NANHU CITY PARK

Jiaxing Nanhu Citizen Square is a commemorative public open space commissioned by Nanhu Urban Construction Investment to mark the centenary of the Communist Party of China, designed by JUND with design directors Fu Fangfang and Min Jie and built by Zhejiang Huazhou. The 93,170-square-meter site sits south of the Nanhu district government, bounded by Jingyi Road, Lingongtang Road, Central Ring East Road and the Lingongtang River, surrounded by residential, office, retail, school, sports and park uses. Previously a 15-year-old tired green space lacking modern activity areas, night lighting and drainage, it was found on site visits to host eleven morning-dance troupes every evening, showing deep citizen demand constrained by poor design. Designed and built in 110 days for the July 1, 2021 centenary opening, the concept is a hundred-year dream, wings spread and soaring, weaving the five colors of Jiaxing into five strategies of technology, culture, ecology, life and revolution. From the air, the square reads as a pair of butterfly wings, recording the city's century-long transformation and its spirit of diligence, kindness, beauty and courage. The design returns the ground to citizens, layers space and stages distinctive activities; outside the underground civil-defense parking, maximum tree-shaded activity space and a denser path network combine green cover with use. The east side is for youth and families: a vertical pedestrian bridge, a retained roller-skating rink upgraded in surfacing and safety, and a children's playground organized by a red ribbon into toddler, older-child and parent zones, with climbing, crawling, jumping, running and bouncing equipment. The west side is for seniors: a starlight axis, a sunken dance plaza, choral and instrumental activity areas and seasonal flower seas. The 300-meter-long, 3.3-meter-wide steel-and-glass pedestrian bridge is lifted above the site, its 105 sculpted arch ribs carrying a light show by day and night. Along the central axis, 32 aligned camphor trees frame a huge botanical sculpture shaped from local specialties such as Fengqiao peaches and Daqiao grapes. A smart slow-runner path links east and west and connects to the northern greenway, with immersive spinning bikes, fitness supply stations, check-in points, body-monitoring stations and interactive running walls. Planting uses a three-tier maintenance schedule and seasonal rotations tuned to the July-to-September opening.