will build an additional 150 kilometers of special bus lanes this year, and another 100 km in 2012, Huang said.

By the end of 2013, Shenzhen will have special bus lanes reaching more than 400 km.

And Shenzhen will put 3,000 new buses into service in the following five years, Huang said.

Shenzhen now has the mainland's highest vehicle density. More than 1.7 million vehicles had been registered in the city by the end of last year, approaching the official limit. But there are actually more than 1.9 million vehicles, in addition to cars from outside the city, Shenzhen traffic department figures showed.

YannSZ

March 11th, 2011, 04:02 AM

Yann,

Anyone know what's up here?

For sure the small buildings facing the exhibition center on BinHe Road are being renovated as it seems that all these types of buildings (even higher ones) are getting a facelift on a ver long portion of BinHe Road. They seem to facelift even the buildings that have already been renovated few years back.
But this is classical china think, the facelift only the first blocks that are facing the main road, the buildings in the back don't get to be renovated...
The dust under the carpet policy...

YannSZ

March 13th, 2011, 08:29 AM

Is there a thread on this building? Just West of Citic Plaza.

Kaisa International Finance Center (yet another IFC in Shenzhen... it begins becoming ridiculous!)

They write: "breaking the height record of Shenzhen city..."

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5522011258_64cf9472f1_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5522010302_bd1c3b6be4_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5521419591_d0b45ecb3e_z.jpg

Scion

March 13th, 2011, 08:46 AM

Is there a thread on this building? Just West of Citic Plaza.

Kaisa International Finance Center (yet another IFC in Shenzhen... it begins becoming ridiculous!)

Hi, this is actually Feng Long Center. They've recently changed the name to Kaisa IFC and the height being shortened to ~280m

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1257433

z0rg

March 13th, 2011, 10:27 AM

Breaking the height record? Lol
Therefore the renders can't be final. Or they should be sued for 'spreading false rumors'.

YannSZ

March 14th, 2011, 03:07 AM

Hi, this is actually Feng Long Center. They've recently changed the name to Kaisa IFC and the height being shortened to ~280m

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1257433

Thanks!

hkskyline

March 14th, 2011, 04:19 AM

Þróndeimr

March 14th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Interchange Tower
by WORKac (http://work.ac/interchange/) | 187m | 46fl | App

For WORKac’s skyscraper design for the Shenzhen Metro Tower, the architects created a new a new kind of mixed density to promote a sustainable
and a diverse stacked city. This vertical city holds places places of intense urban interchange that combine infrastructure, mixed uses, and public
space. Located at an intersection with a horizontal crossroads of major boulevards, this vertical interchange between the underground metro,
ground-level bus station, shopping podium and the offices and hotel above will essentially be linking the metro with the sky. ”We call this tower
the Interchange – a vertical city that twists together natural green space with ecological systems, structural and functional efficiency with
dramatic new forms and technology, while linking the underground to the sky,” added the architects.

“Our design celebrates this condition by tracing the diagonal line of the Metro Line #1 up through the building. The subway can also be easily
accessed directly through the main elevators of the tower, which also provides direct and convenient access for hotel guests and office workers to
travel directly from the secure tower metro lobby to the upper floors,” explained the architects.

The tower draws on contextual diagonal lines – all derived from the trajectory of the metro – become the organizing motif of the building. A series
of open green spaces have been strategically inserted between the different programmatic zones. These “green pockets” are chiseled into the
building, creating a natural counterpoint to the hard edges of the tower and providing a striking visual confirmation of the building’s commitment
to the new ecological urbanism. The building’s diagonal forms also help the structural system.

The floors directly below each cut take advantage of the requirements for large structural trusses and refuge floors to create space for natural
water filtration systems. By sharing systems, the building can also take advantage of the inverse day-night load cycles of the offices and the hotel,
spreading out the maximum loads across 24 hours. Rooftop solar panels at the tower and podium will help provide additional energy for the building.

ArchDaily (http://www.archdaily.com/119444/interchange-tower-workac/) Urbika

http://i.imgur.com/y9VNX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rGfdA.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CY8Ea.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J5MDr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dFkW9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ObnlH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/v33zp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CIfB8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PXUJY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/uIDf6.jpg

YannSZ

March 15th, 2011, 04:23 AM

^^ where will it be located? Any idea?

Þróndeimr

March 15th, 2011, 07:08 AM

^^ yes, i always find the exact location and post the project on Urbika, here is a link: http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/5274-interchange-tower

YannSZ

March 16th, 2011, 06:35 AM

YannSZ

March 17th, 2011, 10:59 AM

Here are some pics of the new orange scaffolding on IA mall. And of the new sales office.
Taken today.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5533805407_c1e8c5f2fd_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5534388100_28e7a7e3fd_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5534389274_0b0560d39b_b.jpg

YannSZ

March 20th, 2011, 07:49 AM

Taken yesterday:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5541632557_666755df7a_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5541631639_6fb545e86e_z.jpg

YannSZ

March 20th, 2011, 07:51 AM

First Capital Plaza is almost at ground level now!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5541630661_0bc5129735_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5541618599_04c2727e47_z.jpg

More pictures of Shenzhen construction here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yleberre/sets/1582442/detail/

velut arbor aevo

March 21st, 2011, 04:47 AM

Xiasha is developed by Kingkey as well, but the tallest building there will only be 180 meters.

Þróndeimr

March 22nd, 2011, 07:44 PM

Posted something about the Guosen Securities Tower in this thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=74737391&postcount=10).

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1420/guosensecuritiestower2x.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6571/guosensecuritiestower4x.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3365/guosensecuritiestower8x.jpg

Atmosphere

March 23rd, 2011, 12:28 AM

:drool: Those windows are awesome!

YannSZ

March 23rd, 2011, 04:20 AM

Is this proposal dead? Are we sure they're going with this one?
http://i55.tinypic.com/15s4lfo.jpg

Þróndeimr

March 23rd, 2011, 08:32 AM

^^ i wrote about it in the thread about the building, see the link in my post. :)

mthmchris

March 25th, 2011, 11:51 AM

Good to see they're finally doing something about the 烂尾 that was IA Mall.

That said, a big part of me was hoping that they would have scrapped the whole "Central Walk" idea and built a cluster of towers (preferably residential) where IA Mall is going to be. Absolutely zero people are going to take the time to stroll those ugly, man-made gardens in Shenzhen's heat.

But - a new mall beats a half-finished one, I suppose. Let's just hope they scrap the tacky, floral design.

Scion

March 25th, 2011, 04:20 PM

New IA Mall renders :)

http://www.china-ia.com/iamalls.html

http://i.imgur.com/ic3It.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/k2OE6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/P1YVr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/g9bDF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4lEQT.jpg

hkskyline

March 25th, 2011, 05:08 PM

Will their roof garden connect to Central Walk?

YannSZ

March 26th, 2011, 03:50 AM

Will their roof garden connect to Central Walk?

For sure! The 4 foot bridges are already there on the Central Walk waiting to be connected to IA Mall, then IA Mall connected with footbridges to the exhibition center. You will be able to walk from exhibition center to lianhua hill without crossing any road.
Exhibition center => IA Mall roof => Central Walk roof => Central Park => Civic Center => Shenzhen Library roof => LianHua park

They are now connecting the north side of Shenzhen library roof to inside LianHua park directly.
(That's where I run, Can't wait to make all this without crossing any roads!)

YannSZ

March 27th, 2011, 01:40 PM

BinHai hospital almost completed:
Taken this afternoon.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5563876896_df3335466c_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5563875260_efb15452d9_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5563873702_8e57964dbe_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5563872290_66d456d168_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5563871132_02f4b228c8_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5563869592_6dd891444c_z.jpg

YannSZ

March 27th, 2011, 02:15 PM

It seems that there is no thread for this building! It seems quite tall!

Here is the location:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5564117208_0c5040e4b8_b.jpg

And here are the renderings on the construction site walls.
Awful name!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5563864032_441edb9ee0_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5563862866_6ed39283e7_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5563285065_169b8d157b_z.jpg
They are 4 floors down:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5563283667_4d97d7fd26_z.jpg

Munwon

March 27th, 2011, 03:07 PM

More projects YannSZ!!! Thank you for the updates.

Þróndeimr

March 27th, 2011, 03:21 PM

It seems that there is no thread for this building! It seems quite tall!

Thread is here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=949702). CASC International center on Urbika (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/3726-casc-international-c).

Planner Shenzhen

March 28th, 2011, 05:12 AM

South China city considering congestion fees against traffic jams

BEIJING, Mar. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's southern economic powerhouse Shenzhen is studying the possibility of collecting congestion fees and further raising parking fees to unsnarl its clogged roads.

Huang Min, director of the Shenzhen Traffic and Transport Commission, said the city is working on a package of measures to cub traffic jams, including further improving the management of vehicles and roads.

Shenzhen will speed up construction of the metro and track traffic and open more bus routes to encourage more local residents and tourists to use the city's public transportation facilities, China Daily on Tuesday quoted Huang as saying.

Wang Guowen, a researcher from the Shenzhen Comprehensive Development Institute, said the collection of congestion fees indicates the government is learning the experience of some other countries and regions to tackle traffic problems by introducing market principles.

Lu Huapu, a professor from Tsinghua University, said collecting congestion fees would certainly help ease traffic jams in Shenzhen, but it cannot tackle the problem at its roots.

Relevant departments should further improve the city's public transport systems and lower the charges for using public facilities before congestion fees are collected, Lu said.

Shenzhen now has the mainland's highest vehicle density. More than 1.7 million vehicles had been registered in the city by the end of last year, approaching the official limit. But there are actually more than 1.9 million vehicles, in addition to cars from outside the city, Shenzhen traffic department figures showed.

The city should not implement traffic congestion fees before they start enforcing traffic and parking regulations. The city is effectively subsidizing driving by allowing people to park for free on the streets and sidewalks. That land that the cars park on is extremely valuable.

