“Two words, excited, waited for this day for twenty years.” Shen Zhongming is a resident of Xujing Old Market Town, Qingpu, Shanghai. As a native, he has spent most of his life here.

In October 2014, the “Village in the City” reconstruction project in the old market town of Xujing was officially approved. Shen Zhongming and more than 1,000 other residents ushered in the “old reform” Good news.

Now, 64-year-old Shen Zhongming recalled the feeling of hearing the news, the wrinkles in his eyes suddenly deepened a bit, and he couldn’t hide his joy.

As part of urban renewal, in 2014, the Shanghai Municipal Government issued the “Implementation Opinions on the City’s “Village-in-City” Land Reconstruction”, which requires The principle of “returning and pushing away” strives to initiate the renovation of 35 “village in the city” plots by 2015. The Xujing Old Market Town project is one of them, and it is the only case of 100% resettlement on the original site.

The so-called “village in the city” refers to all or most of the collective land being requisitioned within the urban built-up area or urban planning area, and all or most of the original rural residents Converted to an urban household registration, a natural village surrounded or basically surrounded by urban built-up areas.

In the process of urbanization, many problems faced by the “village in the city” plots began to emerge, such as the complex nature of the land, the serious upside-down of the local population and the foreign population, and the dirty environment. Disorders and security risks are prominent, so it is imperative to reform and improve these areas.

Twenty years looking forward to

East to Shenhai Expressway, South to Huqingping Highway, West to Mingzhu Road, North to Yinggang East Road, this 527.8 mu area is the scope of the transformation of the “Village in the City” of Xujing Old Market Town.

The project is located in the center of the market town, close to the core area of ​​Hongqiao Business District. The location is superior. It used to be the most densely populated area in the town. In this area, the registered population is more than 2,600, the migrant population is about 13,330, involving 1,009 households, 25 companies, and the relocation area is about 210,000 square meters.

According to Shi Guoliang, director of the Planning, Construction and Ecological Environment Office of Xujing Town, Qingpu District, before the implementation of the renovation project, the old town area mainly used farmers’ self-built houses and old fund-raising houses. Mainly, the nature of land such as homestead and collective industrial landcomplex. Some houses are generally of poor quality due to a long time of construction (for example, some houses in the 1970s and 1980s were cracked, steel bars were exposed, severely dilapidated, and there were major safety hazards). In addition, the municipal facilities were outdated, public facilities were seriously inadequate, and the living environment of residents was poor. good.

At the same time, in this area, the registered population and the population coming to Shanghai are seriously inverted (the ratio before the transformation is about 1:5), resulting in the regional urban management also facing Greater pressure. Therefore, as the center of the town, it has obviously lagged behind the development situation, which has affected the overall image of the city. It is imperative to renovate and improve the area. Xujing Old Market Town Old Original appearance before the change

Xujing Old Market Town The original appearance before the old renovation

Shi Guoliang mentioned that Xujing Old Market Town was included in the first batch of “Villages in the City” renovation project plan in 2014 after approval by the Shanghai “Village in the City” Reconstruction Leading Group, and the planning preparation was started in an orderly manner , Urban design and other work.

“The news of the old reform has been passed on for a long time, and I have been looking forward to it for 20 years.” Shen Zhongming’s family originally lived in a self-built house, when he was in 1991 Rebuilt. Although there is no problem with exposed steel bars in my house, water leaks everywhere when the typhoon rains. “The village is basically old houses. It can be said that 70% of the houses leak water on rainy days.” Looking at the surrounding high-rise buildings, the overall environment of the village has seemed out of place. Like other villagers, Shen Zhongming is looking forward to the implementation of the “old reforms”.

In October 2014, the “Village in the City” reconstruction project in the old market town of Xujing was officially approved. In just one month, the rate of consultation and approval of the villagers’ willingness to renovate in the old market town Up to 94.25%.

Across the road is the new home

Although eagerly looking forward to the “old reform”, I hope to transform as soon as possible, but for the land that has been living in the old market town For the villagers above, there is also a deep resentment.

“In the early stage of the project renovation, I had a lot of communication with the villagers. Most of the villagers here are indigenous people who are born and raised. They are reluctant to move to the outer area. Therefore, after a series of consultations, this project has achieved 100% of the original site resettlement. By that time, all 1,009 households will have moved back to their original sites, and there will be new homes across the road. “Shanghai New Xujingcheng Industrial Co., Ltd. Co-General Manager Gao Hongyu mentioned in an interview.

It is reported that after many adjustments to the renovation plan, in 2017, The old town of Xujing officially launched the relocation work. Since November 2017, the Xujing town government has organized more than 200 people, established 33 promotion groups and 9 coordination groups to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation of the sunshine expropriation.
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