{"id":4923,"date":"2013-07-10T00:21:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T00:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blogs\/dont-miss-jinji-lake-3\/"},"modified":"2017-07-25T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:27:13","slug":"dont-miss-jinji-lake-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/dont-miss-jinji-lake-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t miss Jinji Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9AECOM photo by David Lloyd.<\/p>\n

If you’re passing through Shanghai you may think all the action is right underneath one of the world’s most recognizable\u00a0skylines.\u00a0Certainly there’s plenty. If you’re in a more contemplative frame of mind you might stop in Suzhou, just outside Shanghai to the west,\u00a0where traditional gardens once inspired the explorer Marco Polo. Don’t miss Jinji Lake, an extensive scenic area where those ancient aesthetics have been infused into\u00a0contemporary designs for places that reconnect people to the water. Recently featured in depth by the Shanghai Daily, Jinji Lake offers a variety of public landscapes, ranging from garden, to forest, to plaza, to promenade. A ten-year redevelopment process cleansed and restored these once degraded lakeside environments before recreating them as recreational space.<\/p>\n

“We were not satisfied to just improve the greening on the east bank. We\u2019d want to make it iconic,\u201d AECOM\u2019s chief executive in China, Sean Chiao, told Shanghai Daily. Sean said that “Intertwining the lake with city life and transport, we try to find new excitement and impulses for urban life. Each year I come back, there\u2019s something new.\u201d Sean describes the flow of space and its changing tone, saying that \u201cthe upper part is dynamic and vigorous, while the lower part is more tranquil and elegant.\u201d Integrating elements \u201cin a succinct but modern way,” designers “didn\u2019t just copy the classic Suzhou garden that intertwined with stone bridges and water. Instead, we used a more Western approach to make it modern, even masculine, to some extent,” while “there are also hints or metaphors for Suzhou gardens.\u201d Sean said, \u201cWe\u2019d like to encourage a growing trend of short-distance vacations for which you attach your bicycle to your car, drive to the site and cycle around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take a virtual stroll here, and visit Jinji Lake if you’re in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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Jake Herson (jacob.herson@aecom.com<\/a>) is managing editor of the Connected Cities blog.<\/p>\n

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