1. The "Guangzhou height" symbolized by the "small waist"
From the perspective of urbanization development since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou has been writing new heights in China's urban construction and development. . From the Aiqun Building, "the crown of South China", to the 27-storey Guangzhou Hotel that topped the country in the 1960s and 1970s, to the 63-storey Guangdong International Building, the 80-storey CITIC Plaza, to today's 660-meter "Xiao Man" With its "waist" Canton Tower, Guangzhou has always ranked first in terms of height in mainland China. However, in terms of overallness and scale, Guangzhou’s urban construction is still far behind Shanghai and Beijing. For a long time, Guangzhou's high-rise buildings have been mainly concentrated in the area from East Railway Station to Teemall, with CITIC Tower as the symbol. However, the old urban areas such as Yuexiu, Liwan and Haizhu are full of old buildings and are uneven. Today, with the construction of Zhujiang New Town and the rise of high-rise buildings along the Pearl River, Guangzhou's high-rise buildings have gradually formed a cluster advantage. What is particularly worth mentioning are the Canton Tower and the Guangzhou West Tower, which are the new landmarks of Guangzhou. They stand beside the Pearl River and appear to be It is graceful and full of charm, which enhances the cultural quality of Guangzhou.
2. Traffic comprehensively improved the traffic situation in Guangzhou
During the National Two Sessions in 2008, according to the results of the "Public Evaluation Survey on Road Traffic Conditions in Guangzhou", although 67.0% of the citizens surveyed said that In the past two years, Guangzhou's road conditions have improved to varying degrees, but citizens' satisfaction with Guangzhou's road conditions is only 18.2, while dissatisfaction is as high as 35.9. As the urban population and vehicles in Guangzhou are increasing too fast, the existing transportation facilities and roads are far from meeting the needs. Although the national census has not yet been completely completed, people have fully witnessed the population density of Guangzhou in the 7.8 million passenger traffic on the first day of Guangzhou's free subway. Preliminary statistics from experts indicate that Guangzhou’s permanent population (including those with household registration and those who have lived there for more than half a year) has exceeded 15 million. In addition, according to the "Guangzhou Statistical Yearbook", the number of motor vehicles in Guangzhou reached 1.58 million in 2002 and 1.7 million in 2003. After development in recent years, the current total number is probably more than 3 million. In order to improve the poor traffic situation in Guangzhou, the Guangzhou Municipal Government has carried out a series of comprehensive management measures, such as increasing the mileage of subway lines. Currently, 13 subway lines have been built with a total mileage of 236 kilometers, building BRT, strengthening road construction and Expand and improve unreasonable traffic settings, increase traffic order management, etc. After nearly five years of comprehensive improvement, Guangzhou's traffic conditions have improved to a certain extent. 13 subway lines have accelerated Guangzhou's speed, BRT has accelerated Guangzhou's public transportation, and the widening and addition of roads have brought convenience to people's travel. Of course, , the restrictions on odd and even numbers have also greatly eased traffic congestion.
3. The improvement of air quality has led to more blue skies and white clouds in Guangzhou
The development concept of "city makes life better" makes air quality an important factor in a better life in the city. index. Many cities in China have experienced a vicious cycle of rapid economic development and continuous deterioration of the urban environment, and Guangzhou is no exception. Since its bid to host the Asian Games, Guangzhou has listed the improvement of air quality as one of the four major goals of comprehensive environmental improvement, and has worked hard to achieve this goal. According to reports, since the successful bid to host the Asian Games in 2004, Guangzhou has begun to promote a comprehensive air environment improvement action plan in eight stages. At present, the city's air quality continues to improve, with an excellent air quality rate of 96.71, an increase of 0.83 percentage points from the same period last year. During this year’s National Day, many citizens who traveled abroad felt that the air quality in Guangzhou had improved significantly compared with the past. The most obvious sign was that there were more blue skies and white clouds overhead. According to statistics, during the first five days of the National Day Golden Week, Guangzhou's air pollution index averaged 49.2, which meets the air quality requirements for scenic spots. 4. River management makes Guangzhou’s water greener
Due to historical and natural reasons, Guangzhou has a large number of rivers, crisscrossing the entire urban area of ??Guangzhou. In the past, every tourist who visited Guangzhou would be deeply impressed by the dirty, smelly and black rivers in Guangzhou.