Exhibition Center
http://szurbanplanning.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/img_0056.jpg

Hongshulin (Mangrove Park along Binhai)
http://szurbanplanning.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/img_0078.jpg

Xinzhou Cun
http://szurbanplanning.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/img_0083.jpg

right outside a neighborhood police station
http://szurbanplanning.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/img_0092.jpg

Sorry about overly large photos, will be better next time

YannSZ

March 28th, 2011, 05:22 AM

^^ this is one of the thing I hate the most in Shenzhen!
I have tons of pictures like these!
What angers me the most is that these people don't think any second about how pedestrian will do and especially family with baby strollers! These families have to take their baby strollers on the road to go around these vehicles, exposing them to running cars! Many restaurants organize themselves the parking of their customers right in front of their restaurants, putting the most expensive cars just near the entrance to show that wealthy people eat there. And their cars completely block the pedestrians.
They really need to do something about that.

hkskyline

March 28th, 2011, 08:48 AM

YannSZ

March 28th, 2011, 09:52 AM

Well, I think the other aspect is more practical. It's easy to install some electronic devices to charge cars every time they enter the city. But to place traffic enforcement cops to fine violaters on the street is likely more cumbersome and the revenue stream won't be as big.

I disagree, the revenue stream can be huge. If you asked me to fine 30 RMB for any parking violation around my place, I would make thousands RMB a day.

hkskyline

March 28th, 2011, 11:05 AM

I disagree, the revenue stream can be huge. If you asked me to fine 30 RMB for any parking violation around my place, I would make thousands RMB a day.

But how many officers do they need to hire to patrol the city's streets to generate those revenues? Compare that to only a limited number needed to man the toll booths with a steady stream of vehicles passing without the staff putting in any effort to walk around and hunt down business.

Planner Shenzhen

March 28th, 2011, 06:03 PM

I didn't mean to hijack the thread with the posting of parking photos, but I do have plenty of photos showing the police either being part of the problem or turning a blind eye to it on their front doorstep.

You are right, the ability to police using cameras is a big reason they enforce speeding on main roads and crossing red lights because there are restrictions on how many police the city can hire. The public security guards are much cheaper too, but have limited ability to enforce anything. But everyone knows how to evade the cameras. Drivers know which intersections do not have cameras, so be careful at those places because red lights will be run.

As for it not being a big income stream, parking violations alone bring in US$ 600 million per year for New York City. It is the only municipal fine that is costs less to collect money than it costs to enforce the collection. For the smaller Seattle it is about US$50 million.

You cannot control congestion without controlling parking. See Moscow, another city that lacks parking enforcement.

Anyhow, I do want to thank you for posing the SCMP articles and know that they do not necessarily reflect your opinion. I would not have access to the articles otherwise. Also, I like congestion pricing overall as it raises the variable cost of driving--especially in ways that can shift driver behavior away from certain places and times. The variable cost, not fixed costs, are what the driver takes into account when deciding whether or not to drive. For the transit passenger all costs are variable, while for the driver most costs are fixed. So it really is hard to get people out of the car, especially when the variable parking cost is made to be zero.

hkskyline

April 13th, 2011, 04:17 PM

New doubt over Shenzhen-Zhongshan link
8 April 2011
SCMP

A project to give Shenzhen much-wanted direct access to the western Pearl River Delta is in danger of being shelved again.

Shenzhen first came up with the plan to build an underwater tunnel or a bridge to connect it with Zhongshan about five years ago - shortly after its request to be included in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge scheme was rejected by Beijing due to Hong Kong's strong reaction.

Shenzhen responded by proposing to build the tunnel or bridge, which also raised concerns in Hong Kong as the project was to run parallel to the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge. Some mainland experts estimated that the Shenzhen-Zhongshan corridor could lure 40 per cent of the bridge's likely traffic away.

However, Shenzhen could not get political backing from either the provincial or the central government - both wanted the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge to have priority - and the plan was set aside.

Shenzhen revived the idea last year - this time apparently with the Guangdong government's blessing. Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua said in January that the project would be included in its 12th five-year plan. It was estimated to cost around 30 billion yuan (HK$35.6 billion).

But just as Shenzhen thought it had finally got what it wanted, it was told that the National Development and Reform Commission - the mainland's top economic planner - had decided to build a bridge between Humen in Dongguan and Nansha in Guangzhou as part of its regional railway project.

It was a serious blow for Shenzhen as a Humen-Nansha bridge would run parallel to the Shenzhen-Zhongshan corridor, leaving the latter with little chance of being given approval.

Some politicians in Shenzhen were disappointed that the city had once again been left out.

"In the past, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan bridge was put on hold because the central government wanted to support Hong Kong," said Jin Xinyi , a member of the Shenzhen committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

"Shenzhen has already been marginalised last time because we had to care for people in Hong Kong and Macau," Jin said. "Now Guangzhou also wants to take away our bread."

Some Shenzhen political delegates to the national and provincial assemblies complained in private that delegates from Hong Kong had for years tried to shoot down the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link project in order to protect Hong Kong's position.

The latest twist again exposed the behind-the-scene rivalries among Pearl River Delta cities.

Many in Shenzhen felt the city was not competing on a level playing field with Hong Kong, which they said had the ear of Beijing, and Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

Jin admitted the future of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan corridor was now far from certain.

"It may have been included in Guangdong's 12th five-year plan. But there is no timetable and they haven't even decided the landing point locations. Now we suddenly have this new bridge [between Humen and Dongguan]. This is not what Shenzhen had anticipated."

Jin said the rivalries would leave the region divided and the ultimate winner would be Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta. "Who is happy to see Hong Kong fail? Who wants to replace its position? It's not Shenzhen. It's Shanghai."

Ding Li , an expert on regional economics at the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, said the Guangzhou to Dongguan link made more economic sense.

"First Guangzhou is an more important engine in driving [the economy of] whole Guangdong. It's natural the provincial and central government will consider it ahead of Shenzhen. Second, we have already invested a lot on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge. Do we need another one so close to it?

"In the end this is all about rivalries among Pearl River Delta cities. Beijing will be the arbitrator."

hkskyline

April 25th, 2011, 09:14 PM

New developments in Futian by 深丁 from a Chinese photography forum (http://img.photofans.cn/forum/showthread.php?forumid=37&threadyear=2011&threadid=588) (2009 photos) :

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Notice any changes since then?

hkskyline

April 28th, 2011, 08:05 PM

Reprieve for Illegal buildings
2011-April-27 08:53
Shenzhen Daily
http://www1.szdaily.com/content/2011-04/27/content_5575318.htm

CITY authorities are considering including illegal buildings in the government-subsidized housing project, Chinese-language media reported yesterday quoting a draft proposal by the city’s anti-illegal construction office.

According to the draft, the office proposes to turn some confiscated illegal buildings into government low-cost and low-rent homes for low-income families in the city.

Early figures from the city’s housing and construction bureau show that there are about 230,000 eligible families waiting for government-subsidized homes and the number is expected to grow to 320,000 by the end of 2015, the last year of the 12nd Five-Year Program.

However, floor space of illegal construction across the city was 293 million square meters, with most of this in Longgang and Bao’an districts, according to a government survey on the city’s illegal construction in 2008.

However, it was not known how the authorities would proceed, yesterday’s Southern Metropolis Daily said.

“We are still studying the matter,” said an unidentified official with the city’s anti-illegal construction office. “After all, there are many historical problems [concerning illegal buildings] which need to be solved.” (SD News)

Joel que

April 29th, 2011, 02:42 AM

travel shenzhen,visited MINX and coastal city.
coastal city or Hi-An Tsun is big.near conventional center,at first I though it was airport !
but one curious question, most of the electronic appliance store carry japanese or korean LED/LCD TV,but no konka,TCL or haier.

YannSZ

May 24th, 2011, 11:58 AM

Rendering images of ShiXia New Century Times Plaza in FuTian district.
Taken today.

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Munwon

May 25th, 2011, 02:31 AM

More!!! More!!!

YannSZ

May 25th, 2011, 02:56 AM

And this one is quite discreet as it's in a quite narrow street close to FuMin Lu. But the digging is already done and they're going up already...

Munwon

May 25th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Any more projects YannSZ?

YannSZ

May 30th, 2011, 11:42 AM

Shenzhen HuanLeHaiAn (欢乐海岸) under construction:
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Shenzhen BinHai Hospital (滨海医院) under construction:
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NanShan Stadium (南山体育馆):
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ShenNan Road under re construction:
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange under construction:
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Pansori

May 30th, 2011, 10:53 PM

Thanks for the update. I was wondering why part of Shennan Avenue was closed when I was in SZ. Now I see.

hkskyline

June 3rd, 2011, 05:11 AM

Tunnel mulled to link Qianhai and Shekou
2011-June-1 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A TUNNEL linking Qianhai with the Shekou and Houhai areas in Nanshan District is being considered to relieve traffic congestion and promote the economy, sources from the city’s planning and land resources commission said.

In a response to Zhou Xueliang, a deputy to the Nanshan District People’s Congress, the commission said the Dananshan Tunnel, which has been listed as part of Qianhai’s development plans, will link Zhaoshang Road in Shekou’s east and Gangcheng Road in the west.

The 1.65-kilometer tunnel would have four lanes.

Zhou submitted the proposal to build the Dananshan Tunnel to the district congress in January this year.

Qianhai would be built into a cooperative zone for modern service industries between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, while Houhai would be built into an economic and financial center for corporate headquarters, according to the development plans for the next 10 years. But two roads linking the Qianhai and Houhai areas, Dongbin and Guimiao roads, had heavy traffic that was hampering the economic growth of Nanshan, Zhou said.

Zhou said the tunnel would promote logistics and facilitate exchange between the Qianhai and Houhai areas and stimulate economic development.

xJamaax

June 5th, 2011, 10:19 PM

When are they going to link Hong Kong and Shenzen in one major metropolis?

Pansori

June 6th, 2011, 01:31 AM

Does anyone have any information or photos of what's happening with the area of future Qianhai Water City?

Julito-dubai

June 8th, 2011, 01:52 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPNSMezX5Gs

a new video about Qianhai Water City (at least I haven´t seen it yet)

kubachrick

June 8th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Is Qianhai water city would mostly consist of highrises ?
And what is the schedule for this huge project ?

