Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall

　　   The Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall is situated on Qianmen East Street (east of the old Beijing Railway Station) and was reconstructed from an existing structure. The renovated exhibition hall has four floors in total, introducing and showcasing Beijing’s long history and the remarkable achievements in the capital’s urban planning and construction through various formats such as exhibition panels, light boxes, models, images, sculptures, and 3D films.

　　　　   The hall covers a construction area of approximately 16,000 square meters, with an exhibition space of about 8,000 square meters. The exhibits include the long history of Beijing, the planning of Olympic venues, as well as blueprints for future development in areas such as greening and beautification, traffic improvement, and modernization of municipal infrastructure. The venue has been designated as a Beijing Patriotic Education Base.
　　   In the main exhibition area, a 302-square-meter model of Beijing’s urban plan interacts with a 1,000-square-meter orthophoto image under the enhancement of sound, light, and electric technology, giving visitors the feeling of overlooking Beijing from high above. This rich, intuitive, and vivid exhibition serves as an excellent place to promote patriotism and showcase urban development prospects, especially for cadres, the public, and young people.

　　   The Olympic Venue Planning Exhibition area within the hall displays the planning schemes for major venues of the 2008 Olympics. It also features future planning concepts for Beijing’s 18 districts and counties, along with urban plans from five world-class cities including Paris and London.
　　   Through advanced technological methods, a wealth of exhibition content, and lively, engaging presentation styles, the exhibition hall provides an in-depth introduction to  Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall
　　   Beijing’s developmental history, a panoramic view of contemporary urban planning and construction, and a vision of the city’s bright future. The historical section consists of the “Evolution of Ancient Beijing” and “Protection of Beijing as a Historic and Cultural City” exhibition areas, which use a large number of historical materials such as photos, texts, artifacts, multimedia digital films, and various models to reflect the origin, changes, and historical evolution of Beijing. It details the city’s urban landscape and layout across different periods from the Stone Age to modern times.

　　   The Contemporary Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition area primarily includes introductions to Beijing’s past general urban plans; exhibitions on the planning and construction of Beijing’s 18 districts and counties and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area; specialized zones on urban transportation, environmental protection, water affairs, and energy conservation; as well as the planning and construction of Olympic venues. It reviews the formulation and adjustments of Beijing’s general plans in various historical stages since the founding of New China and introduces the planning and development goals of each district and county.
　　   The Future Beijing Planning and Construction Development Goals Exhibition area presents the grand objectives of Beijing’s future planning and development from multiple perspectives and levels. The Beijing Planning Model and multimedia films visually demonstrate the modern face of future Beijing.
　　   The “Beijing Bay” bronze sculpture, the “Old Beijing” bronze relief, the meticulous long scroll “Heavenly Path and Vermilion Towers,” the solid wood model of the Forbidden City, and many other exhibits in the hall are also rare artistic masterpieces, some of which can be considered world-class. The Beijing Urban Planning Model is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Four major high-tech interactive projects—including the 4D dynamic cinema “Simulated Light Rail Tour of Beijing,” the interactive electronic game “I Plan Beijing,” the dynamic Chang’an Avenue landscape display, and the virtual e-book “Turn to the Next Page of the Future”—are vivid, intuitive, and offer audiences an extraordinary experience.
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