The compactness of the building
Because the development process of other big cities is relatively long, and the buildings are gradually taking shape, there is not much gap, but Suzhou lacks such a background. Often a big city, even if it is not a group of skyscrapers (Wuxi and Suzhou should be no less than other cities, at least more than xi 'an), is also very lively. On the other hand, in Suzhou, there may be a big gap between one business center and another. This is more obvious in Wuxi, the neighbor of top 15 economy. In addition, due to the fastest development in southern Jiangsu in recent decades, the mode of building long and tall residential buildings, a residential area and a commercial center has become popular in China, which will make buildings look sparse.
The proportion of working-class people is small.
The temperament of a city is often created by the working class. Their food, clothing, housing, transportation and aesthetic taste determine the style and temperament here. In a city like Suzhou and Wuxi, there are many bosses and wage earners, while the middle class has little petty bourgeoisie. I used to go to school in Xi 'an, and I was deeply touched. Many of the previous generation were workers, and their children would be more emotional than those of Soviet farmers. When I first came to Wuxi, there were very few cyclists, but cycling in xi 'an became popular many years ago. If Li Lake in Wuxi is transplanted to xi 'an in parallel and Xi 'an people enjoy a Qujiang pond, the number of people near Li Lake will increase several times.
Su Xichang people are more hardworking.
The harder you work, the less you like to play, and the city looks tasteless. Although people from southern Jiangsu have a bad reputation in Zhihu, they are stingy and exclusive, but they are obviously more diligent than outsiders. At sunrise and sunset, many traditional snack bars close after seven o'clock, which can illustrate this point. And a city's nightlife is not rich, I'm afraid it's hard to look urban. Of course, now the three cities of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou are more and more tolerant, accepting more and more diets, and more and more people eat and drink at night. However, there is still a problem that many consumer places are now concentrated in a complex. Looking at the popularity of the complex, Suzhou and Wuxi are not far from other big cities, but they lack street food, popularity and culture.
Generally speaking, the taste of the city comes from the economy, but it needs several generations of iteration and gradual accumulation. It is an indisputable fact that Suzhou and Wuxi have poor tastes, but I believe that if we are flexible for a period of time, the gap with other big cities will be gradually smoothed out.
Do you think the sense of city is traffic, noise, tall buildings and neon flashing? Suzhou shows only another scene; Clean and quiet, garden landscape, small bridges and flowing water, antique, people have a poetic beauty. Isn't the new district also very modern?
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Suzhou is an ancient city with a history of 2500 years. There are more than 100 gardens in the city. It is called "City of Gardens" and also called "Paradise on Earth".
When I first arrived in downtown Suzhou, I felt not much different from other cities because I lived in the new district. The urban area has beautiful scenery and beautiful environment, and urban construction often adopts garden design techniques, especially frame scenery, which can be seen everywhere. In addition, there are many ancient towns, which are typical Jiangnan water town styles.
Walking in the city, you can't see all kinds of hurried steps, and you can't hear the bustling urban scene. I feel half a beat slower than the first-tier cities. Walking in the old streets of the city, I feel far away from the glitz of the world. So Suzhou can be said to be a particularly livable city. Clean, refreshing, comfortable and beautiful everywhere, such adjectives can be recited in Suzhou.
Moreover, the cultural heritage here is profound. Coincidentally, when I was visiting the Lingering Garden, I happened to meet a mother with a few-year-old baby. The mother is teaching her children to recite poems. Everyone is familiar with Hanshan Temple outside Gusu. A song "a night-mooring near maple bridge" made many admirers come to Suzhou to play. Because the scenery of Suzhou City is so attractive, and there are many literati here, leaving no less poems.
I think there is another important reason why Suzhou has no sense of city, that is, the efforts of several generations, the careful protection, restoration and development of cultural relics and the inheritance of its own unique culture have shown the world a unique garden capital.
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I have lived in Beijing, Shenzhen, Dalian, Nanjing and Wuxi for 1 years, and now I have lived in Suzhou for 2 years. I think Suzhou has beautiful and elegant buildings, small bridges and flowing water, and vibrant modern industries. Folk customs are more elegant, and I don't complain about hard work. My work efficiency is higher than that of northern cities, and my life is more colorful. I really like it now. The recent sharp rise in housing prices will restrict the subsequent development potential.