Pansori

June 9th, 2011, 08:08 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPNSMezX5Gs

a new video about Qianhai Water City (at least I haven´t seen it yet)

Thanks for posting this here. I haven't seen it either. There are two other presentational videos on Youtube that already have been posted here.

Scion

June 15th, 2011, 02:13 AM

Longgang Stadium opens

by 海海 and 小可大乐

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Scion

June 15th, 2011, 02:13 AM

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hkskyline

July 2nd, 2011, 07:06 PM

Illegal rooftop structures rampant in urban village
2011-June-30
Shenzhen Daily

CONSTRUCTION of illegal rooftop structures was rampant in an urban village in Futian District.

Rooftop structures were being built on more than 20 buildings in Futian Village, where there were clusters of old buildings, yesterday’s Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

Additional floors had been built on more than 10 buildings and were occupied by tenants.

Finishing touches were being applied on an extra three floors on a five-story building, which was built more than 10 years ago.

“The extra floors will probably put heavy pressure on the building’s foundations, possibly leading to a collapse,” said a villager named Chen.

Because they were adjacent to Huanggang Checkpoint, there was strong demand for apartments in the village.

“Rent for a 40-square-meter apartment in the village exceeds 2,000 yuan (US$307) a month. The construction of a new floor costs around 100,000 yuan, which can be recovered by renting it out for three years,” said Chen.

Villagers were also rushing to add more floors to their buildings to get more compensation in case of a government-approved renovation, Chen said.

Compensation is usually decided on the basis of the area of a building. Some villagers had complained to the subdistrict law enforcement team about the illegal construction, but nothing had happened, Chen said.

The district office in charge of cracking down on illegal constructions said staff had been sent to the village to stop illegal construction.

However, there had been no decision to demolish the illegal structures.

hkskyline

July 13th, 2011, 06:20 PM

540,000 apartments to be built
2011-July-7
Shenzhen Daily

A TOTAL of 540,000 apartments would be built over the next five years, according to a plan released by the city urban planning, land and resources commission.

The number of government-subsidized apartments would account for about 44 percent of the total, much higher than the 20 percent in the past five years.

Among the 240,000 subsidized apartments, 176,000 would be sold for less than market price while the rest would be rented to low-income earners.

The increase in the number of subsidized apartments was aimed at alleviating pressure on the housing market and effectively solve the housing problems for low-income families and professionals, according to the commission.

In addition, low-income residents who do not have Shenzhen hukou (permanent residence permit) would be gradually covered by government housing subsidies over the next five years.

The city government planned to provide 30,000 subsidized apartments and provide subsidies for 5,000 low-income families this year.

The plan also sought to strengthen the management of the subsidized housings, which could not be traded on the housing market.

The city also planned to build 300,000 commercial apartments over the next five years.

The city government provided almost 27 hectares of land for the construction of commercial housing last year, less than the 60 hectares originally planned.

The city aims to have half the permanent population owning apartments in the next five years.

hkskyline

July 16th, 2011, 05:53 PM

Flyover links Universiade roads
2011-July-14 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE Shuihe Flyover, which connects Shuiguan Expressway, Jihe Expressway, Longxiang Boulevard and Longgang North Passage, was officially opened Tuesday for the Universiade express lane.

All the expansion projects on Shuiguan Expressway were also completed Tuesday, the day before the 30-day countdown of the 2011 Summer Universiade.

The flyover, which is in the south of the Longgang CBD, is a key project in Longgang that diverts traffic arriving or leaving the Athletes’ Village and Longgang Sports Center. It will greatly improve traffic flow for the Longgang CBD. The project was started in September last year, the Shenzhen transport commission said.

Traffic traveling to Futian and Nanshan from the city’s east could cut eight kilometers off the journey by taking the Shuiguan and Nanping expressways via the Shuihe Flyover.

It is designated a special lane for Universiade vehicles. The city designated a special vehicle lane on 11 roads including Qingping Expressway, Beihuan and Binhe boulevards, and Nigang and Xinzhou roads exclusively for Games vehicles.

maldini

July 17th, 2011, 03:07 AM

hkskyline

July 17th, 2011, 06:39 AM

Is this village preserved for cultural reasons?

Their argument is likely based on historical reasons, although the article didn't mention they had any particular preservation status.

mthmchris

July 18th, 2011, 07:47 AM

Ah.. yes. Government planned and subsidized, non-tradable highrise housing projects. Such schemes are pretty much universally accepted to have been successes all around the world, right?

It's truly fascinating to watch the Chinese government stubbornly make the same boneheaded mistakes made by American planners back in the 1960s and 1970s.

hkskyline

July 20th, 2011, 05:23 PM

13 urban renewal projects unveiled
2011-July-20 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE city’s development and reform commission is seeking public opinion on 13 land redevelopment projects.

The projects were part of the city’s urban renewal plan for 2011 to redevelop land in areas with high-density urban land use, the Daily Sunshine reported yesterday.

Eight of the 13 projects are in Longgang and Bao’an districts and Guangming New Zone.

Eight projects would involve residential development.

Three areas in Luohu and Nanshan districts would be redeveloped for industry, including the jewelry industrial center on Cuizhu Road in Luohu, the industrial zone in Liantang in Luohu and the Nanshan industrial zone.

The reconstruction of the jewelry center would involve 17,191 square meters of land, no less than 15 percent of which would be developed in the public interest.

Involving more than 27,766 square meters of land, the reconstruction of the industrial zone in Liantang would leave at least 7,083 square meters for public projects.

Home to three old industrial parks, the Nanshan industrial zone would see the reconstruction of more than 42,286 square meters, no less than 15 percent of which would be set aside for public projects.

The redevelopment of the Longteng industrial zone in Longgang District involved the largest land area, the paper said.

Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 04:47 PM

More information on the planning of Qianhai:

http://www.docin.com/p-228828054.html?channelId=144

Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 05:11 PM

Districts land usage

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Districts layout

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Detailed land usages

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Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 05:13 PM

Guimiao area land usage

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Chanwan area land usage

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Mawan area land usage

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Dachan area land usage

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Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 05:15 PM

Cultural facilities to dot the foreshore

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Current and future heavy rail transport in the area

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Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 05:18 PM

Short term and long term future arterial roads

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Road planning and estimated traffic load

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Overall road layout

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Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 05:20 PM

Nature strips and ecological areas

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Block size concepts

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Scion

July 22nd, 2011, 05:20 PM

Skyline diagrams

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hkskyline

July 28th, 2011, 04:59 AM

Nanshan developer makes huge profits
2011-July-25 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A NANSHAN company has earned hundreds of millions of yuan by acquiring land from the government for nothing in 1998, building and selling commercial and residential property on the land over the past few years, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.

The report came on the heels of a recent incident in which thousands of scorpions were found in a residential community in Huawu Alley, Daxin Community in Nanshan District.

Residents claimed the scorpions had been put there by the company, Shenzhen Luosha Construction Development Co. Ltd., to force people to move out to make way for a reconstruction project.

The company and the residents have failed to agree on compensation for relocation. One resident, Chen, said the company had offered 10,000 yuan (US$1,538) per square meter in compensation, which was far below housing values in the area.

The company proposed instead to compensate the residents with apartments it planned to build on the site, the paper said.

However, residents later learned they would be able to live in the apartments for only about 50 years because the government would take back the land and housing without offering compensation. The company admitted it had limited rights to use the land.

The company said its State ownership helped it acquire the land in 1998. The company paid a symbolic 8.08 million yuan for the transfer of the 9,414 square meters.

However, it soon became a private company which developed a 21-story building on 4,000 square meters of land. The building now sold for 20,000 yuan per square meter for residential property and more than 100,000 yuan per square meter for commercial property, the paper said.

hkskyline

July 28th, 2011, 08:16 PM

Affordable housing at lowest price
2011-July-27 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED affordable housing project to be developed in Gongming Subdistrict, Guangming New Zone, was priced at 4,918 yuan (US$761) per square meter, the lowest in recent years.

The Shenzhen Futian Real Estate Co. Ltd. won the bid Monday, yesterday’s Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.

The project will occupy 42,820 square meters with a total construction area of 149,868 square meters and would be completed in three years, a company spokesman said.

The land was sold for 1,234 yuan per square meter with seven developers in the bidding.

The city government has sold seven parcels of land for government housing projects since last October.

The city government offers favorable policies to the winning bidders to keep home prices down.

hkskyline

August 2nd, 2011, 09:25 AM

First phase of Sea World facelift unveiled
2011-August-2 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHEKOU residents have a chance to see how the Sea World will be transformed with the opening of the Experience Center at Sea World yesterday.

The center, near the Minghua ship, is displaying plans for significant renovations of the Sea World area being undertaken by China Merchants Property Development Co. Ltd. (CMPD) with computer-generated images, construction models, interactive media and movies.

A movie outlines the history of Shekou and the Minghua ship. There is also a glimpse of the future Shekou community via a computer-generated 3D movie.

Officials from the Nanshan district government and China Merchants Group also announced the opening of the renovated Sea World Center Plaza. There was a food carnival after the opening ceremony Friday evening and on the following three days, with some 30 restaurants resuming business after the completion of the renovations.

According to CMPD, the major developer of Shekou, the Sea World commercial area under renovation consists of the Ming-hua ship, Center Plaza and areas A, B and C. The entire project will be finished and opened by the end of next year.

Area A: An international boutique shopping mall will combine boutiques of exotic commodities, deluxe Western-style restaurants and themed diet centers.

Area B: A waterside international food street will consist of five buildings with ocean scenery. It will allow customers to experience food from five continents while overlooking the sea.

Area C: An international entertainment center will include a Performance Center and an Ocean Theater.

The Experience Center opens every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

This column is solely sponsored by China Merchants Property Development Co. Ltd.

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Scion

August 2nd, 2011, 03:59 PM

First phase of Sea World facelift unveiled

Some renders

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hkskyline

August 5th, 2011, 04:42 PM

Three financial areas planned for SZ
2011-August-5 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHENZHEN plans to build three central financial areas around the city, aiming at becoming a national financial center by 2015, according to a reform of the modern service industry announced Wednesday.

