Trail Blazers of Municipal Construction in Beijing—Interview with Deputy General Manager Zhang Zhenguo, Beijing Municipal Construction Development Group

People call buildings music in a condensed state. It is not exaggerating to call the Fangzhuang Residential Area on the southern edge of Beijing proper a warm urban folk melody in a magnificent movement. The area, covering 147 hectares of land, consists of four groups of buildings, named the Fanggu, Fangcheng, Fangqun and Fangxing gardens. In this community with all

Research on the Construction and Development of Aesthetic Education Bases in Higher Education Institutions

In order to implement the national aesthetic education policy,it is essential to organically integrate relevant aesthetic education resources,promote interdisciplinary education,and carry out extracurricular practical activities centered on aesthetic education.Strengthening the foundation of aesthetic education theory,addressing practical challenges in the teaching process,and closely linking research with teaching will create a feedback loop that benefits drama education.This article provides an in-depth analysis of the construction strategies,resource advantages and disadvantages,and development of aesthetic education bases,offering countermeasures and suggestions for their construction in universities.It aims to provide a solid research foundation for the growth and development of aesthetic education bases in higher education institutions.

Study on the Influence of Over Development and Construction of Traditional Villages on the Development of B&B and Its Planning Strategy:A Case Study of Jinlin Village in Zhaoqing,Guangdong Province

The development types of traditional village B&B can be divided into spontaneous style,scenic area driven style and new rural construction led style.The development of B&B in Jinlin Village has certain livable environment and resource conditions,good location,profound cultural heritage and government support.It has experienced three stages of construction,namely scenic spot development,civilized village and new countryside.The development type of B&B in Jinlin Village belongs to the dual type of scenic spot driving and new countryside construction.However,over construction has negative impact on the development of B&B.Four planning strategies are put forward,including protecting and activating the traditional houses,increasing the green space to isolate and buffer the impact of new houses on traditional dwellings,opening up new lakeside residential area,and fully protecting and utilizing peripheral farmlands.

Minister Hou Jie on China's Housing Construction and Urban Development

At a reception held recently, Mr. Hou Jie, Minister of Construction, spoke about China’s housing construction and urban development. According to Mr. Hou Jie, the Chinese government always pays high attention to housing development, and has adopted many policies to speed up the construction of houses. Especially since 1979 when China introduced the policy of reform and opening, residential housing has developed rapidly and witnessed outstanding achievement. From 1979 to 1996, 13.8 billion square metres of residential

Vice-Minister Ye Rutang on the Development of China's Construction

Vice-Minister Ye Rutang,ofConstruction,has said that inthe Ninth Five-Year Plan(NFYP)period,China’s constructionundertakings will promote thetransformation of economic systemand growth mode and conscientiouslyimplement the strategy of initiatingscience and education,with thepromotion of the development of thebuilding industry as the mainstream,with the acceleration of theconstruction of houses in urban andrural areas,public facilities and keyprojects construction as focal points,with the cultivation andstandardization of the constructionmarket as a base,and with theintensification of the control andmanagement as a means,to whichend we should constantly deepenthe reform,expand the opening tothe outside world,persist in stressingboth civil construction,fulfill eachtask of construction at a high leveland on a safe and highly efficientbasis and make a due contributionto promoting the sustained,rapidand healthy development of thenational economy andcomprehensive socia progress.

Construction of Environment for Sustainable Human Rights Development

Today, we are gathered to welcome the opening of the Sixth Beijing Forum on Human Rights, which is co-sponsored by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development. Undoubtedly it is of positive significance that human rights experts and scholars in the international human rights field from many countries in the world have assembled together in this golden season to plan human rights develop- ment. On behalf of the State Council Information Office of China, I wouldlike to express warm congratulations to the opening of this forum, and sincere welcome to friends in atten- dance.

Protection and development of characteristic villages in Wuling Mountain ethnic areas under the strategy of rural revitalization

The construction of characteristic villages in ethnic areas is an important link in the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy,and it is also an important measure to promote rural revitalization and development.With the development of modern civilization,some villages with distinctive characteristics have gradually become homogeneous.How to promote these villages to give play to their characteristic advantages and promote their revitalization has become an important topic discussed by many scholars.This paper takes Nanzhu Village,a characteristic village with the trinity of “red genes,ethnic characteristics,and natural landscape” as a case.Starting from the perspective of the rural revitalization strategy,this paper proposes countermeasures for the construction and development of characteristic villages in the ethnic minority areas of Wuling Mountain.Revitalization provides a certain reference.

