Time flies, Qingshui, a small town, is changing with each passing day as the years go by. The city has a new look, the urban functions are becoming more and more perfect, the urban order is orderly, and the urban taste is improving year by year. At the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan, the built-up area of Qingshui County reached 7.8 square kilometers. The changes in numbers confirm the process of speeding up the development and construction of the county town.
(Old street in Qingshui County)
In the early 1950s, the only street in the county was a muddy road that was east-west. It took less than 10 minutes to walk from Dongguan to Xiguan. Some people describe the former Qingshui in this way, "You can turn the county three times by eating a cigarette."
Before the reform and opening up, due to remote geographical location, poor transportation, lagging economic and social development in counties, slow progress in urban construction, and weak urban public infrastructure. The main roads in the county are Yongqing Road, Zhongshan Road, North Ring Road and Taishan Road, among which only the section from Dongguan to Xiguan on Zhengjie Street of Yongqing Road. The total length is 885 meters, which is cement pavement, and the rest of the pavement is gravel pavement, with a width of 5-8 meters. The built-up area of the county is only 0.4 square kilometers.
Since the reform and opening up, Qingshui County’s urban construction has opened a new page. After the first round of planning was launched in 1984, urban construction has entered the fast lane. On June 8, 2005, the foundation laying of the Niutou River diversion project in the urban area was started, and the construction of Qingshui City opened a new curtain. The diversion of Niutou River has added 1,000 acres of construction land, providing a broader space for land development and utilization for Qingshui urban construction.
Now, strolling in Xuanyuan Square, the majestic statue of Xuanyuan Huangdi is located in the square. On the square, children play happily with their parents. Next to the green belt of the square, many elderly people sit together. The singing of Qin Opera enthusiasts from Qin Opera Class on the north side of the square attracted many people to stop and watch. The square covering an area of about 24,000 square meters is a peaceful and leisurely scene.
Walking through the wide Xuanyuan Avenue and stepping on the quaint Xuanyuan Bridge, you will enter the beautiful Xuanyuan Lake Park, looking at the Red Cliffs, where you can see the green. Squares, roads, bridges, lakes, and mountains are integrated with the Niutou River style line, National Fitness Park, Beishan Ecological Park, etc., and a beautiful picture of the mountain and water garden county town is presented in front of you.
"Now our county town is really beautiful, the area has expanded several times. There are Xuanyuan Lake Park and National Fitness Park. I feel that our clear water is more beautiful and brighter, and life is very comfortable here." Wang Tongtai, a photography enthusiast who has been paying attention to the construction of the county town, used his lens to record the development and changes of Qingshui County. Now he will bring a camera with his spare time to record the comfortable and comfortable happy life of the residents of this small city.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Qingshui County has adhered to the development idea of "extending east and west, expanding north and south, renovating old cities, and improving functions", with the goal of building a medium-sized city of ecological culture and tourism in the western region, and has made every effort to accelerate the expansion and quality of urban expansion. With an investment of 1.13 billion yuan, 58 key urban construction projects such as the Railway Station Square, Jingshisan Road, and Dongcheng District Heating Station were built, and the city's comprehensive carrying capacity was continuously enhanced. 16 commercial residential communities were developed and 6,155 commercial housing units were built. The built-up area of the county town reached 7.8 square kilometers, the planned controlled area reached 30 square kilometers, the urban population was 67,300, the urbanization rate reached 42.2%, the harmless treatment rate of urban domestic waste reached 96.5%, the urban domestic sewage treatment rate reached 93.8%, and the urban greening coverage rate reached 36.8%, an increase of 10 percentage points from the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan. Qingshui County has been nominated for national civilized cities for three consecutive times, and the goal of building an ecological civilized county town that is livable, business-friendly and tourist-friendly.
Whether it is urban planning or urban construction, whether it is new urban area construction or old urban area renovation, Qingshui County has always put the needs of the people first, and wherever the city expands, public service infrastructure will follow.The rows of residential houses rose one after another, changing the living conditions of the people and allowing them to enjoy a convenient and civilized urban life; the leisure and entertainment squares and parks scattered throughout the city beautify the city's appearance and carry the joy and happiness of the people; the new construction and relocation of hospitals, schools, kindergartens, elderly care homes, and shopping plazas have extended the tentacles of public services to every corner, making the city more warm; the transformation and upgrading of urban roads and public transportation has shortened the distance between the city and brought the people into the urban living circle for ten minutes. Children have education, education, income from work, medical care, elderly care, housing, and support from the weak. The people have more sense of gain and happiness in the co-construction and sharing development of the city.
It is understood that by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the built-up area of Qingshui County will expand to 12 square kilometers, the permanent population in the urban area will reach more than 130,000, and the urbanization rate of the permanent population will reach more than 50%. Coordinate the three major layouts of production, life and ecology, accelerate the construction of a new urban system centered on county towns and focus on urban and suburban areas, and promote the realization of urban and rural complementarity, comprehensive integration, and mutual promotion and symbiosis. Actively promote urban renewal, launch and implement urban functions and ecological restoration projects, and use the urban corners and abandoned land to build "pocket parks" with high standards in accordance with the idea of "one step and one scene". Taking measures such as "demolition and relocation, demolishing walls and revealing green, demolishing illegal buildings and returning green, and adding flower stands" to focus on creating a characteristic exquisite park city with exquisite mountains and rivers with "half city and one city green, and integrating the development of people like flowers".
" During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, we will build a sponge city by building road network management corridors, renovating sidewalks, and launching and implementing ecological river embankments in Niutouhe City section. Accelerate the construction of big data centers, improve the intelligent level of urban construction management, and build a smart city. Implement 22 urban construction projects such as the expansion of Xicheng District centralized heating stations and road improvement and renovation with a total investment of 750 million yuan, and strive to implement a number of old community renovation projects, continuously improve urban infrastructure, and continuously improve residents' quality of life." Cui Xiaolin, director of the Qingshui County Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, said.
Today, standing in the north mountain of Qingshui County, looking into the distance, the county town under the blue sky and white clouds are surrounded by green mountains and green waters. The Niutou River flows through the foot of the North Mountain, with tall buildings standing in line, and a network of roads crisscrossing, and the beautiful city paintings are all in sight. Qingshui pays tribute to the magnificent journey of the times with its most beautiful face.