The three areas included Caiwuwei in Luohu District, Central Business District (CBD) in Futian and Qianhai-Houhai area in Nanshan District, Thursday’s Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

According to plans, added value of the financial industry will account for about 15 percent of the city’s GDP in 2015.

Focus will be mainly be in the capital market, business investment and wealth management.

More foreign financial organizations are being encouraged to set up offices and headquarters in the city.

Luohu District will promote urban renewal to become an international shopping center in five years.

By 2015, production volume of the district is expected to be 160 billion yuan (US$20 billion), double the volume in 2009, and the total volume of retail sales will reach 100 billion yuan, an increase of 86 percent over 2009.

Shenzhen will build a modern service industry system with high efficiency and profit in three to five years. The added value of the service industry will reach 900 billion yuan and the number of employees in the industry would account for about 55 percent of the total number of employees in 2015.

Apart from financial areas, the city will also strive to become a global logistics hub with the development of Shenzhen Port and Shenzhen airport. Construction of the commercial area around Shenzhen North Railway Station, the east coastal tourism area, downtown tourism area and western seaside cultural tourism area will also be promoted.

hkskyline

August 7th, 2011, 07:02 AM

New address plates installed
2011-August-4 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHENZHEN has installed more than 420,000 address plates since March, taking the total number to more than 760,000.

The quick installation was a result of a government regulation on the management of address plates that took effect March 1, yesterday’s Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

The regulation requires district governments to pay for the production, installation, daily maintenance of address plates.

Before the regulation was implemented, the installation of address plates had been lagging behind the construction of new buildings. Proprietors or property managers were not willing to pay to install address plates.

There were no address plates to be seen in some residential communities in Bao’an District and Pingshan New Zone.

The large address plates installed after March 1 cost from 105 yuan (US$16) to 125 yuan each. The medium sizes cost from 15 yuan to 26 yuan

hkskyline

August 10th, 2011, 04:09 PM

Longest coastal park in SZ opens
2011-August-8 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHENZHEN Bay Park, the longest coastal park in Shenzhen, was opened to the public Friday, one week before the opening of the Universiade.

The 108-hectare park extends from the Mangrove Ecological Park in the east to the bank of Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint in the west, includes 13 regional theme parks for entertainment, sports, sightseeing and leisure. Part of the parkland was reclaimed from the sea, where sightseeing stands were built. A 9-km bicycle lane runs parallel with the pedestrian road.

There are 1,800 parking spaces in car parks along the 9-km coastal park.

At the launch ceremony, city Party chief Wang Rong and Mayor Xu Qin planted trees with Universiade volunteers at the Crescent Valley theme park.

“Shenzhen is a city of volunteers. I was moved that so many volunteers joined in to serve the Universiade, Wang said. “The volunteer spirit is one of the city’s major driving forces on its way to becoming an international city.”

The ceremony also marked the opening of 360 parks citywide which were built or renovated this year.

The city now has 824 parks, ranking No.1 in the country.

Shenzhen Bay Park is in a 15-km coastal leisure belt linking Futian and Nanshan and ending at Shekou in Nanshan District.

Divineator

August 10th, 2011, 04:39 PM

^^Sounds interesting. Any photos online to share on this one?

hkskyline

August 10th, 2011, 04:52 PM

^^Sounds interesting. Any photos online to share on this one?

Local news report with park images : http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/PpBtI_KD45c/

hkskyline

August 11th, 2011, 04:40 PM

South China metropolis benefits from international games

SHENZHEN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- For 26-year-old Jiang Huali, a typical morning used to involve waking up at 6 a.m. and spending more than two hours riding buses to her office in downtown Shenzhen.

These days, Jiang makes it to work in just an hour, courtesy of one of several new subway lines that have been built in the south China city as it prepares for the upcoming 2011 Universiade.

Jiang is just one of more than 10 million Shenzhen residents who have already benefited from the renovations and developments that the city has undertaken in preparation for the 12-day sports event, which will open on Aug. 12.

Shenzhen won the right to host the 26th Universiade in 2007. The city immediately began working to improve its infrastructure, upgrading and remodeling 280 main roads and spending 75 billion yuan (11.7 billion U.S. dollars) to build five subway lines with a total length of 156 km. All five of the subway lines opened to the public in June this year.

"Large events create pressure to spur city leaders to speed up infrastructure construction and to modify and perfect their cities," said Wang Yukai, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Governance.

Wang said that hosing international events can have a long-lasting influence on a host city's future development.

Chinese cities are taking advantage of opportunities to host such events, seeking to boost their influence, upgrade infrastructure and improve their residents' quality of life.

Beijing made significant changes to its infrastructure before hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. It was ranked the following year as a "world capital of the future" by Forbes, an American publishing and media company. Shanghai's hosting of the 2010 World Expo allowed the city to make similar developmental strides.

Guangzhou, a large city in south China's Guangdong Province, virtually remade itself in preparation for hosting last year's Asian Games. The city rolled out 910 urban improvement projects, including renovating buildings, cleaning up rivers and expanding its subway system.

Shenzhen is just the latest Chinese city to join the fray. The city has given facelifts to many of its older buildings, fortified community-based security facilities and renovated 1,600 of its shabby "urban villages," which are home to many lower-income city dwellers.

"This area has changed. The houses have been repainted and decorated, streets have been repaved. More and more people are shopping here," said Wang Yanli, a tea vendor living in the city's Xiashiwei urban community.

Measures have been taken to ensure that the Universiade will be environmentally friendly, Xu Qin, vice president and secretary-general of the event's organizing committee, said at a press conference in July.

Xu, who is also the mayor of Shenzhen, said 65 percent of the event's venues have been remodeled or based on existing facilities in order to save costs and reduce the event's environmental impact.

The newly built Universiade Village and Universiade Center were constructed using energy-saving technologies and materials, Xu said.

This environmentally friendly approach will be utilized not only within the Universiade, but also in the city of Shenzhen itself.

Xu said the municipal government will put 2,011 alternative-energy vehicles on the city's streets during the event to promote the use of environmentally friendly vehicles.

The Shenzhen government is also taking the opportunity to narrow the gap between the city's ballooning population and its shortage of social, cultural and sports facilities.

Twenty-two new venues have been built for the event, mostly in the city's urban communities and universities. These facilities will be retained for use by local residents after the games are over.

The Universiade Village, home to more than 12,000 athletes and team officials, will be integrated into the Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology's campus after the event.

Many of the new venues are located in Longgang district, located in the outskirts of the city. According to local resident Chen Minying, the out-of-the-way district has transformed from being an "urban village" to being just another part of downtown Shenzhen - despite the fact that it is not even remotely close to the city's downtown area.

The region would not have developed nearly as quickly without the influence of the Universiade, Chen said.

Yang Haixian, a deputy of the National People's Congress of Shenzhen, said that the city government should continue to make efforts to develop the city and improve the lives of its citizens.

"The Universiade lasts just for 12 days, but the development of Shenzhen should be a long-term task," Yang said.

hkskyline

August 17th, 2011, 05:11 PM

New hospital to provide 1,000 beds
2011-August-13 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE Shenzhen oncology hospital would provide 1,000 beds when completed, according to design plans.

To be built on Dongjihua Road in Bantian, Longgang District, the 1.5-billion-yuan (US$238 million) hospital would occupy an area of 100,000 square meters with floor space of 170,000 square meters, yesterday’s Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

There would be eight main buildings, including emergency and outpatients buildings, a medical technology building and inpatients wards.

Environmentally friendly technology would be applied in the complex, such as solar water heating system and a rainwater recycling system.

There would be 24 oncology departments, which combined could treat 2,000 patients a day.

The medical technology building would include a medical imaging and nuclear medicine departments.

There will be 15 departments in the inpatient building, including a VIP area.

In addition, there would also be an oncology research department affiliated with a national laboratory in Guangzhou, the paper said.

The city health bureau was considering collaborating with the oncology hospital affiliated with Zhongshan University in Guanzhou to have its oncology specialists provide consultations for the new hospital.

“It will take at least three years to foster a professional oncologist. The collaboration will give the new hospital access to the rich medical resources of Zhongshan University,” said Yu Weiye, director of the hospital construction office.

The plan had been submitted to the city government for approval, the paper said.

Work had been completed on an environmental impact study for the hospital. Authorities had drawn up compensation arrangements for the requisition of land where the hospital was to be built, the paper said.

Irislovely03

August 18th, 2011, 03:12 AM

Yeah!
I got it. Thanks for sharing this nice link. I'm very excited to see it.

hkskyline

August 21st, 2011, 04:48 PM

MTRC wins Shenzhen property ticket
The Standard
Friday, August 19, 2011

MTR Corp (0066) is about to enter the mainland property market - with the first Hong Kong- style development across the border.

The railway operator put in the winning tender for land-use rights to the site above the Longhua Line depot of the Shenzhen Metro.

MTRC paid 2 billion yuan (HK$2.44 billion) for the site with a developable gross floor area of 206,167 square meters, where it will build a residential and commercial complex.

It must bear all development and construction costs but may invite other firms to participate in the project.

MTRC "is delighted to be involved in this property development project," chief executive Chow Chung-kong said.

Net profit, if any, from the development will be shared with the Shenzhen municipal government.

"The profit for the operator here may not be high, but the implications can be huge," Credit Suisse research director Cusson Leung Kai- tongs said.

"With this first-ever project, MTRC can showcase to other mainland cities what it is capable of in terms of property development, which may open more doors," explained Leung, who expects flats at the site to sell for at least 21,000 yuan per square meter, and the project to earn at least 4.3 billion yuan in revenue.

Flats nearby are asking 20,000 yuan psm.

However, Julian Bu at Jefferies said the higher-than-expected costs may eat into profits.

"Unlike its Hong Kong business model, MTRC had to submit tenders to the Shenzhen municipal government for the site - like every other interested mainland developer," Bu said.

"The tender would have jacked up the cost of the site, and thus the project cost."

