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Lingang: City of the future
By Chen Ye |
May 30, 2011, Monday
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SHANGHAI has big plans for Lingang New City, a satellite town along the coast. Its economy will be based on advanced manufacturing and new technologies. Chen Ye reports.
The Pudong New Area government in Shanghai plans to make Lingang New City into a global role model. The plan calls for rooftop gardens on many buildings, an artificial lake in the center of the city and a local economy based on advanced manufacturing, green technologies.
Built along Shanghai's southeast coast at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay, Lingang is connected to Yangshan Deep Water Port by Donghai Bridge. By next year, the southern extension of Metro Line 11 will include a station in Lingang.
Gu Xiaoming, 53, general secretary of Lingang New City administration board, said: "Within 15 to 20 years, we would like to build modern residential communities, attract more than 5,000 corporations, and add 250,000 to 300,000 permanent residents."
After the State Council approved the merger of Pudong New Area and Nanhui District in 2009, it was decided Lingang would be a "Green City, Wisdom City and a Healthy City."
In order to create a green city, Lingang will use solar power. All buildings will make use of energy-saving technologies. The artificial, circle-shaped Dishui Lake in the center of the 300-square-kilometer Lingang will feature ferries that shuttle residents around to other parts of the city.
By the end of next year, Lingang residents will be able to try out the latest electric vehicles as Shanghai plans to expand the trial program from Jiading District to other areas.
Gu said they will adopt an "intellectualized information management system" during construction of the city.
To develop Lingang's economy, officials will focus on attracting high-tech firms known for innovation. Companies that have already started construction on facilities or agreed to build plants in Lingang include Siemens, Shenergy and AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co.
Germany-based industrial giant Siemens AG began construction on its first manufacturing plant for wind turbines in China in Lingang in 2009. The company plans to invest 581 million yuan (US$85 million) in the facility.
Shenergy Co is building a 5.48 billion yuan natural-gas power plant in Lingang to meet rising demand for clean energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co announced last year it will build a plant to assemble jumbo jet engines, including the LEAP-X1C engines, in Lingang.
Previous reports said cooperation agreements worth US$200 million were signed with foreign firms including Sulzer Metco and Maersk Logistics. Domestic companies like China Ocean Shipping Company, Shanghai Electric Group Company Ltd and China Shipping Logistics have signed agreements with Lingang for projects worth about 10 billion yuan.
Meanwhile, Gu said he was deeply impressed by a recent trip to Singapore, especially by the city-state's clean and healthy environment.
Gu said he told Yip Wei Kiat, consul general of Singapore in Shanghai, who led a business delegation to Lingang earlier this month, that they want to learn from Singapore as Lingang New City develops.
Lingang plans to provide a clean environment and health insurance to all residents. The city's air quality will be monitored.
The 2011 World Health Expo will be held in Lingang. Hundreds of international groups, including the World Harmony Foundation and National Education Management Group, have confirmed they will attend the event on November 16-22.
The State Council mapped out that Lingang will become an international shipping center and a logistics hub by 2020. The city is close to Yangshan Deep Water Port.
Government agencies and port operators will seek to integrate port resources as well as build up a network that connects inland waterways and ports to transport cargo smoothly.
Lingang Industrial Zone will comprise the Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Area, International Logistics Park, Comprehensive Industrial Zone and Sanxin Park, Gu said.
"The main reason I think Lingang New City will become an ideal living place within 15 to 20 years is because people are more interested in convenience," Gu said. "I can still remember spending a lot of time stuck in the middle of traffic jams in the downtown area. That's not going to happen in Lingang."
Some locals think Lingang has already been blessed after hearing the story of how construction workers saved a blue whale trapped in the No.1 outfall of Dishui Lake.
The whale got trapped in 2003 while the artificial lake was still being built. More than 30 construction workers helped the 3.7-meter whale get back to the East China Sea. The workers said after the whale was in the sea, it jumped out of the water three times, as if thanking them for the rescue.
The Pudong New Area government in Shanghai plans to make Lingang New City into a global role model. The plan calls for rooftop gardens on many buildings, an artificial lake in the center of the city and a local economy based on advanced manufacturing, green technologies.
Built along Shanghai's southeast coast at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay, Lingang is connected to Yangshan Deep Water Port by Donghai Bridge. By next year, the southern extension of Metro Line 11 will include a station in Lingang.
Gu Xiaoming, 53, general secretary of Lingang New City administration board, said: "Within 15 to 20 years, we would like to build modern residential communities, attract more than 5,000 corporations, and add 250,000 to 300,000 permanent residents."
After the State Council approved the merger of Pudong New Area and Nanhui District in 2009, it was decided Lingang would be a "Green City, Wisdom City and a Healthy City."
In order to create a green city, Lingang will use solar power. All buildings will make use of energy-saving technologies. The artificial, circle-shaped Dishui Lake in the center of the 300-square-kilometer Lingang will feature ferries that shuttle residents around to other parts of the city.
By the end of next year, Lingang residents will be able to try out the latest electric vehicles as Shanghai plans to expand the trial program from Jiading District to other areas.
Gu said they will adopt an "intellectualized information management system" during construction of the city.
To develop Lingang's economy, officials will focus on attracting high-tech firms known for innovation. Companies that have already started construction on facilities or agreed to build plants in Lingang include Siemens, Shenergy and AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co.
Germany-based industrial giant Siemens AG began construction on its first manufacturing plant for wind turbines in China in Lingang in 2009. The company plans to invest 581 million yuan (US$85 million) in the facility.
Shenergy Co is building a 5.48 billion yuan natural-gas power plant in Lingang to meet rising demand for clean energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co announced last year it will build a plant to assemble jumbo jet engines, including the LEAP-X1C engines, in Lingang.
Previous reports said cooperation agreements worth US$200 million were signed with foreign firms including Sulzer Metco and Maersk Logistics. Domestic companies like China Ocean Shipping Company, Shanghai Electric Group Company Ltd and China Shipping Logistics have signed agreements with Lingang for projects worth about 10 billion yuan.
Meanwhile, Gu said he was deeply impressed by a recent trip to Singapore, especially by the city-state's clean and healthy environment.
Gu said he told Yip Wei Kiat, consul general of Singapore in Shanghai, who led a business delegation to Lingang earlier this month, that they want to learn from Singapore as Lingang New City develops.
Lingang plans to provide a clean environment and health insurance to all residents. The city's air quality will be monitored.
The 2011 World Health Expo will be held in Lingang. Hundreds of international groups, including the World Harmony Foundation and National Education Management Group, have confirmed they will attend the event on November 16-22.
The State Council mapped out that Lingang will become an international shipping center and a logistics hub by 2020. The city is close to Yangshan Deep Water Port.
Government agencies and port operators will seek to integrate port resources as well as build up a network that connects inland waterways and ports to transport cargo smoothly.
Lingang Industrial Zone will comprise the Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Area, International Logistics Park, Comprehensive Industrial Zone and Sanxin Park, Gu said.
"The main reason I think Lingang New City will become an ideal living place within 15 to 20 years is because people are more interested in convenience," Gu said. "I can still remember spending a lot of time stuck in the middle of traffic jams in the downtown area. That's not going to happen in Lingang."
Some locals think Lingang has already been blessed after hearing the story of how construction workers saved a blue whale trapped in the No.1 outfall of Dishui Lake.
The whale got trapped in 2003 while the artificial lake was still being built. More than 30 construction workers helped the 3.7-meter whale get back to the East China Sea. The workers said after the whale was in the sea, it jumped out of the water three times, as if thanking them for the rescue.
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