Yangpu building new, modern future as 'people's city'

• Published date: 23 June 2022
• Publication title: Shanghai Daily

The concept of a "people's city" by the people and for the people is guiding the way forward for Yangpu, which is at critical stage in its innovation and development.

Focusing on this important concept of a "people's city," Yangpu has embarked on a path of transformation and upgrading in innovation and development, urban renewal, social governance Party construction and many other aspects.

From "rust belt" to "life show belt," the upgrading of Yangpu waterfront is giving new life to industrial relics and full play to the "people's city" philosophy.

Nine industrial heritage sites, including the century-old Yangshupu Waterworks, Shenxin Textile Mill No. 7 and the Shanghai Shipyard will be renovated this year to further implement the creation of a people's city and build a model that can be copied and extended throughout the country, said Zhu Yinqi, vice director of the Yangppu Culture and Tourism Administration, at a news briefing on Wednesday

part from urban renewal, Yangpu is accelerating the formation of three 100-billion-yuan (US$14.88 billion) industrial clusters: online new economy, modern...