ART Yuyuan: a model of city renewal in Changning District

       Yesterday afternoon, Changning District mayor, Xie Feng and other leaders visited ART Yuyuan as a field survey. Reconstruction and upgrading project of ART Yuyuan has come to an end with the first commercial tenant settled in this Octorber.

       Yuyuan Road is a cultural and historical block with hundred years of history. Constructions like gardens, villas in all kinds of amorous feelings could be found in Yuyuan Road. As the sitations of break walls for shops, illegal structure and small shops in Yuyuan Road since 1980s, the old formats in this road inhibited the high-end life and the urban renewal transformation.

        Shanghai Huge Group reconstructed ART Yuyuan with morphological transformation and new format with marketing operation means. 14 new style enterprises are introduced in mixed forms of art, culture, business and coworking space. ART Yuyuan are built as a aesthetic and creative live block with new angles, new vision and international concepts.

        Mayor Xie got a in-depth understanding in planning and investment situation of ART Yuyuan and expressed appreciation of rich cultural activities of ART Yuyuan."Cultural activities like Peace Ode Lawn Concert would expand the horizon of residents and stand for the city spirit and vitality. It is a great integration of Chinese traditional culture and international culture form.

        With the development of urban city, it is not only to pursue the GDP, but make appropriate adjustments to the city after research, upgrading, planning and summary, creating an open and dynamic, classic and innovative, livable and harmony place. ART Yuyuan is not only an upgrading of historical blocks in core city, but also a model for urban renewal in Changning District.

        In the future, more vitality from mixed forms of culture, art and business will be found in ART Yuyuan. It will become the most tastful aesthetic life block in Shanghai which makes this city more charming.