An issue common to rural areas, in China and elsewhere in the world, is that village populations are decreasing, leading to economic problems, issues with education and so on. Therefore, attracting urban residents - especially children - to visit rural areas is a priority.
This issue inspired the proposal to create the largest natural school for children in China. The site was selected by the local Lishui district government, Lishui Business Travel group and the YoungAsianScape Design Co., Ltd. design team, and it was finally decided to establish the Wuxiang Nature School in Guoxing village at the foot of Wuxiang Mountain.
The redevelopment relied on infusing the existing agriculture landscape with a landscape design that allows the farmland to be linked organically and transformed into a massive earth landscape. Meanwhile, the existing village buildings were renovated to be school buildings. With various kinds of natural habitats and renovated facilities, Wuxiang Nature School offers programs including natural education, family-oriented activities, food and beverages, home-stay, riding, art salon and book bar.
Overview
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Project Name
Wuxiang Nature School
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Location
Nanjing City, Jiangsu, China
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Category
Education
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Landscape Architect
YoungAsianScape Design Co., Ltd.
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Client
Lishui Business Travel Group
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Brief
The Chinese government put forward the strategy of revitalizating rural areas and aim to fulfill the general requirements of 'prosperous industry, livable ecology, local custom civilization, effective governance and economic prosperity' of rural modernization. An issue common to rural areas, in China and elsewhere in the world, is that village populations are decreasing, leading to economic problems, issues with education and so on. Therefore, attracting urban residents - especially children - to visit rural areas is a priority. This issue inspired the proposal to create the largest natural school for children in China. The site was selected by the local Lishui district government, Lishui Business Travel group and the YoungAsianScape Design Co., Ltd. design team, and it was finally decided to establish the Wuxiang Nature School in Guoxing village at the foot of Wuxiang Mountain.
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Awards
Finalist, Landscape Institute Awards 2019
Details
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Project Team
Client: Weizhen Zhang, Deputy Head of Lishui District Lishui Business Travel Group: Bin Guo(Chairman), Gang Kong, Jun Hu, Hongfen Yu, Qiaoyun Zheng, Yuanxia Chen Project Design Team: YoungAsianScape Design Co., Ltd. : Changbin Yu, Di Sun, Hongchao Bi, Hao Wang, Zhonge Luo, Yonghai Fan, Juan Pan Project Construction Team: Nanjing Jiasheng Landscape Construction Co. , Ltd. : Yongjun Qian, Shuai Wu
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Year Completed
2018
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Project Size
32.6 ha
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YoungAsianScape Design Co., Ltd.
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Approximate Map Location
Location
Nanjing City, Jiangsu, China
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