Changhong Ecological Park

　　    Changhong Ecological Park is located under the Hongqi Road overpass at Changjiang Avenue in Nankai District, Tianjin. It is the first free public park in Tianjin. Originally named Wandou Park, it covers an area of 33.9 hectares, including 12.5 hectares of water surface. A rockery greets visitors at the entrance, with a lake to the right and weeping willows lining the shore. The green space accounts for 97.5% of the entire park. The western part of the park features amusement facilities such as a children's playground and a roller-skating rink, designated as the recreation area; the southern part includes South Lake, which is the boating area. In the northwest corner of the park stands Qinqian Pavilion, a venue for gatherings and cultural entertainment. Adjacent to it is a large underground amusement center—Fenghua Palace, with a construction area of 3,319 square meters, integrating entertainment, rest, and shopping.

　　    Within the park, there is a memorial for the founders of the four major early Tianjin Pingju opera schools, with inscriptions detailing the life stories of Li Jinsun, Bai Yushuang, Liu Cuixia, and Ailianjun.

　　    Changhong Park has completed the demolition of outdated buildings and facilities, landform restoration, hill construction, tree transplantation, and the building of water system embankments. Additionally, infrastructure work has been done on the west gate entrance, Lanshengxuan, Nanpingshan, Lansheng Corridor, Jiangnan Residential Area, Cui Xin Island, Taohua Island, the waterfront promenade, and four scenic bridges, creating favorable conditions for the full-scale development of the project.

　　    Located in the central-northern part of Nankai District, Changhong Park is bordered by the Jinhe River to the east, the Middle Ring Road to the west, Changjiang Avenue to the south, and Huanghe Avenue to the north. It was built and opened in 1986. The park covers an area of 33 hectares, including 20 hectares of green space, 7 hectares of water bodies, and over 50 plant species. As it was initially a simply constructed park, the variety of plants was relatively limited, the terrain lacked diversity, spatial layout was not well-planned, and the landscape lacked depth. After more than 20 years of use, the park now has aging facilities, with illegal constructions occupying much of the green space, making it no longer aligned with the goals of building a garden city and an ecological city.

　　    The new Changhong Park will follow the four main principles of “mountain-water landscaping, southern-style architecture, plant-based scenery, and ecological park design.” Its layout is divided into six functional zones: sightseeing and leisure area, health and sports area, plant viewing area, water activity area, subtropical greenhouse viewing area, and management service area, along with an activity square that can accommodate 3,000 people. It is reported that the green space of the ecological new Changhong Park will reach 215,000 square meters, with an additional 19,500 square meters of water area, allowing visitors to take boat rides and enjoy the scenery of the Jiangnan water town within the park.