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Look at the quiet night sky, filled with little stars, twinkling and winking at me. I am a little astronaut, piloting a small rocket, rumbling up into the sky, exploring the vast land of the moon and strolling through the starry universe. Watch how the young boy becomes a space guardian, protecting his planetary home. Panlong Ancient Town is located within the Xihongqiao Business District and is one of thirty-two suburban historical and cultural protection zones planned by the Shanghai Municipal Government. It is also the historical and cultural zone in Qingpu District closest to downtown Shanghai. As the ancient town's character declined under static preservation methods, it no longer suited the continuation of its heritage and cultural transmission. The Panlong Tiandi project is one of a series of renovation works for Panlong Ancient Town. The greening area extends east to Jing 2nd Road, south to the Songze Elevated Road, west to the Shenhai Expressway, and north to Shuanglian Road, with landscape design covering approximately 232,710 square meters. The Shanghai Panlong urban village renovation (Shanghai Panlong Park) belongs to the Panlong Tiandi project. The design concept is a collision between ancient and modern. To reactivate the ancient town of over 300 years and elevate the overall regional image, the surrounding park was renovated with a focus on quality improvement. In a collision of ancient and modern thought, a tech-themed children's playground was born. Beneath the vast starry sky, countless beautiful planets attract astronauts from Earth. The design uses a point-line-plane spatial connection strategy, unfolding around the little astronaut's interstellar exploration story line, organizing play equipment and landscape features into a cohesive cosmic adventure.