架构师提供的文本描述。城镇河位于城市核心商业步行街以南，东起孤都港，西延伸至甘城大道，全长2200多米，平均宽度近12米。九十年代初以来，由于近一半河流被房屋覆盖，雨水直接排入河流，全年无法进行河道疏浚，河流水质受到严重污染；城镇河周边环境混乱，交通拥堵，建筑物陈旧破旧。

Text description provided by the architects. The Town River is located at the south of urban core commercial pedestrian street, and it is started from Gudu Harbor on the east and extended to Gangcheng Blvd on the west with an overall length of more than 2,200 meters and average river width of almost 12 meters. Since the early 1990s, due to the situation that nearly half of the river was covered by house and the rain sewage directly discharged into the river, and unable to implement river dredging throughout the year, the river water quality was seriously polluted; for the surrounding area of Town River, the environment was in a mess, and the traffic was congested and the buildings were old and shabby.

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城镇河流的综合改造是在创建核心商业区“城市客厅”的基础上，努力实施污染控制和引水，恢复河流自然生态，营造景观，提供更加宜人的环境，实施综合整治的同时，改善整个地区的基础设施功能。

The comprehensive reconstruction of Town River is based on the concept of creating the “City Parlor” of core commercial area and trying to implement the pollution control and water import meanwhile recover the natural ecology of the river; construct the landscape meanwhile provide a more pleasant environment; implement comprehensive improvement meanwhile improve infrastructure functions of the entire region.

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在现代简约风格的基础上，城河、孤都港的改造处处弥漫着浓郁的水乡风貌和特色。设计师利用亭子和墙壁演绎出江南的奇景-住在河边的人们。老扬舍最熟悉的青龙大桥被修缮了。龙阴青龙大桥、孤都港潮水声、绿香亭、竹筏码头、船坞、济阳城墙、“八兽”碑和古阳舍历史上的八种原始文化元素，通过创造性的布置，在孤都港两岸装饰，展现了孤都港的滨水人文景观特色。

Based on the modern simple style, the reconstruction of Town River and Gudu Harbor is permeated with strong water town style and features everywhere. Designer utilizes pavilion and wall to deduce the peculiar scenery of south of the Yangtza River---people who lives near river. The most familiar Tsing Lung Bridge for the people of Old Yangshe was repaired. The Tsing Lung Bridge, Longyin, the sound of tide of Gudu Harbor, the Green Fragrant Pavilion, the bamboo raft dock, the ship dock, the Jiyang city wall and the “Eight Forbiddens” stela and the eight original cultural elements in the history of Old Yangshe are embellished on the two sides of Gudu Harbor river by creative arrangement to present the waterfront human landscape features of Gudu Harbor.

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河滨地区的中心地带是一般的公共场所，景观设计优雅而现代，利用巨石带和花岗岩创造厚实的感觉。景观桥是连接江南南北地区的中心环节，有利于广大人民群众的日常生活，同时也形成了河流上的景观。中央舞台的设计增加了整个城市公共广场的热闹气氛，滨水步道的设计为人们的生活增添了浪漫的气氛，而且咖啡厅旁的级联设计增加了广场的流动气氛，3米的瀑布创造了视觉冲击力，成为广场上的景观焦点。街角雕塑设计使外部公共空间与主题相统一，形成一个完整的公共户外景观。

The heartland of the riverside area is the general public places, the landscape design is elegant and modern and utilizes boulder strip and granite to create a thick and solid feeling. The landscape bridge is the central link to connect the north and south area of the river so that benefits the daily life of the general public, meanwhile forms a landscape over the river. The design of a center stage increases the lively atmosphere of the overall city public square, and the design of a waterfront footpath adds a romantic atmosphere to people’s life, what’s more, the cascade design next to the coffee house increases the flow atmosphere to the square, and the 3 meters drop of cascade creates a visual impact and becomes a landscape focal point on the square. The sculpture design on the road corner makes the external public space unified with a theme and forms an integral public outdoor landscape.

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同时，景观设计遵循市政府的规划和设计，公交车站在这一地区得到了适当的布置，方便了市民的日常生活。在整体的景观设计和建筑设计中，我们摆脱了所有繁琐的符号，保持了最平和的价值感，在这个项目的设计中，中国精神大于中国元素。

Meanwhile, the landscape design follows the planning and design of municipal government, bus stations are properly arranged on this area to make it convenient for citizens’ daily life. In the overall landscape and architecture design, we get rid of all the cumbersome notations and keep the most peaceful sense of value, and the Chinese spirit is greater than Chinese elements in the design of this project.

Architects Botao Landscape

Location Zhangjiagang City Price Control Bureau, 70 Renmin Middle Road, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, 215600

Category Refurbishment

Area 65000.0 sqm