Festival Plaza

　　The construction of Ma'anshan Festival Plaza mainly includes reinforcing 2.5 kilometers of embankments, managing 1.2 kilometers of river channels, constructing 1.9 kilometers of roads, CaiXi Bridge, CaiDong Bridge, public squares, landscaping, as well as a museum and art center. The estimated total investment is about 700 million yuan. Among these, Huxi South Road is 700 meters long and 50 meters wide, CaiXi Bridge is 200 meters long and 46 meters wide, with an estimated investment of over 50 million yuan; Hudi South East Road is 900 meters long and 60 meters wide, CaiDong Bridge is 100 meters long and 57 meters wide, with an estimated investment of over 69 million yuan. This Festival Plaza project, integrating urban flood control and leisure sightseeing, is a key part of the first phase of the Caishi River comprehensive improvement project. The plaza stretches from Huxi South Road in the west to Hudi South East Road in the east, approximately 1.2 kilometers in length and width, covering a scenic area of nearly 1.5 square kilometers.

　　The Festival Plaza, which integrates urban flood control and leisure sightseeing, is a key component of the first phase of the Caishi River comprehensive improvement project. It extends from Huxi South Road in the west to Hudi South East Road in the east, approximately 1.2 kilometers in both length and width, with a scenic area of nearly 1.5 square kilometers. The main construction elements include reinforcing 2.5 kilometers of embankments, managing 1.2 kilometers of river channels, constructing 1.9 kilometers of roads, CaiXi Bridge, CaiDong Bridge, public squares, landscaping, as well as a museum and art center. The estimated total investment is about 700 million yuan. Among these, Huxi South Road is 700 meters long and 50 meters wide, CaiXi Bridge is 200 meters long and 46 meters wide, with an estimated investment of over 50 million yuan; Hudi South East Road is 900 meters long and 60 meters wide, CaiDong Bridge is 100 meters long and 57 meters wide, with an estimated investment of over 69 million yuan.

　　Construction of the Festival Plaza project officially began in October 2003. After more than two years of intensive work, with the exception of the connecting roads at both ends of CaiDong Bridge which are still under construction, other sub-projects such as the plaza’s paved areas, boardwalks and bridges, shops, water features, and landscaping have all been completed. According to reports, up to now, the project has moved over 2.2 million cubic meters of earth, over 1,800 cubic meters of stone, and poured over 34,000 cubic meters of concrete.

　　As an important attraction in the Caishi River comprehensive improvement project, Festival Plaza will play a significant role in comprehensively elevating the city’s image, shaping Ma'anshan's new look as a frontier city adjacent to the Shanghai-Suzhou-Zhejiang economic belt and a key player in the development of the Wanjiang region, and laying a solid environmental foundation for the city’s rapid socioeconomic progress.