Last year, Suzhou's total economic output10.9 trillion yuan, fiscal revenue of 220 billion yuan, total industrial output value of 3 trillion yuan, and total import and export volume of 2 trillion yuan ... all kinds of data are quite eye-catching, and it can be called a prefecture-level city like a god. However, as the title says, such a powerful Suzhou really lacks the feeling of a bustling city.
Why does it give people such a feeling? There are roughly several reasons.
1. The population in the main urban area of Suzhou is relatively small.
Take 20 18 as an example, the city has10.68 million people, including 5.53 million people in six districts (including high-tech zones and industrial parks), and the other half of the population is distributed in four county-level cities. The population is scattered and has not formed a very concentrated living state. Without scale, commercial retail and service industries will not develop, and urban expansion and upgrading will be slow, because there is no such great demand. According to the 20 18 urban and rural statistical yearbook released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development this year, the actual population of Suzhou City is only about 3.57 million, and the built-up area is 476 square kilometers, which is less than 8 17 square kilometers in Nanjing. It reflects that Suzhou's economic aggregate and city size are completely mismatched.
In addition, Suzhou does not have a good transportation hub environment and lacks the basic operation functions and supporting facilities of some megacities. For example, the bustling large-scale comprehensive commercial street, commercial body, CBD business circle, airport and other comprehensive busy transportation hubs and so on.
2. The economic structure of Suzhou.
Suzhou is a strong industrial city, with 28 national and provincial industrial parks and bonded areas. The whole city is basically around the industrial zone and industrial economy. With so many industrial parks, there is bound to be little space left for the central city of urban development. In other words, I plunged into an industrial park in less than three steps. In this way, where is the appearance of a megacity?
Secondly, Suzhou has a strong county economy. The following four county-level cities account for 55% of the city's total economic output. If you count industrial parks, it is nearly 80%! The total amount of real economy created by several municipal districts, mainly including commerce, service industry, cultural tourism and leisure, is not high. The more prosperous the city is, the higher the economic proportion created by the commercial service industry. For example, Shanghai, Beijing and cities with strong provinces and cities in the mainland are far less powerful in industry than Suzhou, but the urban population is surging, the streets are dazzling, and the subway is crowded, which looks much more prosperous. That's it.
3. Urban style
Suzhou's urban style tends to be classical and characteristic, and many areas are still well-preserved manors with white walls and tiles, small bridges and flowing water. Urban planning tends to protect such features and details. I won't tear down the development and build a bunch of office buildings. In addition, due to the existence of large economic functional zones and industrial parks, there are small bungalows and low industrial factories everywhere, which also determines that the building density and skyline of the whole city will not be very high. It doesn't look like the modern side of the city.
There are probably only a few reasons. Suzhou, an industrial city dominated by foreign capital and open economy, is a very distinctive city, but it does not lose the combination of modernity and classicism.
I think it is not worth the loss to blindly pursue the sense of the city and lose the soul of the city. What is the soul of Suzhou? It's not reinforced concrete, it's a small bridge and flowing water, it's a garden, and it's the unique beauty of Jiangnan water town. It is a bad thing to blindly pursue a sense of city and lose your soul.
Look at the stone road. The park is actually modern, and Shantang Street is the inheritance of Jiangnan water town and the soul of Suzhou. It is not a good thing to blindly pursue a sense of city.
Suzhou has no sense of city-that is precisely the characteristic and precious cultural heritage of Suzhou! Swiss cities-from Zurich, the world financial center, to Geneva, the most international city in the world-have no sense of city, but their per capita GDP exceeds100000 USD. A quiet city without busy streets is a wonderful thing. ...
What is the reason why Suzhou doesn't feel like a city? A friend of mine in Suzhou studies history. He put it this way: "There are many big officials in Beijing. The more money, the bigger the official. It is terrible to deal with tall palaces and emperors. According to today's words, "retired" returned to the countryside. In particular, the officials who returned to the fields in the south of the Yangtze River built a small garden with their own ideas of freedom and relaxed themselves. Look at me, I think you have an equal garden.
They don't want to be a metropolis at all. Money, comfort and enjoyment come first. There may be some truth!
Yes, full of urban sense!
The person who asks this question really has a burning heart. Is the rent ready for next month?