Changchun Yitong River Public Waterfront Landscape Planning And Design Research

For a city, river is always the beginning of development and the important part whichcomposes the city’s open space. People have higher requirements for quality of life as livingstandards improve; they are no longer satisfied with only green programs for landscapeplanning of the urban waterfront. Waterfront greening of a modern city can not be satisfiedonly with flood control and water projects. The revival of urban waterfront has become aworldwide trend. Urban waterfront is taken as the key point of city planning and landdevelopment by many countries and regions.Yitong River, as the mother river of Changchun, plays an important role in keeping cityhealthy, promoting development and effectively regulating the ecological environment anddevelopment of city. From the aspect of overall urban planning, Yitong River waterfrontcarries the functions of enriching landscape, providing a rest amusement for citizens, andregulating surrounding’s ecological environment. Yitong River is the only river in Changchunwhich carries the commercial transportation in ancient times, so that it is significant in thecultural heritage. Successful implementation will help to improve Changchun’s overall urbanecological environment, to promote the quality and content of the urban construction, and toreshape the image of the city; it will increase social acceptance and pride in the public of thecity, and it will promote social harmony.Yitong River landscape planning should consider the overall form to combine with theinternal space of city rather than independently exist in the city, which enhances the internalrelevance and harmony of internal city. Meanwhile, it should lay stress on the historicalbackground, cultural connotations and national characteristics, and build the urban waterfrontwith Changchun’ characteristics under the conditions of the climate character and arealimitation. The distinctive landscape of Yitong River will not only provide a comfortable restplace for Changchun citizens, but also promote the economical benefits on both sides ofYitong Rive and add more rich elements for urban space construction in Changchun. Theurban waterfront is the good resource of unban existence, with the rapid development ofeconomy, the rationalize design will attract increasing attention.