Walking along the Huangpu a path to fitness in Hongkou
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HONGKOU District is building a network of walking paths along the Huangpu River and its branches so local residents and tourists can enjoy a leisurely walk or fitness jog while taking in the scenery, the top official of the district said yesterday.
The district government has plans for a “slow walking system” in the area which boasts the city’s most abundant river resources as well as a string of historic buildings, Wu Qing, the Party chief of Hongkou, said.
Walking paths are mainly built on green lands along the rivers, with only pedestrians and cyclists allowed access.
As a major project, a walking path is under construction to connect the Music Valley near Sichuan Road N. with the Huangpu near the North Bund area, Wu revealed.
The starting point of the walking system near the Music Valley is at the convergence of the Huangpu’s three branches. Pedestrians can walk north to Sichuan Road N. or south to the Huangpu. Another path will take pedestrians from the river back to Sichuan Road N., one of the major commercial streets of the city, according to Wu.
Several sections of the paths have been built and are now open to the public. They will be linked in a triangular shape next year.
Wu said the walking trails will connect several of the district’s major tourist attractions such as the Duolun Road cultural street where many modern celebrities of China once lived and the Music Valley, a place with music halls and studios for concerts and other live performances.
Hongkou has built a walking path system in the North Bund area which is home to office buildings and cruise liner docks. Residents and tourists can walk along the Huangpu or on some piers over the river.
Meanwhile, the district plans to demolish another 500,000 square meters of old residential buildings by 2020 and complete the removal of all former decrepit residential buildings by 2025, according to Wu.
Hongkou was one of Shanghai’s earliest major residential settlements, meaning that it has a plethora of old housing structures, built in the early 1950s, that are now in poor condition.
Some 600,000 square meters of old buildings have been torn down and original residents relocated to new residential buildings in the city’s suburban districts.
The district still has about a million square meters of old houses waiting to be demolished, Wu said.
However, some historical structures, especially the many Shikumen buildings will be protected and renovated, he added.
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