Wuhan Langyue

Rising to gaze on all sides, the heart soars freely. Lush trees, quiet falling water, children playing by the pool, elders resting in shade, couples strolling along flowered hill paths. To strangers this seems like a rural idyll, yet it is an urban forest hidden in a corner of the city. The project continues the legendary bosom-friend culture of Boya and Zhongziqi, whose high-mountains-and-flowing-water story took place in Caidian, Wuhan. Sited in the Sino-French Wuhan Ecological City near Houguan Lake, the largest wetland park in Wuhan, the design translates the ancient mountain-and-water legend through modern means, shaping rich terrain to recover the joy of forest and stream. Raised platforms, poured water, and layered flower steps let visitors climb and survey the scene, while diagonal passages extend the walking experience. The gable walls appear as if shaped by wind, depicting mountains and water and inviting calm. At the city interface and central axis, still water, bubbling springs, and cascades guide emotion: water as mirror, water as stream, water as waterfall. Turning inward, the design integrates the Gemdale play theme, embedding equipment into the terrain for different ages so children climb, crawl, and run through greenery. Beyond the vitality, an elegant understory dissolves excitement into calm, with stone steps, dense planters, and dappled shadows offering relief. The 4,500-square-meter project in Caidian reminds urban dwellers that nature's clearest sounds and closest greenery await when they seek it.