Renderings of Central Business District Riverside Project. Photo provided by China Construction Third Engineering Division Corp., Ltd (CCTED).
A modern international city usually has a region representing the city\'s economic, technology and culture.
Led by high-end modern service, this area focuses on the important functions of business, finance and administration, and affects the future with its unique charm
This is the same with Manhattan of New York, the business district of London, Lujiazui of Shanghai, the International Trade of Beijing, as well as Wangjiadun of Wuhan.
This area is the climax of Yichang——Central Business District (CBD).
The Riverside Project Signing Ceremony of Yichang CBD with a total investment of 10 billion RMB was held, which marks Yichang\'s rush to seize the "golden decade", develop modern service industry, and create a modern service center.
Yichang is building an "industry carrier" in modern services to achieve the grand goal of " First-class City" in China.
Cooperation With CCTED
In the golden years of speeding up the construction of modern megacity, Yichang not only urgently needs the help of large enterprises and groups with advanced concepts and scientific management, but also creates opportunities for many companies investing in Yichang.
For the landmark project of modern megacity, Yichang carefully selected the leading company in Chinese construction industry——China Construction Third Engineering Division Corp., Ltd (CCTED).
CCTED is one of the most competitive construction corporation in China, 3rd of the Top 100 Enterprises in Hubei, which has created 2 "Shenzhen Speed", signed contract of over 200 billion RMB in 2013, and operation revenue of more than 100 billion RMB.
As one of the Top 500 in the world, the construction of China is world-renowned in architecture industry, the world\'s largest architecture and real estate conglomerate, and the world\'s largest IPO in 2009, raising 50.1 billion RMB. It is one of Fortune\'s most admired companies in China, and top 10 responsible companies in China.
Investment in Yichang is CCTED\'s strategic decision-making meeting the development trend. At the end of 2012, Chen Huayuan, Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of CCTEB, firmly said CCTEB would seize the historic opportunity and cooperate with Yichang in infrastructure, land consolidation, and new area development. With confidence and expectation, he also said: “Yichang has a long history, unique advantages and CCTEB will unswervingly invest in Yichang.”
Yichang Riverside Project attracted the attention of CCTED. After seeing the project investment tender announcement, CCTEB immediate participated in the tender.
On the afternoon of June 20th, after the investigation by experts, CCTEB was recommended as the successful candidate who responded to the tender documents with clear tender wishes, feasible technology, and enough funds.
At the signing ceremony on July 10th, the reporters saw Yi Wenquan, General Manager of CCTED, Yan LiangJun, Chief Accountant of CCTED, Li Yong, Vice General Manager, Wang Shengmin, Chief Economic Manager, Liu Jianmin and Zhu Jianhui, General Manager Assistants of CCTED, etc..
It is learned that in March of 2013, China Construction reached a strategic cooperation with Hubei Province and planned to invest 60 billion RMB to boost Hubei leapfrog development. The investment of the Central Business District Riverside Projects reaches over 10 billion RMB.
The confidence and determination of investment in Yichang reflect the charm of China Construction.
The Industry Leads the Future
Today, regional economic competition is fiercer than ever before.
Practice has proved whoever makes use of opportunities of industrial structure and changing development mode can dominate the industry.
Yichang is building a "big, strong and beautiful" modern megacity, and the key of "strong" is to build a modern industrial system and form strong and powerful industry through good projects and industry.
Yichang CBD Riverside Project is one of the key projects to make Yichang "strong".
The project is located in Wujiagang District, north to Wuyi Square, south to the Yangtze River, west to White Sand Road, east to Shenjiadian Road, with an area of about 506,000 m² (including municipal road) and a total construction area of about 1,630,000 m². The project takes the layout of "a gallery area, guided by landscape, led by core, and three districts coordination", to create iconic comprehensive project including business office, shopping, living, ecological landscape between Hubei and Chongqing.
It persists in infrastructure first, and extends Yanjiang Road to the south, Riverside Waterfront and Wuyi Square to the east, creating ecological Cultural Corridor to Yichang East Railway Station and forming urban landscape axis; Riverside landscape belt is along the Yangtze River, blending in full-featured theme of history, culture, folklore, ecology, recreation, etc.. Southeast area of the project makes full use of the Riverside Park and central landscape resources to build the first "low-carbon eco-demonstration zone" in Yichang.
It is to build with comprehensive urban functions of business and finance-based, organic integration of commercial recreation, cultural experience, entertainment and livable city. The future modern service center will lead the future of Yichang and highlight China buildings.
There will soon be top international hotels, a number of financial institutions, and super high-rise landmark buildings and consumers and visitors will enjoy shopping, leisure, dining, and entertainment here.
This is not a dream, but the future of Yichang with the ecological central business district, cultural-type commercial complexes and intelligent innovative Lohao City.
To Establish a New Model
On the signing day, Huang Chuping, the Standing Provincial Committee and Municipal Party Secretary, met with Chen Huayuan and said ,"We should advance the project at a high starting point, high level, and high efficiency, to build a modern service center area and a demonstration area along the middle and upper reaches of Yangtze River." Meanwhile, we hope the bilateral cooperation can be a new win-win model of central enterprises cooperating with local cities.
The new model represents a new starting point. Chen said sincerely CCTED will attach great importance to adhere to high quality, high-quality construction and promote this project in a positive, pragmatic and creative way. The project will be the new landmark along the middle and upper reaches of Yangtze River, can represent, interpret and enrich Yichang, and will become the most beautiful place in the modern megacity.
Action is the key to make dreams come true. The high-quality project motivates the well-known enterprises at home and abroad. Currently, many top international hotel management groups and large enterprises, China Merchants Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China and other financial institutions are inclined to settle. On July 7th, Yichang issued “Opinions on Promoting the Urban Headquarters and Building Economic” to build a new pattern of economic development in series of preferential policies.
Ma Xuming, Deputy Secretary of Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, said: “We will attach great importance to the project and uphold the idea of ‘industry first, service-oriented’. We will provide the best service environment for project construction to make the project start early, complete early and benefit early. We will co-write a new chapter for the win-win cooperation between the central enterprises and local governments." (Reporter: Liu Zirong, Correspondent: Chen Yang )