Heze Ring City Park

　　The Ring City Park was designed by the Suzhou Gardens Design Institute. The project occupies a total area of 130 hectares, including 55 hectares of water surface and 550,000 square meters of green space. The park stretches 12 Chinese miles in length and includes plans for one ring-shaped green belt, two cultural clusters, three major squares, ten scenic spots, 19 pavilions and waterside structures modeled after famous ones across China, eight docking wharves, 24 water-friendly platforms, and 39 resting areas. Twelve landscape bridges are named after notable historical figures from Heze such as Zhao Dengyu and He Siyuan. Construction began in October 2003, with a demolition area of 108,000 square meters. The total project budget was 300 million yuan, and to date, 180 million yuan has been invested. The park has completed construction on an area of 1 million square meters, with 260 million yuan invested. So far, twelve municipal bridges, nine garden bridges, 6.7 kilometers of perimeter park roads, over 10,000 meters of walking paths, eight docking wharves along the river, 24 water-friendly platforms, 39 resting platforms, nine pavilions, four Xuan structures, three memorial archways, four pavilion complexes have been built. A sewage interception pipeline has been laid, and over 80 tree species including privet, cedar, magnolia, apple, apricot, and plum trees have been introduced, along with more than 40 types of turf. Additionally, 705 uniquely designed street lamps have been installed.