The fact that the Pearl River water, the lifeblood of the city of Guangzhou, has become like this has made countless Guangzhou people sad. In order to welcome the Asian Games and create a comfortable and harmonious environment for Guangzhou citizens, the Guangzhou Municipal Government invested 48 billion yuan to comprehensively transform the Pearl River and its rivers. After renovations in recent years, Guangzhou's water quality has improved significantly: the Pearl River water has become clearer and greener, the sewage in the river has disappeared, the greenery on both sides of the river has become beautiful, and the formerly dirty and smelly river has now become A place for citizens to enjoy the cool air, chat, fish and play in the water. What is even more valuable is that Guangzhou City has not forgotten to imbue humanistic sentiments with river regulation. Professor Sun from Nanjing University visited Donghaoyong and sighed: “We can see water culture, bridge culture, stone culture, Guangfu culture, celebrity culture and other humanistic and historical connotations along the road. I also learned from the river-themed I learned about the historical and cultural relics along the river and the historical facts of river management in the museum and water control monuments. I also saw the life scenes of ordinary people in Guangzhou during the Republic of China from the sculptures and murals along the river. These vividly reflected the life of old Guangzhou. Customs and customs. "Such a large-scale and large-scale river management has undoubtedly greatly improved the ecological environment of Guangzhou and benefited Guangzhou citizens a lot.
5. The Asian Games gift package has benefited Guangzhou citizens a lot
Although the free ride policy was canceled due to overcrowding, the Guangzhou Municipal Government still wants to provide benefits to citizens. Determined. For this Asian Games, in order to allow Guangzhou citizens to get close to the Asian Games and enjoy the Asian Games, the Guangzhou Municipal Government has introduced a series of preferential measures, such as giving away Asian Games commemorative stamps and Asian Games volunteer service souvenirs, increasing holidays, travel discounts, and free opening of sports venues and facilities. Free admission to major venues, free tickets, subsidies to special groups, free access to wireless urban broadband networks, etc. This project to benefit the people has benefited a wide range of people, including not only the registered population of Guangzhou, but also migrant families who have lived in Guangzhou for more than half a year, and also the construction workers involved in the construction of the Asian Games project, truly allowing the general public to enjoy tangible benefits. It is particularly important to mention that in this project to benefit the people, the organizers adhered to the three principles of fairness, impartiality, and openness in the organization and implementation. Three of the 10 major projects involved lottery, and more than 2 million citizens received various tickets through the lottery. and free tours.
6. The city appearance has become cleaner and more beautiful
As the Asian Games are about to open, as a Guangzhou native who has lived in Guangzhou for many years, I have to lament that the city appearance of Guangzhou has become cleaner and more beautiful. All-round change. In terms of city streets, they have become neat and beautiful. Most of the roads are paved with asphalt and are almost spotless. In terms of street greening, the streets and alleys in Guangzhou are full of flowers, trees and millions of pots. Flowers make Guangzhou extraordinarily beautiful, making its reputation as the "Flower City" well-established. The public security situation in residential areas has improved, greatly improving Guangzhou's safety index. From a software perspective, the Asian Games has also raised the level of civility in Guangzhou. This is mainly reflected in the fact that the service level of the service industry has been greatly improved. The words and deeds of citizens have also become more civilized, and some uncivilized phenomena seen in daily life have also become more civilized. Greatly reduced. In addition, we have to mention a special group of Asian Games volunteers - Asian Games volunteers. Among the 700,000 Asian Games volunteers, young students account for the vast majority. They have shown good civilized qualities and positive and enterprising spirit to the Asian people, and have become the cultural calling card of the Guangzhou Asian Games. As sung in the theme song of the Guangzhou Asian Games volunteers: "Let's make it more exciting together! Don't miss the stage of your dreams. Let's sing together and let our youth shine..." I believe that the hundreds of thousands of smiling faces of the Asian Games volunteers will surely We will dedicate our sincerity, express our love with actions, and convey the Asian Games concept of harmony, happiness, health and joy to the people of Asia!