In Hong Kong, MTRC asks developers to submit tenders for projects once it gets land-use rights from the government to build stations. Shares rose 0.4 percent to HK$25.40 yesterday.

hkskyline

August 23rd, 2011, 03:00 PM

Ramada Plaza opens new hotel
2011-August-21 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE first five-star hotel in Longhua, Bao’an District, Ramada Plaza Shenzhen North opened Friday.

The hotel is the first Ramada in Shenzhen and is managed by Wyndham Hotel Group, which is said to be the world’s largest hotel company based on the number of its hotels.

The 20-storey property features 254 rooms and 14 suites offering expansive urban views. Amenities will include a grand ballroom plus five conference rooms providing best-in-class meeting facilities. There will also be two distinct restaurants, one featuring elegant international cuisine and the other offering traditional Chinese dishes.

Situated near Bao’an airport and Shenzhen North train station, which will soon become the biggest station in Asia, the hotel provides convenient access for business travelers. Shenzhen Metro lines 4 and 5 are also within walk distance. To celebrate the grand opening, the hotel is now offering preferential promotion packages.

hkskyline

August 24th, 2011, 07:14 PM

45 companies look to Qianhai
2011-August-23 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A PRELIMINARY agreement has been reached between the Qianhai administration and 45 companies, including 21 from Hong Kong, a news conference was told Sunday.

A 15-square-kilometer coastal strip in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District, Qianhai was named in the 12th national Five-Year Program and would be developed as a hub for the modern service industries of Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

The administration would introduce experienced management personnel in Hong Kong to operate the Qianhai Investment Development Company, yesterday’s Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.

The city government had been seeking a change to the law to facilitate the Qianhai development, pursuing a bigger role for the government as a service provider.

In addition, the city government has made it a basic principle to introduce influential companies in finance, modern logistics, information services, science and technology.

Innovative small-to-medium enterprises with great potential would also be welcomed, the paper said.

The city government had granted autonomy in 14 areas to the management bureau of Qianhai to facilitate development.

The autonomy covers development strategy planning, land management, land reserves, construction and operations, finance, review and approval of financial projects, attracting investment, foreign exchange and cooperation.

At Sunday’s news conference, director of the Qianhai administration, Zheng Hongjie, spoke of the similarities and differences in the three key areas of cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in the next five years. The others were Nansha in Guangzhou and Hengqin in Zhuhai.

“The three areas form a ‘golden triangle’ in the Pearl River Delta, all of which were pursuing a modern service industry,” said Zheng.

“Qianhai focuses on a production service industry. Nanshan is an experimental zone for a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement between the mainland and Hong Kong (CEPA),” said Zheng.

Zheng said the three areas combined would boost development in the entire delta area.

Pansori

August 25th, 2011, 03:46 AM

That's good news. I was already starting to wonder what's happening with Qianhai development. Want to see it happen.

hkskyline

October 11th, 2011, 11:52 AM

GZ-SZ sea tunnel mulled
2011-October-11 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

GUANGZHOU is considering building an underground sea tunnel connecting its Nansha District with Shenzhen International Airport.

If the idea becomes reality, it will only take about 20 minutes to get from Nansha to Shenzhen, a report in Daily Sunshine said yesterday, quoting officials from the Nansha District Government.

The tunnel will begin from the district’s Longxue Island and will go under the Pearl River to the Shenzhen airport.

Guangzhou is investing intensively in infrastructure in Nansha, the heart of the Pearl River Delta area. Guangzhou’s Metro Line 4 will be extended to Nansha Port to shorten the travel distance between Nansha and Guangzhou downtown. After the completion of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail, it only takes 20 minutes to get from Nansha to Hong Kong.

Shenzhen’s planning and land resources commission said it was not aware of the plan. But according to an official who refused to be identified, the idea is good and would greatly stimulate trade between Shenzhen and Nansha if it materializes.

hkskyline

October 12th, 2011, 05:12 PM

Universiade Village welcomes new students
2011-October-10 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

MORE than a month after the close of the Shenzhen Universiade, signs can still be seen at the Universiade Village indicating it once served as one of the main venues for the Universiade.

The Universiade Village, home to more than 12,000 athletes and officials from more than 120 countries and regions during the games between Aug. 12 and 23, has welcomed new residents. This time, they are not athletes or officials, but freshman students of the Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology (SIIT).

The end of the Universiade has opened a new chapter for the Universiade Village, which has been renovated as part of the new campus of the SIIT. As many as 4,000 new students registered Saturday and yesterday to start their higher education at the modern facilities.

“The campus is really beautiful,” said Su Ai, a new student. “I am happy to study here.”

Some renovation work had to be done to cater to the need of turning the Village into a school campus. For example, three beds in a dormitory have been expanded to four to host more students.

Launched in April 2002, the SIIT has an enrollment figure of 8,500 and it aims to enroll 20,000 students in five years.

hkskyline

October 16th, 2011, 05:52 AM

New housing estate in Bao’an District cuts prices by 30%
2011-October-12 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A NEW residential estate in Bao’an District which opened only a month ago has slashed prices by up to 5,000 yuan (US$784) per square meter, which attracted a large crowd of homebuyers, and some analysts say this may trigger a domino effect of price cutting in Shenzhen’s property market.

Huabanli estate in Longhua was priced at an average 17,800 yuan per square meter when it was put on sale Sept. 4, according to Wang Lianxin, a salesperson at the estate. Now, prices have dropped by 1,800 yuan to 5,300 yuan per square meter, down 20 to 30 percent, according to Wang.

The estate contains mainly small apartments with construction areas ranging from 78 to 89 square meters, so the total costs of an apartment range from 990,000 yuan to 1.45 million yuan, at the current prices of 12,500 to 16,000 yuan per square meter.

By Friday afternoon, nearly 400 potential purchasers each paid 50,000 yuan in deposits, according to Wang.

Lowered prices attracted a growing number of homebuyers to the estate, according to Luo Bing, another salesperson. “A daily average of 100 visitors came recently and in the past two days we have received about 200 homebuyers everyday,” Luo said.

However, Huabanli is the only estate that offers such deep discounts in that area and not all the apartments are being offered at such low prices. Only five of the 20 buildings in the estate are on offer, while the rest are expected to open for sale next year at an average price of more than 20,000 yuan.

The developer cut prices to boost sales and to improve cash flow, and the other reason for the price cut is the unfavorable location. “Although it is located in Longhua, it is far from the downtown area of Longhua,” a homebuyer whose online name is Hei Tudi wrote in an online forum. “Moreover, not far from the estate stands a water recycling factory, so the air quality may be bad.”

Some analysts expect more property developers in Shenzhen to follow suit in cutting housing prices, while some others think only small developers are willing to do so right now.

hkskyline

October 26th, 2011, 06:00 PM

Cheap housing near completion
2011-October-25 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE first stage of Shenzhen’s largest government-subsidized housing project is close to completion.

Neighboring Shenzhen North Railway Station in Longhua, Bao’an District, the first stage is only about 9 kilometers from the downtown area and would have more than 4,000 rental apartments when completed in September next year, yesterday’s Daily Sunshine reported.

The entire project was costing 2.81 billion yuan (US$446 million) and would provide about 11,000 apartments when completed.

timo9

October 26th, 2011, 06:05 PM

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:cheers:

hkskyline

October 26th, 2011, 06:07 PM

^ Here is the hotel website : http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1709

It's now open.

hkskyline

October 29th, 2011, 06:21 AM

Shenzhen plans better development
2011-October-28 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHENZHEN plans to have all residents with hukou (permanent residence) but no housing covered by a housing security system by 2015, according to development plans for the next five years.

The plans cover economic, social, urban, ecological and cultural development and government services, Thursday’s Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

In addition to implementing a housing security system, the city government plans to improve the public service system. Meanwhile, the urban unemployment rate would be held below 3 percent, according to the plans.

While demand for reform in income distribution had been gaining momentum throughout the country, the city government had pledged to step up the regulation and control of income in industrial monopolies in the next five years, the paper said.

The income gap between social classes was expected to narrow, the paper said.

The city would seek to establish a mechanism to ensure a stable increase in incomes.

In the field of urban development, the city plans to install an optical fiber network in all residential communities by 2015, benefiting 1.5 million residents.

District and subdistrict government departments would be encouraged to play a bigger role in urban and social management.

hkskyline

November 3rd, 2011, 04:51 PM

Xiamen-SZ Railway trials start next year
2011-November-3 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway would start trials at the end of next year, yesterday’s Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

It was still not known when the railway would open, an unidentified official from Fujian Province’s key projects administration said Tuesday.

Construction of the high-speed railway was progressing despite incurring financial difficulty after the Wenzhou rail crash in July, the official said.

The 502-kilometer railway would link Shenzhen and Xiaman in Fujian Province. Major cities along the way include Zhangzhou, Chaozhou, Puning, Shantou, Shanwei and Huizhou.

Meanwhile, two other railways in Fujian — Longyan-Xiamen and Xiangtang-Putian — would also start trials next year.

The Ministry of Railways paid nearly 6 billion yuan (US$944 million) to China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp. Ltd. recently to ease financial difficulty for the electric locomotive manufacturer. More payments would be made in November and December.

However, Fujian Province said the construction of railway projects in the province would not be affected by a lack of funding.

hkskyline

November 5th, 2011, 03:55 PM

Ecological protection a top priority
2011-November-4 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE development of Dapeng Peninsula in Longgang District should focus on environmental protection and sustainable development to create a modern zone with natural scenery and high-tech industries.

These remarks were made by Shenzhen Party chief Wang Rong on a field trip to Dapeng Peninsula on Wednesday.

The top priority in Dapeng’s urbanization and modernization was to protect the environment. “Experience in other parts of the world should be introduced and the area would become a scenic backyard of Shenzhen,” said Wang.

Dapeng Peninsula includes three subdistricts: Kuichong, Dapeng and Nan’ao. There are 25 communities with a population of about 160,000 in the three subdistricts.

The city government is drawing up plans to establish Dapeng and Longhua new zones, to promote urban development and industrial upgrading, Wang said.

