The contract signing and com-mencement ceremony of Lanxiang Lake was held at Zizhu Purplebay on September 3, 2018. Wang Xiangyang, the deputy governor of Minhang District, Ju Yuping, the director of Water Affairs Bureau of Minhang Distrcit, Lin Jing, the director of the Greenery and Urban Appearance Administration Bureau, Yao Yaxiang, the director of the Planning and Land Resources Administration Bureau, Jin Xinqi, the director of Minhang Transportation Committee, Yang Qijing, party secretary of CPC Wujing Town Committee, Zhang Wenqi, the chief of Wujing Town, Liu Jian, deputy director of the general affairs office of Minhang District Government, Yan Ping, the deputy director of Minhang District Land Reserve Center, Shen Wen, the board chairman and general manager of Zizhu Hi-tech Park, Xia Guang, the executive vice general manager and the leaders from the relevant government departments of Minhang District and the various functional departments of Wujing Town attended the ceremony.
Located at the core area of Zizhu Purplebay and covering an area of 400,000 square meters, Lanxiang Lake extends 1 km from the corner of Huangpu River, greatly extending the ductility and openness of the first riverside ecological corridor of Huangpu River. Lanxiang Lake will be an important water body that undertakes the regulating and storage function of the entire Hi-tech Park in the future. As an open space with international quality and a sports, leisure and tourism place that drives the young vitality of the region, the lake is a natural cultural network that expands the riverside green belt into the hinterland. It’s a concentrated embodiment of the concept of "ecology, humanity and technology" of Zizhu Hi-tech Park.
Over 10 scenic spots are located on the nearly 4 kilometers of coastline, including the north commercial street, the trails, culture and art gallery, rowing club, south commercial street, parent-child hotel and sunshine amusement park, dynamic park, art terrain park, youth activity center and so on. The water spots such as rowing, canoeing, dragon boat, yacht and other water sports will be colorful. The diverse functions will satisfy the entertainment demands from children to the old, from the residents to the researchers, from the entrepreneurs to college students. The "key" will definitely open the new healthy life of Zizhu Hi-tech Park.
The commencement of Lanxiang Lake marks that another large featured urban open space in Minhang District has entered the substantive construction stage. It is of great significance to further improving the linkage me-chanism, improving the service quality and creating the core area of the southern innovation center of Shanghai and the ecological and livable main urban area in Minhang.