General situation of Guangzhou University Town 1, construction background Guangzhou universities generally encounter the problem of insufficient land in the process of rapid development. Therefore, according to the development strategy of "building a province through culture" formulated by the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, the Guangzhou Municipal Government and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education put forward suggestions for the construction of Guangzhou University Town. The important mission of the construction of Guangzhou University Town is not only to solve the problem of difficult land use for colleges and universities brought about by the "enrollment expansion", but also to realize the substantial advancement of the urban development strategy of "expanding to the north and expanding to the south, and advancing to the west in the east" through the construction of Guangzhou University Town. Guangzhou University Town has just provided the impetus for opening the floodgate of south expansion, and the construction of the University Town will inevitably drive the development of surrounding land and science and technology industry, providing an opportunity for south expansion. In the long run, the talent pool in the university town can provide the necessary talent resources for the future development of Nanyan, and promote the integration of learning, research and production and the development of high-tech industries. In a word, the university town will play an important guiding role in the optimization of Guangzhou's spatial and industrial layout structure. 2. Overall Planning Guangzhou University Town is located in the area from Xiaoguwei to the south bank of Xinzao Town in Panyu District, with Luoxi Island in the west, Biological Island in the north and cheung chau island in the east, facing Yingzhou Ecological Park on Pazhou Island across the river. Located at the important node of the development axis of the city's southward expansion determined by the Overall Strategic Plan of Guangzhou Urban Construction, it is the future "information port" of Guangzhou. The total planned area of the University Town is 43.3 square kilometers, of which the area of the Xiaoguwei Island in the first phase of the University Town is about 18 square kilometers, surrounded by water, with undulating terrain, continuous waterfront, good vegetation, rich cultural relics and special landscape. The south bank of Xiaoguwei Island is the second phase project of University Town, covering an area of about 25 square kilometers. 3. Environmental Layout The overall layout of Guangzhou University Town adopts the structure of "axis development+group radiation", and the comprehensive development area, information sports * * * enjoyment area and exhibition culture * * * enjoyment area are arranged on the axis, which realizes the high enjoyment and full utilization of urban public resources, sports facilities, commercial services and transportation networks; The campus is divided into five groups, and each group consists of teaching area, living area, resource enjoyment area and group public green space. Ten universities are distributed in five groups. The main entrance of each school is located by the river, and there is no fence in each campus. The information sports enjoyment area will meet the needs of cultural, sports, leisure and other activities in the university town. The Central Ecological Park is not only the geographical center of the whole island, but also the community center and cultural information center of the university town. Around the "Central Lake", urban public libraries, 50,000 stadiums, sports and leisure centers and international cultural exchange centers will be arranged. The central development zone has a total planned area of more than 200 square meters, and a communication hub building and a book shopping center will be built. It will also build large-scale general hospitals, primary and secondary schools and urban comprehensive management and service institutions to realize the socialization of logistics services in colleges and universities. Guangdong Science Center, a provincial key construction project, is planned to be built at the west end of the university town, with a total construction area of 65.438+0.2 million square meters and an investment of 65.438+0.9 billion yuan. It will become an important supporting construction project and a key tourism project of Guangzhou University Town. The University Town Museum will be built in Lianxi Village on the south bank, with more than 80 buildings, covering an area of 6,543,800 square meters. Lianxi Village is a typical Lingnan traditional residential settlement with rich historical resources and numerous cultural relics. Urban construction will retain its traditional space and foreign trade in architecture, and provide a good cultural atmosphere with characteristics for the university town. 4. Future Outlook In 2007, the University Town entered the initial stage of development, and the basic supporting facilities in Xiaoguwei Island were built and put into use one after another. -Construction: The book shopping center in the south of the central axis, the museum in the north and the science center in the west have all been completed and put into use, which will promote the tourism industry, tourism and floating population on the island, and the optical science center will bring 3 million tourists every year. By the end of 2006, Guangzhou University Town will add eight gymnasiums and a central stadium with a capacity of 50,000 people as the main venue of the Universiade and the reserve venue of the Asian Games. By then, the university town will be unveiled and officially recognized by the people of the whole province and even the whole country. The presence of teams from all over the country in the university town will also bring unlimited business opportunities to the university town. Transportation: Metro Line 4 will be opened at the end of 2005, connecting with Line 2, and construction of Line 7 will start in 2007. The tunnel from the northern part of the University Town to Bio-Island to Luntou will be opened at the end of 2007. At that time, the north-south traffic of the University Town will be unimpeded, and it takes only 20 minutes to drive from the old town of Guangzhou to the University Town. —— Environment: The University Town strengthens the overall function of the city's "green heart" and adopts an open network and green ecosystem to form a green grid and create a landscape ecological security pattern. Organize public facilities and living facilities with various forms of public green space as a link, form the outdoor recreation space sequence of green cities, and realize the ideal of "returning to nature" for mankind. Population: The population of the island will increase to 200,000, and the number of students will reach 1.5 million. —— Radiation: The rapid growth of the university town not only makes its own tourism advance by leaps and bounds, but also drives the surrounding tourism resources. Together with cheung chau island, Huangpu Gugang and Wanmu Orchard, it has created a cultural tourism area with historical humanities, natural scenery and urban characteristics. The south bank area of Xiaoguwei Island has also entered the development stage.