The Longhua New Zone includes Longhua, Dalang, Minzhi and Guanlan subdistricts in Bao’an District, while Dapeng New Zone includes Dapeng, Kuichong and Nan’ao subdistricts in Longgang District.

mthmchris

November 6th, 2011, 06:58 AM

Hey, does anyone know what's going on with that "Shenzhen Eye" (Shenzhen Crystal Island) project? I suppose we have to wait for Futian Station to be built first, but was that Shenzhen Eye project going through?

YannSZ

November 6th, 2011, 07:33 AM

^^ interesting question. They really need to build this in order to easily cross ShenNan road when you're on foot.
You could go from the Exhibition center to LianHua Hill by foot, and they'll even connect LianHua Hill with and Beacon Hill Park and Central (ZhongXin) park by creating a green passageway.
Right now they have rebuilt SheNan Road between YiTian Road and JinTian Road and the planted trees. I don't know how the Crystal Island would fit in that.
Perhaps are they also waiting for YiTian road bridge over ShenNan Road to be finished.
Anybody?

hkskyline

November 9th, 2011, 09:42 AM

YannSZ

November 9th, 2011, 09:54 AM

^^ What path?

hkskyline

November 9th, 2011, 10:05 AM

^^ What path?

From the exhibition centre to LianHua Hill.

YannSZ

November 9th, 2011, 10:16 AM

So right now you can't go on top of the IA mall under construction and located between the exhibition center and the roof of Central Walk (ZhongXin Cheng) but you will once the IA mall will be finished. Now you can go from the top of Central Walk to the park that is north of Central Walk and south of ShenNan road.
Then you simply can't cross ShenNan road, you can only recklessly cross it but you have to watch out for the heavy traffic. Or you can use the subway corridors.

Then when you're on the Citizen Center Square you can go up the stairs, under the roof and go straight on top of the Shenzhen Library and reach directly into LianHua Shan.

mthmchris

November 11th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Finally figured out "Shenzhen Crystal Island" in Chinese, and did some research. It seems the "Shenzhen Eye" project is still on, although work on Futian Station must be completed first.

Source:
http://sz.bendibao.com/news/2011410/295061.htm

I assume what will happen is that the central walk mall will connect to Futian Station underground, which in turn will connect to the eye. Above ground, you should be able to theoretically walk on top of IA mall to Central Walk to the Tianqiao surrounding the eye - although to be honest, besides Nov-Jan, I can't see anyone really taking a stroll up there, given Shenzhen's rather brutal summers. Something tells me the underground passage, and thus the eye, will get far more use (barring them doing something interesting, like implementing moving walkways).

YannSZ

November 11th, 2011, 07:58 AM

^^ I need that for my running path !!! :)

There is another interesting project that should open soon it's the Link City. It's a huge underground corridor linking, IA Mall, Central Walk and Coco Park featuring restaurants, shops etc. http://www.linkcity.com.cn/index.aspx

I guess this linkcity will be then connected to Futian Station too, and PingAn IFC too !

hkskyline

November 16th, 2011, 08:41 AM

Satellite helps spot illegal buildings
2011-November-15 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE city’s urban planning, land and resources commission has started using remote sensing satellite to detect illegal buildings and unauthorized land use.

The commission’s monitoring department was able to regularly compare images of land or buildings, taken by the remote sensing satellite at different times, to see whether there was illegal land use, yesterday’s Daily Sunshine reported.

The use of the remote satellite is among measures taken by the commission to step up a crackdown on illegal buildings.

The commission has separated the city into 10 areas and designated 65 key patrol routes for regular supervision.

The commission’s law enforcement staff use a wireless hand terminal connected to a data center to learn the coordinates, ownership and historical use of land, the paper said.

Previously, it took time for law enforcement staff to check relevant information of land suspected of being used illegally, according to the commission.(Li Hao)

In addition, the law enforcement would conduct regular patrols across the city.

Wang Jiayao, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at the PLA Information Engineering University, said the complete digital platform employed by the commission was leading technology.

YannSZ

November 17th, 2011, 12:18 PM

ARCHDAILY - November 15th

International Skyscraper Competition Winning Proposal / ADEPT and Urbanus (http://www.archdaily.com/184521/international-skyscraper-competition-winning-proposal-adept-and-urbanus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArchDaily+%28ArchDaily%29)

Location here. (http://maps.google.com/?ll=22.546499,114.059651&spn=0.002106,0.003396&hnear=Shenzhen,+Guangdong,+China&t=h&z=19&vpsrc=6)

mthmchris

November 21st, 2011, 02:08 PM

Hey, so often I go to the gaoloumi forums to practice my Chinese, and there's a number of projects on there that I haven't seen in this forum. This is likely due to this forum's much stricter requirements, but I thought I'd share a few that I haven't seen here.

1. 腾讯滨海大厦
256m/196m
Kejiyuan, Nanshan

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/42pMJ.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/bFg8y.jpg

2. 中航城改造项目之
199.99m
Huaqiangbei, Futian - right behind AVIC plaza

Looks as though they're going ahead with the tower right now, but there are still some buildings holding out before they can build the mall.

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/dLASy.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/xdgKd.jpg

3. 中海油南方总部大厦
199.6m
Houhai, Nanshan

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/6mFor.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/VbJyQ.jpg

4. 中铁南方总部大厦
100m
Houhai, Nanshan

This one looks to have a couple different renders. Don't know which one they chose. Here's one of them.

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/m2390.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/Qu4SO.jpg

5. 深圳招商银行深圳分行大楼
178.85m
Stock Exchange Square, Futian

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/CB2Nc.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/hRNop.jpg

That's it for now. I'll update some more one of these days when I have the time.

hkskyline

November 22nd, 2011, 10:29 AM

Work to start on new Tencent building
2011-November-22 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

TENCENT, one of China’s largest value-added Internet, mobile and telecom services provider, started work on an office building on land reclaimed from the sea in Nanshan District.

The building at the intersection of Baishi Road and Binhai Boulevard southwest, of Shenzhen High-Tech Park, will include a 50-story south tower and a 41-story north tower.

The 1.8 billion yuan (US$286 million) project would be three times the size of the official building on Shennan Boulevard, opposite Shenzhen University. The existing office building opened in 2009.

Upon completion in 2016, the Binhai building will be equipped with facilities for animation, mobile Internet and search engines. It will be the research base for Tencent’s animation and mobile Internet.

At a launch ceremony yesterday, Tencent Holdings said the project would bring 3.1 billion yuan in new revenue, or 940 million yuan in profit.

Revenue for Tencent last year was 19.6 billion yuan and income from Internet value-added services was 15.4 billion yuan, accounting for 78 percent of the total. Income from mobile and telecommunication services and online advertisements accounted for the remaining 22 percent.

Tencent has 15,000 employees nationwide and the existing office building can accommodate 4,000 employees. As the business expands, some Tencent teams had to rent offices in other buildings.

The new building would be the center of Tencent’s global operations.

mthmchris

November 25th, 2011, 09:08 AM

Here's some more.

1. 中国人寿大厦
170m
Futian CBD, west of Gouwugongyuan

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/qOLYO.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/Fww0Y.jpg

2. 深圳田厦国际中心
196.8m/104m
Nanshan, I believe somewhere close to that building with that absurd horse coming out.

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/fkgan.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/TWwVQ.jpg

3. 深圳中粮大悦城
Final Hight Uncertain
Bao'An, right by Lingzhi Station

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/jbvFT.jpg

Current Progress:
Render just came out. Highly uncertain project.

4. 深圳君临天下名苑
175m
Futian, right south of the Xiangmihu Golf Course, Residential

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/2S9bM.jpg

Current Progress:
http://img2081.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20111124/21/56673426201111242103083805364884522_024.jpg

5. 中信银行大厦
105m
Futian CBD, West of Gouwugongyuan

This is the one on the corner. There's a couple different renders for this one. You can find more http://www.gaoloumi.com/viewthread.php?tid=119077&extra=page%3D1&page=1 (here).

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/RWoQt.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/JPWTC.jpg

6. 深圳第一创业大厦
100m
Futian CBD, West of Gouwugongyuan

This one appears like it will be sandwiched between the 60m tower to the left and the China Merchant's Securities to the right. It also appears as though it will be absurdly skinny (at least compared to other highrises in Futian CBD).

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/0kxpL.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/LcVIs.jpg

7. 深圳中国移动大厦
176m
Futian CBD, Northeastern section by the intersection of Shennan and Jintian

This one has been inactive for a couple months now. No one is quite sure the cause - definitely stopped temporarily, but since it's China Mobile, I would imagine it will end up getting built. After Spring Festival we see funds pumped back into the big SOEs again.

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/OJv3g.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/sDx1o.jpg

8. 深圳中广核大厦
177m
Futian CBD, Northeastern section

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/6BXMQ.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/TYdLa.jpg

9. 海境界二期
Height Unsure, 46F each, Residential
Nanshan, Houhai

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/EPrZx.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/WYO0n.jpg

10. 深圳生命人寿大厦
219m
Futian CBD, Northeastern section

Looks like work still hasn't started here yet.

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/dL3ji.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/cIAyn.jpg

11. 宏欣豪园
145m
Futian, across Yitian Rd from Dongfangyayuan and Huangting Shiji

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/ufVnT.gif

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/BIq4J.jpg

12. 怡化金融科技大厦
158m
Houhai, Nanshan

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/sd9P6.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/Q13LL.jpg

13. 三诺大厦
109m
Houhai, Nanshan

Render:
http://i.imgur.com/2ePfI.jpg

Current Progress:
http://i.imgur.com/QAJiM.jpg

That's it for now.

YannSZ

November 25th, 2011, 09:19 AM

Thanks ! Great posts !

lianli

November 26th, 2011, 04:05 PM

Wow, that's a lot of projects! Thanks!

If we really would open a thread for every single project in China's cities, we would spam the Skyscraper and Highrise section to death. :lol:

Huhu

November 28th, 2011, 09:07 AM

Has there been an announcement on a new Chow Tai Fook building in Shenzhen?

Chow Tai Fook’s $2.8B H.K. IPO May Top Prada

By Fox Hu and Vinicy Chan - Nov 27, 2011 10:03 PM PT

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. may raise as much as HK$22 billion ($2.8 billion) in what could be Hong Kong’s biggest initial public offering this year as luxury-goods companies tap growing affluence in China...

