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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Envisioning rural futures

Figure 4. The Ou River, 2021. Source: Photo by Raul Ariano; reprinted
(adapted) with permission from Raul Ariano; Copyright © 2021 Raul
Ariano

Figure 6. Map of the sites for the competitors. Source: Map by the
author; reprinted (adapted) with permission from Leonardo Ramondetti;
Copyright © 2023 Leonardo Ramondetti

Figure 5. Traditional houses in Lishui Valley, 2021. Source: Photo by
Raul Ariano; reprinted (adapted) with permission from Raul Ariano;
Copyright © 2021 Raul Ariano

to agrarian landscapes and natural reserves along the Ou
River. Such a heterogeneity offers a unique opportunity
to develop an overall strategy incorporating the themes
of the competition, but sensitive to the specificity of each Figure 7. Future Super Shan-Shui Park overall plan. Source: One Tenth
area. This was achieved by the top three entries in the Culture & Art Company; reprinted (adapted) with permission from One
competition: Future Super Shan-Shui Park by the CAUPD, Tenth Culture & Art Company; Copyright © 2020 One Tenth Culture &
A Symbiotic Urban Change by Olivier Greder Architects, Art Company
and Prosperous Lishui by SCUT and Politecnico di Torino.
As summarized in Table 1, these projects adopt different local ecosystem to promote a new type of urbanization in
approaches and prioritize diverse features. The result is a harmony with nature. The plan allocates 63% of the area to
collection of different visions for the Future Shan-Shui City, ecological preservation, 17% to agriculture, and 14% to new
which interpret Chinese rural areas in radically different urban developments while the remaining 6% is existing
ways. These schemes are discussed in greater detail in the villages. The overall strategy is based on three points: the
next sub-paragraphs. improvement of the environment, particularly the water
system, its flora and fauna; the development of a new
4.1. Future Super Shan-Shui Park by the CAUPD urban system along the Ou River; and the promotion of a
The project Future Super Shan-Shui Park by the CAUPD new economy based on cultural activities and innovative
(China) focuses on the environmental features of the industries (Figure 7).

Volume 5 Issue 3 (2023) 6 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.0957