Chinanews.com, October 8th. According to the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and relevant departments have conducted investigations on the giant Guan Gong statue project in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, and the Water Division Building project in Dushan County, Guizhou Province, which have strongly responded to the media and the public. And issue a notice.
The notification stated that the giant Guan Gong statue destroyed the style and historical context of the ancient city; the Shuishi Tower had problems such as divorce from reality, indiscriminate construction of "cultural landmarks", and destruction of the natural landscape.
The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Departments of Hubei and Guizhou Provinces should cooperate with relevant departments to follow up and guide the project rectification.
The report stated that the giant statue of Guan Gong built within the historical area of the ancient city in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, was 57.3 meters high, which violated the approved "Jingzhou Historic and Cultural City Protection Plan" and destroyed the ancient city's features and historical context.
The water tower built in the Jingxin Valley Scenic Spot in Yingshan Town, Dushan County, Guizhou Province, has a height of 99.9 meters and an investment of up to 256 million yuan. There are problems such as divorce from reality, indiscriminate construction of "cultural landmarks", and destruction of natural landscapes.
The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Departments of Hubei and Guizhou Provinces should combine their responsibilities and cooperate with relevant departments to follow up and guide Jingzhou and Dushan counties to do a good job in the rectification of the giant Guan Gong statue project and the water building project; they should draw inferences from one another, strengthen supervision, improve the system, and promptly intervene when problems are discovered , Correct, and resolutely put an end to the indiscriminate construction of "cultural landmarks" and other image projects and achievement projects.
The circular pointed out that localities should learn from two typical cases. First, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, speed up the establishment and improvement of urban style, historical and cultural protection, urban sculpture construction and other management systems, and strengthen natural ecology, history and culture, and landscape sensitivity. Manage key areas of cities and buildings, protect historical and cultural relics and landscapes, and do not demolish historical buildings, traditional houses, topography, and cut down old trees.
Second, in accordance with the "Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Further Strengthening the Management of Urban and Building Features" (Jianke [2020] No. 38) and other documents, super-large public buildings, super high-rise landmark buildings, and key Lots of buildings and large-scale urban sculptures are managed as important urban projects, and a sound design scheme comparison, selection, demonstration and public announcement system shall be established. Those that do not meet the urban positioning, planning and design requirements, or have large differences of expert opinions and large publicity disputes shall not be approved Design.
The third is to strengthen supervision and management, establish social supervision and public opinion supervision mechanisms, unblock the public reporting channels, and deal with problems promptly and report relevant situations to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.