...The Chow Tai Fook shares being offered will account for 10.5 percent of the company after the sale, according to the term sheet. The company’s stockholders have the option to sell 210 million shares under an upsize option, as well as the equivalent of 15 percent of the final deal size under an overallotment option, according to the document.

Half of the funds raised by the company will be used on raw materials and inventory, with 36.5 percent for repayment of loans and 5 percent on buying properties and renovating stores, according the term sheet. The remainder will be used to buy production as well as research and development equipment, to build an office building in Shenzhen, and on working capital.

The IPO will be the biggest in Hong Kong this year, exceeding Prada’s if priced at the top of the range...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-28/chow-tai-fook-seeks-2-8b-in-hong-kong-ipo.html

YannSZ

November 28th, 2011, 10:26 AM

Has there been an announcement on a new Chow Tai Fook building in Shenzhen?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-28/chow-tai-fook-seeks-2-8b-in-hong-kong-ipo.html

I've read about this building before. I think it was meant to be built in YanTian.

hkskyline

November 29th, 2011, 12:42 PM

Underground mall for Huaqiangbei
2011-November-29 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A LARGE underground shopping mall would be built in Huaqiangbei, according to plans for the third phase of the Metro project.

The shopping mall would cover an area of more than 40,000 square meters, serving as an interchange hub connecting Metro lines 1, 2, 3 and 7, yesterday’s Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

Director of the Metro construction office, Zhao Penglin, said the construction of the shopping mall would be a huge challenge because there were about 200,000 people in Huaqiangbei.

However, Zhao said the completion of the shopping mall would, to a large extent, relieve traffic congestion.

The shopping mall was part of stage 3 of the Metro construction, which would include Metro lines 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11, the paper said. The completion of stage 3 would add 171 kilometers to the Metro network. Shenzhen already has a 178-kilometer Metro network.

Large Metro interchange hubs would be planned and built in places such as Chegongmiao and Meiln in Futian District. An evaluation of the preliminary designs for Metro lines 7, 9 and 11 was scheduled to be completed this month.

Work on stage 3 would start after it was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, the paper said. There will be 200 Metro stations in Shenzhen when stage 3 is completed in 2015.

hkskyline

December 11th, 2011, 09:03 AM

Land auction ends in failure
2011-December-8 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE first land to be auctioned on the Internet attracted no bidders before its application deadline Tuesday, Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.

The online auction which was due to be held Tuesday was cancelled and it is unknown when the land will next be auctioned online, according to the city’s land and housing transaction center.

The 80,000-square-meter area of land in Longgang District was designated to be built into a hotel. The starting price was 439 million yuan (US$70 million) and the land could be used for 40 years.

With online trading of land use and mining rights which started Sept. 28, people no longer need to go to the land trading center for auctions.

Expert said the failure was mainly due to the land itself and the current market.

“This land had to be built into a hotel. However, hotel operation requires large amounts of investment and has very high risk. If other commercial projects could be built in the neighboring area, it would be very attractive,” said Deng Zhiwang, president of the real estate research institute at Shenzhen Polytechnic.

Under the housing purchase restriction policies, many estate developers were under financial pressure and chose to spend less money on land. “Hotel land cannot be sold on, so developers are more careful,” said Deng.

However, Deng thought the land was still a promising property as the area would be turned into a tourism attraction.

hkskyline

December 13th, 2011, 08:15 AM

Sino-Dutch low-carbon town to be built in SZ
2011-December-13 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHENZHEN and the Netherlands plan to collaborate in building a low-carbon town in Pingdi, Longgang District, to promote environmental protection, according to a meeting held Sunday.

The first phase of construction covers an area of 25 square kilometers, including Gaoqiao Industrial Park covering an area of 4 square kilometers, yesterday’s Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

According to an agreement signed in September, the town will become a model of low-carbon economic development.

The national project will display the country’s development in low-carbon economy, urban construction and management, and environmental protection, building a platform for technological communication and exchange and promoting China’s cooperation with EU countries, said Shenzhen Vice Mayor Tang Jie.

“Shenzhen is keen to become a leading city in low-carbon economy and we are looking forward to the cooperation. We hope that detailed plans for the town will be completed soon and significant progress can be made in 2012,” said Anne Luwema, consul general of the Netherlands in Guangzhou.

Experts are invited to make the development plan of the town, and construction on the key area, Gaoqiao Industrial Park, will be started soon. A Sino-Dutch low-carbon research center and a team of exports will be established soon to work on technological cooperation, said Wang Dongze, a professor with the Shenzhen Postgraduate Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology.

hkskyline

December 14th, 2011, 11:31 AM

Reclamation project pollutes bay
2011-December-13 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A GROWING number of residents have complained about the stench of excess silt at Shenzhen Bay, yesterday’s Daily Sunshine reported.

“When walking along Shenzhen Bay Park in warm weather when the tide ebbs, I find the smell unbearable. You can even smell it when driving on Binhai Boulevard with your window open,” said a resident surnamed Liu.

The smell is mainly that of silt and garbage. “It was worse a few years ago, and got better after a cleaning project before the Universiade. But it is still unbearable when the weather is hot,” said a cleaner at Shenzhen Bay Park.

According to environmental experts, sea reclamation projects are to blame.

The sea area at Shenzhen Bay has shrunk by nearly 25 square kilometers in recent years due to reclamation projects, accounting for 27 percent of the bay’s total area. The ecosystems in the neighboring area have almost been completely destroyed, according to a report on Shenzhen Bay development released in January last year.

The water quality at Shenzhen Bay is very poor with excessive amounts of heavy metals such as lead and copper, according to a Shenzhen marine environment report released last year.

“The average depth at Shenzhen Bay is only 2.9 meters, which cannot meet the demand of the city’s development. If no effective measure is taken, Shenzhen Bay will have disappeared completely in 170 years,” said Zhou Kai, an ocean environment expert and a member of the city’s political advisory body.

Zhou said simply disposing of the silt would not protect the bay. “The most effective way is to find out where has the most serious silt problem through monitoring and clear away the obstruction against hydrodynamic force,” he said.

hkskyline

December 17th, 2011, 04:12 PM

Illegal building pulled down
2011-December-15 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

ILLEGAL extensions on four villas at an expensive estate in Futian District were demolished Tuesday by government workers, yesterday’s Daily Sunshine reported.

The estate, Honey Lake No. 1, on Xiangmei Road is ranked the sixth most expensive in Shenzhen. Illegal extension has been rampant there, previous media reports said.

At an average of 100,000 yuan (US$15,870) per square meter, the area became a large construction site after the Universiade closed, the report said.

Futian District set up a special team to deal with illegal extension at the estate.

Futian’s illegal construction inspection office said it will suspend property rights registration for the estate as a penalty and tighten curbs on illegal construction in the district.

hkskyline

December 22nd, 2011, 11:54 AM

City plans to build 40,000 units of public housing
2011-December-22 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE city planned to build 40,000 units of public housing in 2012, according to a meeting of the city’s housing construction bureau Tuesday.

The houses will become available in 2013 and 2014.

Work on 65 public housing projects started this year, according to the bureau.

The 65 projects will supply 73,556 units of housing.

The city completed the registration process of about 6,000 units of public housing in October, supplying a total of 5,612 houses.

“We have supplied public housing to the majority of low-income families registered before the end of 2007,” said Li Rongqiang, the bureau chief.

The city’s public housing will reach 480,000 units by the end of 2015, covering 52 percent of Shenzhen hukou holders.

The housing allowance to professionals has also been offered to 10,930 people since the project began last December.

hkskyline

December 25th, 2011, 01:13 PM

Station locations of new Metro line debated
2011-December-21 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE city’s urban planning commission is soliciting residents’ suggestions for station locations for Metro Line 9, which is expected to be completed in January 2017, yesterday’s Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

Construction on the new Metro line, which will run 25.33 kilometers and have a total of 22 stations, will start next year. The Line 9, to run between Wenjin in the city’s east and Shenzhen Bay in the west, would have 10 exchange stations, going through residential and office areas in Luohu, Futian and Nanshan.

Citizens hope the stations will shorten the travel time to major sites, including hospitals, residential estates and parks.

“Some of the current stations on other lines are too far away from the residential estates, and it takes people a long time to walk to the stations from their homes,” the paper quoted a resident surnamed Luo as saying.

Another passenger, surnamed Wang, said Shenzhen University Station on the Luobao Line is inconvenient as it is too far away from the campus.

The city’s urban planning commission said it will collect the suggestions and improve their choices of station locations for Line 9. In some densely populated areas, such as Hua-qiangbei, it will set up a station every 500 meters, it said.

Work on the third phase of Shenzhen’s Metro construction, which includes lines 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11, is expected to start before the end of this month, the report said. (Liu Minxia)

Metro lines 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11, which cover 170 kilometers and 101 stations, will take the total length of the Metro network to 341 kilometers when completed in 2017.

Construction on Line 11, which would link central Futian with Songgang in Bao’an District. will start first, followed by lines 7 and 9 next year and lines 6 and 8 at an as yet undisclosed date, the report said.

The third phase also includes the construction of two transfer stations. Chegongmiao station would be a transfer station for lines 1, 11, 7 and 9. The station would cost 1.7 billion yuan (US$270 million). Qianhai station will be a transport hub for lines 1, 5, 11 and the intercity rail with Guangzhou and Dongguan.

hkskyline

December 29th, 2011, 09:25 AM

SZ to build biggest cruise homeport in South China
2011-December-26 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

WORK on the biggest cruise homeport in South China started last Thursday at Taizi Bay in Shekou, Nanshan District.

The Taizi Bay Cruise Homeport received approximately 10 billion yuan (US$1.67 billion) in investment from Shenzhen Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Co. Ltd. It is expected to be completed in 10 years.

The port will occupy an area of 72 hectares. The total construction area will be 1.7 million square meters.

The coastline of the port will be 1,509 meters. It has 17 berths and the port’s throughput will be 7.6 million people per year.

