1506 Creative City

1506 Creative City

1506 Creative City was formed by regrouping eight old factories—including Jianguo Factory, Jiantao Factory, and Electric Furnace Factory—800 old residential homes, Nanfeng Ancient Kiln which boasts a 500-year-old dragon kiln, and Shiwan Park. Covering an area of 1,000 acres with over 800,000 square meters of floor space, the Nanfeng Ancient Kiln area is a cultural pedestrian street themed around ceramic culture. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and is being developed into a comprehensive hub integrating culture, conventions, tourism, creative industries, and art trading platforms.

Adhering to the philosophy that "culture is the soul, industry is the root, and platform is the key," 1506 Creative City follows the principles of inheriting history, revitalizing cultural heritage, and creating new commercial vitality. The transformation of old factories into a new platform for industrial upgrading and urban transformation has turned the city's "chicken coop" into a "phoenix nest."

The park centers around the Nanfeng Ancient Kiln cultural pedestrian street, integrating ceramic culture, leisure tourism, creative exhibitions, art trading, and creative industries. Ceramic culture, creative exhibitions, and leisure tourism attract visitors, art trading boosts popularity, and creative industries monetize the soft environment. Ceramic culture, leisure tourism, and creative exhibitions are the selling points; art trading is the focus; and creative industries are the core. Industry is the biggest highlight of the Nanfeng Ancient Kiln pedestrian street, culture is the starting point, and industry is the ultimate goal.

The transformation of 1506 Creative City began on June 27, 2007. It consists of eight old factories—including Jianguo Factory and Electric Furnace Factory—500 old residential homes, Nanfeng Ancient Kiln with its 500-year-old dragon kiln, and Shiwan Park, covering a project area of 1,000 acres. Plans include renovating over 300,000 square meters of old factory and residential buildings, constructing 500,000 square meters of new developments, and creating an eco-city, creative city, ceramic culture city, leisure city, and fashion city. The end goal is to establish an international, stylish, and avant-garde creative metropolis.

Starting January 1, 2008, a five-year plan was initiated with a 2 billion yuan investment to complete the transformation. To date, 100,000 square meters have been renovated, including the 1506 Art Museum, designers' building, artists' village, Toilet Waterfall, Soaking Beauty Square, 1506 Antique Art Street, and 1506 Home Art Street. Over 100 large-scale events have been successfully hosted, attracting 500,000 participants, such as the First China Ceramics Festival, ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Exchange Conference, and First Creative Spring Festival. It has been approved as a national 4A-level tourist attraction. In 2010, it was listed as a provincial key construction project.

Attraction Location

No. 12 Heping Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province

Shiwan Town Subdistrict: Located in the southeastern part of Chancheng District, Foshan, Shiwan Town Subdistrict lies on the north bank of the Dongping River, a tributary of the Beijiang River. It borders Nanhai District to the east, Shunde District to the south, Zhangcha Subdistrict to the west, and Zumiao Subdistrict to the north. It is an important part of Foshan’s central urban area and the location of the Chancheng District Party Committee and District Government. The subdistrict covers an area of 26.62 square kilometers, governs 12 administrative villages and 24 community neighborhood committees, with a permanent population of approximately 300,000. Shiwan has a well-developed transportation network, with several major east-west and north-south urban arteries in Foshan passing through, including Jihua Road, Kuiqi Road, Foshan Avenue, and Lingnan Avenue. In operation, under construction... More details about Shiwan Town Subdistrict++