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Yangzhou, a time-honored city of more than 2,500 years, has displayed infinite beauty in a limited area. Just like a Chinese folding fan, whether fold or unfold, it is always telling a story of elegance and liberty, naturalness and civilization. From time immemorial, Chinese literati and poets have shown great passion for the beauty of Yangzhou. While in our cooperation with SUNAC China, our designers have fully considered and involved in the local features and characteristics of Yangzhou in designing this project. As a result, we can now have before our eyes a fantastic view consisting mirrors, flowers, water and moon, and find something more beyond, such as creativity and dedication. The lights and shadows are wandering around us, and the wisdom naturally reveals in exposing and concealing. The light and shadow create a sense of unlimited space within a limited area while the mixture of exposing and concealing brings a spectacle of changeable views within several steps. On September 21st, 2017, a drizzling Autumn day, it’s lucky to have her beautiful image embedded in my mind here. This project is located in the central area of Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City. It has not only absorbed the essence of local culture, but has also adopted modern designing techniques and delivered a message of “New Asian and Modern” architecture style. The sophisticated use of such natural elements as water, plants, light and shadow offers a taste of natural beauty to our visitor. There won’t be too much to disturb your thoughts but some subtle and hidden beauty for you to discover. Two ways from the opposite direction can both lead to the sales center. If you drive by yourself, the winding road will gradually calm yourself down and fill you with greater hopes for better scenery coming into your eyes. The concept of “ordinary comes before extraordinary” (The better is still coming) coincides with the aesthetic value of Eastern Asians. Walking all the way to the end, you will find yourself safely suited in a large open yard. There are no more complicated elements than lights, trees and feature walls, which are the most compelling evidence of serene surroundings. While for those who cycle or walk in for a tour from the other way around, they will, first of all, catch a view of the drama-like scene. This scroll of scenery as wide as 60 meters is a jaw-slacking moving picture, which may earn the admiration deep down from your heart. With the layered display of landscape in this scroll, the view becomes richer as you look faraway and things of high and low, near and far, obscure and clear all in perfect harmony. The world is seen through the mist above water; And four seasons can be relished by a random wander. The tranquil water is glittering pleasantly in this fan-shaped pond, while three maple trees are standing steadily on the small island in it. Probably, you may tell that these trees are telling the most touching and enchanting stories of the Oriental by the way they present themselves. In the day, mini-fountains will jump up and down in the pond, which are as lively as some naughty kids in receiving and seeing off the guests. At night, the street lamps are lit up. The light will penetrate the glass walls and mix together with that shining around the building and that inside. The lamps are all shining unanimously and quietly, giving you a full opportunity to enjoy their glamour. That is what we called “The enchanting garden of Changes”(Fan and Water Garden). Welcome you all to come and be our guests. Walking closer, you will find a marvelous picture reflected in this mirror-like pond, in which the elegant trees, the sky high above and the lights lining around are all contributing as its most outstanding features. Most exceptionally, this fan-framed painting is unmissable because of its changeable scenery and 3D images. At the edge of the small island in the water are some mini-fountains. These fountains will relieve the surroundings from dullness and add some liveliness to them. At the bottom of the pond, it is covered with black tiles, which is different from but compatible with the rest. The light and shadow are wandering and lingering You can experience varied scenes within each minute here. When you take the turns to the sales center, you may find yourself unwillingly stopped by some fancy lights. And to your greater amazement, another picture unveils before you: some elegantly shaped green tree is standing in front of a folded fan shaped feature wall. The flourish of the tree accompanies the development of “Water Garden” and the scenery behind the feature wall brings a sense of mystery. The entrance of the sales center is a large high-roofing walkway, which creates a feeling of layered space. When you are walking on the road crossing the pond, you may gradually calm yourself down and get endowed with an air of greatness and formality. In this way, there will be no clear boundary between the space in and out of the walkway. At the end of the walkway, you may find a pool of water, whose surface is as still and clear as a mirror, vividly reflecting images of green plants, water, square fences and lights and shadows. Meanwhile, the wave-shaped square fences create an atmosphere of transcending and purifying. Simple as these items are, the feature walls and ground lights are perfectly combined with water and images of folded fans here. The concept to be conveyed here is one most widely pursued in the modern world known as “light luxury”. Usually, details are easily neglected, but we still hope that our dedication will be at certain moment appreciated, and best of all, come to you as pleasant surprises. In the sales center, there may be some corners out of your way and few will take a notice of them, but that is never something to be neglected by us. We may create here a view of withered trees and bleak mountains, which might linger in your mind for a long time…… A good view certainly deserves to be searched, especially at the most colorful time of the year. The details of this project are telling people their profound cultural connotation, excellent craftiness, civilized design and extreme gracefulness. Undoubtedly, they have convinced us that human and nature can exist in harmony and proved themselves a great speaker of our inside beauty and a lover of life. To those who love life, we are eager to share with you all these quality scenery and experiences. Name of Project: ROYAL MASION, SUNAC China, Yangzhou Location of Project: The Crossroad of Canal Road, Huangshan Boulevard, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou Covering area: 36,129 ㎡ Designed in: 2017 Built in: 2017 Developed by: Sunac China Holdings(Nanjing)Limited Constructed by: Zhejiang Kangdi Landscape Construction Co. Ltd.