On April 14, Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee; Mao Weiming, deputy secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and governor of Hunan Province; and, Mao Wanchun, chairperson of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee, inspected the "Museum-park Integration" project at the Hunan Museum and the Hunan Martyrs Park. The provincial leaders emphasized the importance of thorough study and implementation of President Xi Jinping's important discourses on urban work, and his important speeches and instructions on the work of Hunan Province. They called for efforts adhering to the people-centered development philosophy, to optimize the use of public spaces and promote urban renewal work, creating a more comfortable and convenient environment for residents and tourists.

Secretary Shen and other leaders present listen to the introduction about the "Museum-park Integration" project on April 14. 

The "Museum-park Integration" project explores to establish China's first "museum-park" combined ecological model. It connects the front square of the Hunan Museum with the west square of Hunan Martyrs Park, achieving integration of revolutionary culture and green ecology, as well as historical heritage and modern appearance. At the same time, it effectively alleviates some problems such as visitor queuing and traffic congestion, greatly enhancing the comfort and safety of visiting experience.

Secretary Shen inspects a store at the Integration Square on April 14. 

Secretary Shen and other leaders present walked from the west square of Hunan Martyrs Park to the Integration Square, where they listened to a presentation of the "Museum-park Integration" project and inspected the cultural and creative products experience space as well as the commercial operation of the square. 

After crossing the square, they arrived at the visitor service center of the museum, learning about optimization measures for admission facilitation and service upgrades. 

Entering the Hunan Museum, they gained a detailed understanding of the planning and construction of the China Language Resources Museum, the preliminary preparations for the Mawangdui Research Institute, and the implementation of the "Mawangdui with Hunan Flavor" food event. 

Subsequently, they walked to the "Xiaoxiang Hongyun (red rhyme)" performance hall and listened to reports on the related projects at Hunan Martyrs Park and the planning and construction of urban renewal in the area.

Secretary Shen visits the China Language Resources Museum on April 14.

Secretary Shen learns about the preliminary preparations for the Mawangdui Research Institute on April 14.

Secretary Shen inspects the construction of the Hunan Museum on April 14.

During the inspection, Secretary Shen pointed out that relevant provincial and municipal units have worked together coordinatively to push forward the "Museum-park Integration" project, achieving initial outcomes in the preliminary work. It is essential to always handle the relationship between protection and development properly—expanding space to address the problem of congested pedestrian flow, while protecting the ecological environment. Greater emphasis should be placed on the people-centered development philosophy, optimizing functions and layouts to maximize the use of public spaces. It is necessary to continue promoting urban renewal in the surrounding areas, further refine the implementation plan, actively facilitate rational utilization of stock assets, and improve a market-based mechanism featuring diversified participation, while avoiding large-scale demolition and construction as well as inefficient and ineffective investment. Efforts should be made to strengthen organizational leadership and enhance collaboration among relevant departments, to ensure coordinated management.  

Provincial leaders Wu Guiying, Liu Hongbing, and Li Min participated in the inspection tour.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn