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UPDATED: September 20, 2007 NO.39, SEP.27, 2007
西安古城如何重振盛唐雄风?(3)
Tang Renaissance
China's ancient capital Xi'an, famous for the Terracotta Warriors, is going through a cultural and economic revival
By FENG JIANHUA
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垃圾堆上崛起的现代新城

驱车往西安市东北方向二十分钟,便来到了西安市正在着力打造的新城--产(加三点水偏旁,下面直接用"产"字表示)灞生态区(The Chan-Ba Ecological District)。

"两年前刚开发时,连吉普车都开不进来,根本没有路,现在已经有两条高速公路、两条铁路穿区而过了。"西安市产灞河管委会负责宣传工作的马志胜这样介绍新区的建设速度。

盛唐长安,曾有八水相绕,位于西安市东北部的产河和灞河就是其中的著名两水。产灞生态区就是依偎在产河和灞河的城市段两旁,总面积达129平方公里,目前规划区为89平方公里。

两年来,产灞生态区完成固定资产投资29亿元,相继开工建设40余项工程,目前生态区的基础设施基本完备。对于这种建设速度,用当地人的话来说就是"一天一个样,一个月不来大变样。"

然而,与此形成鲜明对照的是,未开发前,这里还是西安市最大的垃圾聚居地,由于受到污染,产河和灞河也是污水直流,两旁的空气都让人窒息。

兼任产灞生态区负责人的王军介绍说,进入新世纪后,随着西安中心城市的扩容,产灞河段成为中心城区的重要组成部分,于是,产、灞两河的治污问题势在必行。经过反复考虑,西安市政府决定采用全新的理念,这就是通过河流治理带动区域开发,即通过治污,在沿河两岸建设一个生态新城区,两者相互促进、相互牵连。

根据规划,到2020年,产灞生态区基本建成立足服务业,以物流、金融、旅游、商贸、会展、文化教育等产业为支撑的生态新城,人口规模达到50万,拥有1333公顷绿地、1333公顷水面及湿地,届时将成为西安市城区的中央公园。

进入生态区之后,许多紧密相连、覆盖了薄薄绿色的小山,引起了记者一行的兴趣。"你们知道吗,这些小山都是由垃圾制成的。"看到记者一脸的疑惑,产灞生态区管委会主任助理丁琳博士继续解释说,"刚来到这里,到处是垃圾,为了节省开发成本,我们就直接废物利用,把这些垃圾经过化学加压处理,就成了一座座‘山'。"

丁琳博士还兴奋地告诉记者,两年下来,产、灞两河治理已取得了明显的成效。一个有力的事实是,2007年10月4日至5日,作为世界四大顶级赛事之一的F1(一级方程式)摩托艇世界锦标赛将在产灞河举行。2007年8月16日,国际摩托艇联盟已对赛场通过验收。

2007年8月27日,驻陕西(西安所在的省份)几乎所有的20多家金融机构的负责人齐聚产灞生态区,在听取了生态区的发展理念和规划后,当场就有7家金融机构签订了投资协议,意向资金达到了170亿元人民币。

"有这么多金融机构的负责人亲自到会,并且表示出了极大的兴趣,是我万万没有想到的。" 几天后回忆此事,王军依然难以抑制内心的兴奋。

随着开发建设取得初步成效,以前的"垃圾地",如今已逐渐变成了"黄金宝地"。马志胜给记者讲了一个有趣的故事:产灞生态区辖内有一个段家村,以前由于地处偏僻,加上环境又不好,这里的姑娘都争相外嫁他地,小伙子也很难找到媳妇,可是,在开发动工之后,很多外嫁女开始争相把户口迁回来(户口是参与收益分配的重要依据),小伙子娶老婆再也不犯愁了。2007年春节,当地居民敲锣打鼓给生态区管委会送来锦旗,感谢后者改变了他们的命运。

2007年8月18日,产灞生态区首批1864套商品住房公开出售,很快被抢购一空。"当时来买房的车队堵了一长溜,交通一度失控,场面很是火暴,这创了西安房产市场上的奇迹。"丁琳博士手指楼盘方向不无自豪地说。

作为负责人,王军对产灞生态区的发展前景更是充满了信心。"前几天,我们生态区的土地出售价每公顷达到了1800万元,这比第一宗土地的价格翻了5倍,而且这远不是顶点,相信增长的速度还会很快。"王军这样描绘着生态区的未来。

"西安给外人的感觉往往是传统、落后的一面,现在我们要打造一个全新的西安,这就是一个现代、时尚而又自信的西安。产灞生态区就是我们的成果之一。"王军说。

Rising on a wasteland

Chanba Ecological District, a new development zone covering an area of 129 square kilometers, is only a 20-minute drive northeast of Xi'an city proper.

"Two years ago when the construction had just started, there was no road in this area. Now two highways and two railways are across the district," said Ma Zhisheng, an official with the administration committee of Chanba.

In the last two years, Chanba has attracted investment on fixed assets of 2.9 billion yuan. Over 40 projects have broken ground. Infrastructure has been built at such an amazing rate that local people say they can see changes every day.

Before the construction of the development zone, Chanba was the largest garbage site in Xi'an. The two rivers surrounding this area, Chanhe River and Bahe River, after which this district was named, were heavily polluted.

According to Wang Jun, Director of Chanba Administration Committee, the expansion of Xi'an city proper in recent years has made the pollution in Chanhe River and Bahe River a major barrier to overall city planning. After deliberation, the city government decided on the strategy of building an industrial development zone in the polluted area, using development to curb pollution.

According to the blueprint, by 2020 Chanba will become a satellite city based on the industries of logistics, finance, tourism, exhibitions and education. The satellite city will have a population of 500,000, forests and greenbelt areas of 1,333 hectares and open water and wetland of 1,333 hectares. To realize the transformation from a garbage ground to a development zone, some creative means will be used. One is to build hills out of garbage that has been chemically treated.

The splash made by Chanba has earned international recognition. In October, the F1 powerboat racing 2007 world championship will be held at Chanba.

In August, branch heads of almost all of the 20 financial institutions that have an office in Xi'an were invited to a workshop in Chanba to listen to the long-term development plans for the area. They were thrilled by the investment opportunities and seven financial institutions signed letters of intent, involving a total investment of 17 billion yuan.

Ma tells a vivid story illustrating the bright prospects for Chanba from a different angle. Bachelors at a village located in Chanba used to have great difficulty finding a wife. The natural environment surrounding the village was so notoriously uninviting that women from the village only wanted to marry out. But now the families of married women from this village want to move back and single men from the village have a better chance of marrying a wife from outside the village. Villagers agree the change should be credited to the building of the development zone.

On August 18, when the first residential property opened for sale, a total of 1,864 apartments were sold on the first day.



 
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