Nanjing Jiangdao Xintiandi

Jiangdao Xintiandi is a commercial park on the east bank of Jiangxinzhou, the eco-tech island in the Yangtze at Nanjing, developed by Sino-Singapore Nanjing Investment and designed by CLD Huizhu Landscape. The site sits mid-way along the island's ecological green chain and riverside promenade (on the Jiajiang branch), opposite the Green Expo Garden and adjacent to a metro hub, with the river embankment, existing wetlands, the island's cycling and marathon loop, and a 5.7-metre vertical drop all shaping the design. The ambition is a family-friendly commercial leisure and sports park where shopping and parkland interact positively, becoming a new fashion, commercial and ecological landmark along the Yangtze. The strategy introduces experiential commerce into the park, using children's play areas, extreme-sports courts, stepped lawns and waterside viewing platforms as outdoor extensions of retail, giving merchants more operating area and formats while animating the park. A second major move is the ecological rain-garden system, using topography and planting to collect, detain and treat rainwater on site, maximising recharge while also demonstrating and educating visitors about sponge-city principles. The roughly 3.2-hectare project treats the river as both setting and infrastructure, balancing commercial vitality with wetland ecology.