On April 13, reporters learned at the 2020 Guizhou Provincial Housing and Urban–Rural Development Work Conference and the Meeting on Advancing Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Rural Dilapidated Housing Renovation and Ensuring Housing Safety that, in 2020, Guizhou will promote “Beautiful City” development, including accelerating the construction of parking facilities and adding 30,000 new public parking spaces in urban areas.
High-Quality Urban Development in Guizhou, 2019
The meeting reported that, over the past year, Guizhou has accelerated the transformation of its construction and management approaches, thereby promoting high-quality urban development.
We have made solid progress in advancing the “Four 100 Demonstration Projects” for sponge cities, completing 130 sponge‑city demonstration projects throughout the year and bringing the total built area to 97.4 square kilometers. Across the province, 48.89 kilometers of underground utility tunnels are under construction, with 26.34 kilometers already completed, for a cumulative total of 178.84 kilometers.
A notice on comprehensively advancing waste sorting in Guizhou Province and interim measures for assessing waste-sorting performance have been issued, with an additional municipal solid-waste treatment capacity of 1,900 tons per day.
A total of 3,750 kilometers of underground utility networks have been constructed, along with 34,000 urban public parking spaces, and 350 public toilets in urban areas have been newly built or renovated.
Qianxi County has successfully been designated a “Provincial Garden County,” while Bijie City, Renhuai City, and Jiuzhou Town in Xixiu District of Anshun have passed the evaluation for designation as “Provincial Garden Cities and Towns.”
The “Guizhou Provincial Pilot Work Plan for the Protection and Utilization of Historic Buildings” was issued, with Zunyi and Anshun selected as provincial pilot sites for the protection and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Guizhou Province organized Zunyi and Anshun—national pilot cities under the “Urban Dual Restoration” initiative—to complete the national research and summary phase, and the province’s pilot efforts were commended by the Ministry of Housing and Urban–Rural Development.
Key work priorities for new‑type urbanization have been issued, and the second batch of national comprehensive pilot programs for new‑type urbanization has yielded positive results. Six pilot initiatives from Meitan, Yuping, and other localities have been recognized at the national level and are being promoted nationwide.
In 2020, we advanced the construction of “Beautiful Cities.”
This year, Guizhou will take addressing the most pressing issues in urban construction and development as its entry point, actively conduct urban health assessments, and advance urban transformation and upgrading. It will research and formulate an indicator system for “Beautiful City” development, launch pilot projects, and, within the framework of the joint initiative to create a pleasant environment and a happy life in both urban and rural communities, pilot the creation of a number of “complete communities.”
Implement the ten measures to accelerate the development of green buildings, refine supporting policies, and standardize the design, construction, operation, and management of green buildings, ensuring that more than 50% of newly built urban buildings meet green building standards. Expedite the establishment of an energy‑efficiency monitoring platform for government office buildings and large public buildings, and continue to support and encourage the development of green eco‑communities and green eco‑districts.
In summary, we will promote and apply low‑impact development technologies for sponge cities, complete the construction of the “Four 100” demonstration projects, and strive to ensure that more than 20% of the built-up areas in designated cities meet sponge city standards. We will steadily advance the construction of urban underground utility tunnels, continue to implement ongoing projects according to schedule, and prevent the emergence of half‑finished or incomplete works.
Accelerate the development of parking facilities and build 30,000 new public parking spaces in urban areas. Vigorously advance the special campaign to build underground utility networks, ensuring the completion of 2,500 kilometers of such infrastructure—including sewage, stormwater, water supply, and gas pipelines. Provide guidance to localities to accelerate efforts to establish water‑saving cities; Zunyi and Anshun will strive to become national-level water‑saving cities, while a number of provincial‑level water‑saving cities will be successfully designated. Strengthen the construction and renovation of urban water‑supply facilities, enhance the capacity of public water‑supply systems, and improve the level of leakage control in distribution networks. Conduct regular water‑quality testing and standardized performance assessments for urban water supplies to ensure the safety of urban water provision.
Continue to advance the construction of municipal (county‑level city) solid waste treatment facilities, ensuring the successful completion of all targets and tasks set forth in the Guizhou Province Three‑Year Action Plan for the Construction of Urban Waste Treatment Facilities (2018–2020). Vigorously promote waste sorting and accelerate the establishment of a comprehensive system for sorted disposal, collection, transportation, and treatment of municipal solid waste.
Urge and guide provincial-level historic and cultural cities to complete the submission of their historic and cultural districts for approval by the provincial government. In the first half of 2020, carry out pilot initiatives in Zunyi and Anshun to explore the protection and utilization of provincial-level historic buildings, thereby developing replicable and scalable pilot practices. Also, urge and guide non‑historic‑city counties to finalize the identification and public announcement of historic buildings, and ensure that at least 60% of the already announced historic buildings have been surveyed and documented.
