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Yuntu Shiguang, a showroom park by Weimar Design's Shanghai D Department, is located in Qidong, Nantong, at the meeting point of the Yangtze River and the East China Sea where two waters converge. The site is steeped in the legend of the Kunpeng, the mythic fish-bird of Zhuangzi's Xiaoyaoyou that dwells in the sea and roams the waves. The design translates the Kunpeng into a narrative of the fish swimming through a sea of stars, stringing together four dreamlike passages: the Kun entering the star sea, roaming the interstellar, the nebula forest island, and the star-lit homeward journey. Borrowing the three-dimensional walking system of Singaporean neighborhood parks, the team builds elevated corridors above an aesthetic ocean, importing international lifestyle detail and multi-dimensional living experience into Qidong. At the wild-luxury entry plaza, a glowing star suddenly transforms into a Kunpeng leaping from star charts, light and geometry; a naked-eye 3D screen performs the bird-fish entering the sea in a near-sensory experience that guides visitors into the larger realm. The children's area is themed Cloud Sails Rising, pairing the Kunpeng vitality mascot with palms swaying in the sea breeze, blue water curtains and drifting mist, inviting play within a tropical mood. In the rear court, shaded stepping stones unfold through four seasons, and a three-meter mirror interactive installation floats above sedum-covered islands; water fountains and starlight set refined counter-views. A Singapore-style under-tree living space combines stepping fountains and mirror water with open lawn and a reception garden, supporting yoga, sunbathing, tea and quiet conversation within 10,800 square meters of landscape completed in 2021 for Xincheng Holdings' Shanghai-Jiangsu region. The project translates an ancient myth into a contemporary seaboard lifestyle, inviting residents to journey toward the sea of stars and hear the ocean's hymn to the times.
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