An upper-market commercial and residential building, a five-star hotel, a shopping mall, an art museum, a concert hall and a park will be built as part of the project.

It was expected that more than 1.8 million tourists would be attracted to the Shekou area over a year after the project was finished.

Feasibility analysis of the project started in 2002 and its design was approved by the city government in 2007.

China currently has only three cruise homeports in Tianjin, Shanghai and Xiamen.

hkskyline

January 11th, 2012, 03:42 AM

Border land popular
2012-January-9 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

LAND in Dongguan that is along the border with Shenzhen has become popular among land developers, compared with land in downtown Dongguan, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported.

Land purchased in Tangxia Township, Dongguan City, which borders Shenzhen, accounts for 19 percent of all land purchase deals done in Dongguan last year. Land purchased by developers in downtown Dongguan only accounts for 4 percent.

Last year 145 lots with a total area of 571 hectares were auctioned at a total price of 12.4 billion yuan (US$1.97 billion) in Dongguan.

Developers, most of whom are based outside Guangdong Province, rushed to invest in the border land between the two cities, mainly because the need for housing of Shenzhen residents continues to increase as the city expands.

hkskyline

January 13th, 2012, 04:01 AM

Pingshan needs better environment
2012-January-9 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A BETTER environment should be created in Pingshan New Zone to boost the area’s economy and urban development, said Yang Xusong, Party chief of the area, when reviewing the government report yesterday.

Yang said nearly all aspects, including urban construction, traffic, roads, education and livelihood in Pingshan, were far less developed than the rest of Shenzhen. A better plan and more preferential policies should be given to the area to make it a better place for residents and companies, said Yang.

Yang suggested the city speed up road construction in the area to make it “much closer” to downtown Shenzhen.

There are only 9.39 kilometers of highways and 2 kilometers of expressways in the area and many roads were still unqualified ones built by the villages years ago.

Although the city planed to invest 17 billion yuan (US$2.7 billion) to build a road network in Pingshan in five years, it was still not convenient for large amounts of migrant workers.

“I hope that the third phase of Metro construction can start soon to help solve Pingshan residents’ problems of going downtown,” he said.

Some deputies also suggested the city send out more vans selling cheap vegetables in Bao’an, Longgang, Pingshan and Guangming.

“The current locations are not reasonable as they are mostly in Luohu, Futian and Nanshan districts. People living in those areas have much higher incomes than those in other areas on average and I think such a good program should serve those low-income people first,” said Li Guimin, a deputy from Pingshan New Zone.

Li said the vans were parked at areas such as Xiangmihu, Shenzhen Bay and Donghai areas, which were all wealthy communities.

“However, there are only a few in other less developed areas. For example, there is only one in Pingshan and most of the low-income migrant workers still have to pay high prices for food,” Li said.

hkskyline

January 14th, 2012, 05:17 PM

Dapeng tourism plan unveiled
2012-January-12 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

SHENZHEN is planning to develop Dapeng Peninsula in Daya Bay into an international tourist spot. According to a development plan of Shenzhen tourism authority for 2011-2015.

The development will be made according to the terrace and ecological conditions. Kuichong area will be developed into a transition area from an urban area into a tourism area, providing transit, facilities and convenience. The high-end marine industry will be developed in the area. International convention buildings and high-end resorts will also be built in what is already one of the most attractive coastal areas in China.

The city will give priority to the protection and preservation of the development of Dapeng and Nan’ao, the core areas of ecological tourism. The Dapeng and Xinda areas will be built into a comprehensive service base, while Xiasha will be developed into a tourism area. Judiaosha will center around sport tourism, according to the plan.

The government will set up an agency for the development and conservation. During the development, old villages in the mountains will be preserved and developed for tourism.

The first area to undergo development will be the Xiasha area in the west coast of the peninsula. According to an agreement of the city with China National Travel Service Group Corp., the travel agency will invest around 2 billion (US$317 million) to 3 billion yuan to build the tourist facilities in the first phase of the development of the Xiasha area.

The 120-km coastline of Dapeng, which has more than 20 beaches which are undeveloped, is regarded as the focal point of Shenzhen’s future and strategic resources.

hkskyline

January 16th, 2012, 05:54 PM

Home prices expected to fall by 30 percent
2012-January-12 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

HOUSING prices are expected to further drop by 30 percent in 2012, returning to the level of April in 2009, if the tightened regulatory policy remains unchanged, according to a meeting of local housing agents Tuesday.

Major housing agencies Centaline Property, Zhonglian Real Estate, DTZ and Shenzhen World Union Properties Consultant (SZWUPC) all offered pessimistic forecasts towards the market this year.

“Transactions of preowned apartments will stall at 5,000 units per month”, said Li Zhiyao, manager of Centaline, which means a 43 percent decrease compared with last year.

2011 has seen low transactions under the tightening policy as statistics showed transactions were of 8.2 million square meters, a 33.62 percent decrease from 2010, the lowest in 11 years.

SZWUPC predicted that housing prices would go down in 2012 and may hit their bottom by the end of the second quarter as the economy seeks a soft-landing, and resumes warming-up in the second half of 2012. Centaline believed that more buyers may turn up as prices drop while potential homebuyers may take some risks in buying new properties.

hkskyline

January 26th, 2012, 03:26 PM

Construction workers demand back pay
2012-January-19 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

MORE than 100 construction workers and material suppliers of an illegal project in Dapeng New Zone are demanding back pay.

The project, Taiyuan Ecological Technology Industrial Park, was suspended in November 2010 by the Longgang urban management bureau for illegal construction, the Yangcheng Evening News reported yesterday.

Although the bureau asked the project developers, Shenzhen Taiyuan Industrial Co. Ltd. and Shuitou Community, to either demolish the illegal construction or complete related construction procedures before Nov. 30, 2010, the illegal construction is still there.

The No. 3 Construction & Engineering Co. Ltd. of China Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp., the project constructor, claimed the developers had defaulted on paying 40 million yuan (US$6.35 million), leading to its postponement of pay for workers and material suppliers, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.

“We went to the construction company repeatedly seeking the money over the past year. The company puts the blame on the project developers,” said a man, Xu, who was sent again by his boss, a material supplier, to demand the back pay Tuesday morning.

Another man, Liu, who was in charge of the mechanical and electrical department on the construction site, said he is owed more than 40,000 yuan in wages.

“I feel too ashamed to go home for the Spring Festival without the money,” said Liu.

Vice manager of the Taiyuan company, Wang Xiaorong, said the company is settling accounts to clarify “who owes who.”

“We have paid more than 10 million yuan, which should have been enough to cover the construction workers’ wages,” said Wang.

The subdistrict office said the constructor has illegally subcontracted the project, leading to confusion for in the management and damaging workers’ interests.

The arbitration committee for labor disputes of Dapeng New Zone has started hearing the case, which involves 15.6 million yuan in back pay for 253 workers.

mthmchris

January 29th, 2012, 05:24 AM

Another New Year, another swath of projects that come out (the central government sets banking quotas around this time, which is why you see so many new projects). Looks like many of the new projects are in Longgang - if you're curious, there's more here (http://www.gaoloumi.com/viewthread.php?tid=194365&extra=&page=1) (in Chinese).

The most interesting project I feel is the "Huaqiang Center" project. The location is in two parts - one piece on the north of Shennan Road across from SEG Plaza, which I've heard will reach 250m, and another huge slab on the south side of Shennan Road which it looks like will wipe out that area of "Commie Block" housing. Hopefully, the electronics components market will be saved on the north side, but I suppose they'll just settle down somewhere else in Huaqiangbei if not. The south side buildings should reach about 190m.

http://i.imgur.com/2OwnF.jpg

lianli

January 29th, 2012, 02:15 PM

^^
Thanks for the news (and the link)!

hkskyline

February 3rd, 2012, 09:21 AM

Geological park to open in June
2012-January-31 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

THE first stage of the geological park on Depeng Peninsula in eastern Shenzhen is scheduled to open for free visits in June, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday.

The first stage of the construction, covering an area of 56.3 square kilometers, is close to completion. It is composed of 16 projects including a 5.6-kilometer coastal promenade, a mangrove wetland conservation area, a geological museum and a science education base.

The first stage construction also includes a 12-kilometer hiking track with 10 viewing stands, six emergency shelters and police booths, and seven environmentally friendly toilets.

Jin Dianqi, who is in charge of the project, said the museum is built with natural stones including volcanic rock.

Its coastal promenade has been integrated into the hiking and cycling track network in the Pearl Rive Delta. There will be a 2-meter-wide cycling track on the promenade.

“Our goal is to build an international geological park and conserve its ecology as well as possible. We didn’t even use modern machines in the construction of the hiking tracks. Instead, almost 50 horses transported the building materials,” said Jin.

“The park will become the first national geological park that offers free entry,” said Jin.

At a cost of more than 1.5 billion yuan (US$220 million), the park will be finished in three phases. The construction of the first stage started last year.

The park will not only boost tourism in the Pearl River Delta and southern China but also provide a place for research into volcanic activities and coastal landforms during the late Jurassic period, according to the park management committee.

hkskyline

February 9th, 2012, 06:12 PM

Wetland park to be built along river
2012-February-9 08:53
Shenzhen Daily

A WETLAND park will be built along Longgang River when a phase-two river treatment project is completed at the end of this year, according to Ding Haicheng, director of the Longgang District Environmental Protection and Water Resources Bureau.

With a total investment of 1.02 billion yuan (US$161.7 million), the phase-two project, which started last month, will clean up a 9-kilometer section of the river, build a wetland park and a rainwater storage pool.

Longgang River, which runs northeast from Wutong Mountain in Shenzhen to Huizhou City, has a 10.9-kilometer section that was cleaned up in the first-phase project last year. The Henggang sewage treatment plant in the upper reaches now processes 200,000 tons of sewage water a day and Hengling plant in the lower reaches, which is under construction, will have a capacity of 800,000 tons a day, enough to handle the current 510,000 tons of sewage discharged into the river, said Wang Wenjin, director of the water treatment office of Longgang District.

The river bank offers scenic views after the phase-one project and a dragon boat race is expected to be held there during the Dragon Boat Festival.