County financial ecology and the development of new socialist countryside in China

The new rural construction will involve many fields, such as the upgrade of the industrial structure of agriculture, the impravement of the efficiency in the use of agricultural resources, the increase of farmers＇ income, maintaining sustainable agricultural development, and strengthening the construction of agricultural service system and circulation system.Finance, as the core of modem economy, should serve the new rural construction. However, there are many problems about the financial system in the rural area for a long time. So it is vital to build a good county financial eco-environment to promote the development of county financial systems and give full scope to the supporting function of finance. Only when we solve the problems in rural financial ecology and make clear the government ＇s fanction and activities, the county financial environment can function and be improved. Based on the reality of county economic development and starting from the connotation of county financial ecology, this paper analyzes the status quo of county financial eco-environment, especially the significance of optimizing the county financial eco-environment under the macroscopic background that the country proposed the socialist new rural reconstruction, and proposes the opinions and suggestions to construct and the maintain county financial eco-environment.

World-renowned Scientists Made Constructive Comments on S&T Development in China

In the crucial transition period from the initiative phase to the overall implementing phase of the Academy’s Knowledge Innovation Program (KIP), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), based on the experience of the KIP initiative phase, has attached great importance to the broad solicitation of suggestions on the overall implementing phase of the KIP with the aim at further clarifying its position in the National Innovation System and setting up goals and measures for the development and

Symposium of Urban Construction and Development on Both Sides of Taiwan Straits Held in Beijing

Fifty--one constructors from both main-land and Taiwan got together at the "Con-structor’s House" in the capital Beijing fromJuly 6 through July 8, and talked over the is-sues of urban planning, construction and ad-

Process and cause of urban-rural development transformation in the Bohai Rim Region, China

China＇s reform and opening-up policy has brought the country a great development opportunity. The high-speed growth of the economy not only led China to a period of industrialization, urbanization, informatization and agricultural modernization, but also exacerbated the situation of the urban–rural dual structure. Based on the review of current studies, we first used the analytic hierarchy process（AHP） method to evaluate the urban–rural development and transformation level by population transformation index, land transformation index, industrial transformation index and social transformation index between 1996 and 2012 around the Bohai Rim Region. Then, based on the results of each index, we used the exploratory spatial data analysis（ESDA） method to investigate the spatial autocorrelation of the change in the urban–rural development transformation index during the 16-year period using Global Moran＇s I index and Local Moran＇s I index. Finally, we investigated the mechanism of change of the urban–rural development transformation index at county level, summarizing five main factors：（1） the radiation from the surrounding big cities,（2） the acceleration of the urbanization process,（3） the upgrading of the industrial structure,（4） the publishing and implementation of a macro development strategy and regional policy, and（5） natural factors such as topology.

Shenzhen International Low Carbon City in Development: Practice of Low Carbon Planning Technology Strategy Based on Dynamic Demands

Targeted at the dynamic demands in the rapid urban construction, the planning technology strategy of the Shenzhen International Low Carbon City studies the fl exible index model based on carbon emission evaluation, and adopts rolling development and micro-circulation construction mode to achieve quick returns with small investment. Meanwhile, it also evaluates the application of low carbon technology and gives feedback in time, so as to constantly optimize and complete the low carbon city planning. In detail, it involves industrial planning, ecological restoration, transport planning, energy resource planning, architectural design, etc., for which appropriate approaches are selected according to the principle of rolling development of unit cells and based on different requirements of different stages. The quick-response and fl exible technology system can help the low carbon city to choose an appropriate technology strategy in line with its own characteristics in the start-up stage and rapid development, thus realizing the sustainable leap-forward development and providing reference for other similar regions.

China＇s Sponge City construction： A discussion on technical approaches

Since 2014, China has been implementing the Sponge City Construction initiative, which represents an enormous and unprecedented effort by any government in the world for achieving urban sustainability. According to preliminary estimates, the total investment on the Sponge City Plan is roughly 100 to 150 million Yuan （RMB） （$15 to $22.5 million） average per square kilometer or 10 Trillion Yuan （RMB） （$1.5 Trillion） for the 657 cities nationwide. The Sponge City Plan （SCP） calls for the use of natural processes such as soil and vegetation as part of the urban runoff control strategy, which is similar to that of low impact development （LID） and green infrastructure （G1） practices being promoted in many parts of the world. The SCP includes as its goals not only effective urban flood control, but also rainwater harvest, water quality improvement and ecological restoration. So far, the SCP implementation has encountered-some barriers and challenges due to many factors. The present paper presents a review of those barriers and challenges, oftizrs discussions and recommendations on several technical aspects such as control goals and objectives; planning/design and construction of LID/GI practices; performance evaluation. Several key recommendations are proposed on Sponge City implementation strategy, Site-specific regulatory fi＇amework and technical gmdance, Product innovation and certification, LID/GI Project financing, LID/G1 profcssional training and certification, public outreach and education. It is expected that the successful implemen!atiun of the. SCP not only will bring about a sustainable, eco-friendly urbanization process in China, but also contribute enormously to the LID/Gl research and development with the vast amount of relevant data and experiences generated from the Sponge City construction projects.