Since this year, Huai'an City has adhered to the concept of innovative development and actively built a "park +" diversified innovation practice matrix to promote the improvement of urban park functions and the construction of consumption scenarios.
First, Huai'an is expanding the space for higher vitality and richer connotation. The city is improving open sharing and service functions of parks and green spaces, and effectively meets the diverse needs of citizens for fitness, exercise, leisure, and entertainment at their "doorstep." As of the end of August this year, the city has built a total of 118 embedded sports venues using park green spaces, covering an area of 114,000 square meters, and added 911 facilities such as table tennis tables and caged football fields. Seventy-five shared park green spaces have been opened, with a total area of more than 1.5 million square meters.
Second, Huai'an has built a brand matrix to activate vitality. The city has fully unleashed the cultural potential of parks and green spaces, focuses on regional characteristics and folk culture resources, and strives to cultivate and strengthen a series of activity brands, such as park and floral events. From January to August this year, 15 theme activities of various types were held, attracting more than 600,000 tourists to experience, effectively boosting regional cultural consumption.
Third, innovative experience scenarios are attractive. Huai'an adheres to its differentiated strategy featuring "one park with one style." By leveraging craftsmanship and innovative design, Huai'an has enhanced the traditional ecological landscape experience. It has thoughtfully developed study tour routes for students to reinforce the concepts of biodiversity conservation and ecological civilization. For families with young children, the city has introduced immersive science education programs to enrich the parks' cultural offerings. Online views have exceeded 795,000.