6) Yanweichou wetlands park that accommodates monsoon flooding, Jinhua City, by Turenscape

CATEGORY - Urban Projects: Landscape

The Yanweichou Wetlands Park sits at the junction of three 100 metre-wide rivers in Jinhua City in Eastern China. The 64 acre natural wetland became home to a concert hall and open green spaces but they were largely under used due to the inaccessibility of the location. The Park was built to embrace flooding; working with the water and the natural ecosystem to encourage visitors. A cut-and-fill technique and a ‘waterresilient’ terraced river embankment that is planted with flood-friendly vegetation are integrated with water resistant walkways and pavilions that adapt during flood seasons.

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