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Creek renewal creates a backyard garden 01-13-2021
EDITOR’S note:Suzhou Creek holds a special place in the hearts of Shanghai residents. The region’s silks and ceramics were carried along the Maritime Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), and centuries later the area became an early industrial hub of the city. By the 1980s, the creek had degenerated into a fetid waterway, flanked by shantytowns. But that was the past. The future is now fully on display with the completion of years of intensive cleanup projects and redevelopment of the waterfront. This series explores the creek in each of the six city districts through which it flows.While Shanghai’s early British settlers held rowing races on Suzhou Creek over a century ago, local residents on the riverbanks played traditional “lane games” that included hopscotch, hoop rolling, ring tossing and Chinese yo-yo.
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The confluence of two waterways never fails to fascinate people 01-06-2021
While the Oriental Pearl Tower and skyscrapers of the Lujiazui financial hub are the landmarks of Shanghai’s rapid development, the latticed Waibaidu Bridge over Suzhou Creek and the old 22-story Broadway Mansions building nearby are reminders of its rich past.
A new 460-square-meter waterfront viewing platform, just a stone’s throw from Waibaidu Bridge, now offers a unique vantage point for residents and tourists.
Suzhou Creek flows through six Shanghai districts and 180 years of the city’s modern history. Its redevelopment has given us a continuous 42-kilometer pedestrian corridor along the creek.