Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail Linhai Line has been built with a total length of 229 kilometers to help build a city of high-value ecological gardens.
During the New Year’s Day holiday, citizens strolled along the Linhai Line of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail. Photo by Xu Qiuheng
People’s Daily Online, Xiamen, January 6 (Alina Zhang, Chen Bo) "The Linhai Line started construction at the end of December 2020, starting from Wuyuan Bay in the north and reaching Huandao Road in the south", "The whole line adheres to the barrier-free design concept, with 10 barrier-free elevators and supporting service facilities such as post stations and public toilets" and "combining Xiamen’s unique natural landscape resources of forests, seas and cities, we will strive to create beautiful and healthy trails that are integrated with nature" …
At the press conference. People’s Daily Online Alina Zhang photo
According to the press conference, as an important part of Xiamen Island’s "one ring, three waters, two horizontals and two verticals" health trail system, the Linhai Line of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail is 31 kilometers long, which is interconnected with the Yunhai Line of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail and the air bicycle lane of Genting Road, and has formed a trail system integrating ecological improvement, cultural display, leisure and fitness, sightseeing and tourism functions, creating an outdoor leisure space combining urban green open space and slow traffic system. At the same time, it is also a way for Xiamen to vigorously develop ecological civilization, rely on Xiamen’s excellent natural landscape resources, organically integrate ecological development and people’s livelihood improvement, show the advantages of ecological resources of mountains, forests, seas and lakes, create a convenient lifestyle of "low-carbon, environmental protection and green travel", and build an urban ecological walking space that is healthy, leisure, close to nature and connected with mountains and seas.
During the New Year’s Day holiday, citizens strolled along the Linhai Line of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail. Photo by Xu Qiuheng
The data shows that by the end of December 2022, the mileage of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail has reached 229 kilometers. Among them, Xiamen Island is 111km, Haicang District is 34km, jimei district is 31km, Tongan District is 43km and Xiang ‘an District is 10km. According to the plan, during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the city will continue to promote the construction of the healthy trail system, and the total mileage is expected to reach 500 kilometers.
Meihai Flower Platform Node of Linhai Line Phase II of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail. Photo courtesy of Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture
It is worth mentioning that in order to facilitate the travel of the general public and tourists, at present, the longitudinal slope of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail is reasonably controlled, and the entrances and exits are set by ramps, ordinary ladders, capsule elevators, etc., and the whole line is barrier-free to meet the diverse strolling needs of citizens and tourists. At the same time, it is equipped with supporting service facilities such as post stations and public toilets, and there are maternal and child rooms, love post stations and vending machines along the line. In addition, a smart pole is set up along the line to ensure the safety monitoring of the whole line, support one-button alarm, voice warm reminder and other functions, and make the healthy trail more warm.
Dongshan Corridor of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail. People’s Daily Online Chen Boshe
Not only that, the Linhai Line of the health trail also uses cutting-edge intelligent technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things, holographic light sensing, etc., and integrates all-factor resources for online and offline interaction, so that citizens and tourists can enjoy the unique urban scenery while enjoying all-round interesting interactive experience.
Fox tail mountain section of Xiamen mountain and sea health trail. People’s Daily Online Chen Boshe
At the press conference, the relevant person in charge said that as a practical project of Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for the people and a key project of provinces and cities, Shanhai Health Trail is of great significance for meeting the needs of citizens’ healthy living, improving the urban landscape and functional quality, and continuously building an ecological garden city with high value. This time, the urban space, mountain forests, natural villages, forest reservoirs and beautiful seaside scenery are connected in series into a green chain through the Linhai Line of Shanhai Health Trail, making it an "ecological way, convenient way, innovative way, landscape way and wisdom way", so that citizens and tourists can share the fruits of urban development and enjoy the beauty of Xiamen’s ecological livability.
Wanshi Canghai Node of Linhai Line Phase II of Xiamen Shanhai Health Trail. Photo courtesy of Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Landscape Architecture
It is reported that the newly built Linhai Line, a 31-kilometer mountain and sea health trail, will be fully opened to citizens and tourists on January 8.
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