China Park: Chinese style ecologically friendly future city
Only time can tell whether Gu Wenda’s China Park could one day become Chinese equivalent to New York’s Central Park, or not. The very fact that a thoughtful soul came forward with an idea of growing a green paradise in the center of a Chinese city suffocated with concrete and polluting vehicles gives respite.
Internationally renowned for his artwork, Gu Wenda’s China Park is a part of large scale Green Calligraphy Landscape Art Project which apart from being a considerate reflection on environmental issues within China offers a blueprint for an ecologically-friendly future city with a low carbon lifestyle. The outlay inspired by Chinese Calligraphy proposes a garden lush with natural evergreen trees and artificial ponds all in the shape of Chinese Calligraphic characters. The concept represents Chinese style of combining gardening and architecture in a functional way while at the same time calling for a greener environment. Gu Wenda’s concept model is currently on display at Shanghai Pujiang Overseas Chinese Town. He hopes that it would someday be used as a residential community or for commercial purposes.”
