Water Environment Restoration Project Around Xiaoxi Port

Xiaoxi Port can be a tour destination in the two-hour economic circle of the Yangtze River Delta. It occupies an area of 184,000 sqm with a cost of RMB 89,718,800.

The cultural life and popular science education of the Port are linked by ecology. The retention of memory and yearning for life present the return of fishing culture to a happy life. The artistic technique abbreviates the fishing culture, creates an internet-famous site, inherits the story of the site, and enhances the interaction between the landscape and people, and the linkage between people and the memory of the site.

The gradient landscape ecological layout is built. The planning of different activities in the design achieves the guidance of pedestrian flow, and forms an ecological layout of three gradients from north to south: highly active area, moderately active area and low active area. The control of human activity helps to create a variety of ecological space system, and achieve the habitat conservation of Taihu Lake.

Functional spaces include Fish Wonderland, Fish Back Bay, Fish Scale Stream, Fun Beach, Healing Path and Memory Site of Fishing. Fish Wonderland - feel the four seasons, including entrance, five senses garden, and four seasons flower border. Fish Back Bay - holiday parties, such as festivals, gatherings, music festivals, dances, markets and outdoor classes. Fish Scale Stream - ecological class, such as science popularization, water purification, demonstration, education. Fun Beach – vibrant and water-friendly, for children's play, science and technology interaction. Healing Path - tranquil walk, enjoying Five Senses Garden, walk under trees, yoga meditation. Memory Site of Fishing - wetland memory, including ecological conservation, bird watching, sports, lake watching, fishing festival performances. Plan interesting experience tour, water purification science tour, and rainbow chasing track.

Plan flexible landscape rationally. Constant water level landscape is more hydrophilic, such as hydrophilic beach, plank road and water plants, allows people to be fully close to nature. Flood level landscape, such as ecological floating island, heron-watching pavilion, water purification flower pond, can rise and fall with the change of water level, ensuring hydrophilic experience when the water level rises.