竞赛主题  THEME

运河活化 · 魅力重生
Revitalize the Grand Canal and Reappear its Charm


The canal carries the good wishes of mankind for connectivity and resource sharing, and the excavation and use of the canal is a historical witness of the development of civilization to a certain height. Throughout the world, about 500 canals are distributed in more than 50 countries, nourishing more than 3000 cities and tens of thousands of ancient towns along the canal. As the first canal in the world, Jing–Hang Grand Canal spans more than 10 latitudes, passes through eight provinces and cities, and reaches five major water systems. It is an artificial river with the earliest excavation, the longest mileage and the largest project in the history of human civilization. It was officially listed in the world heritage list in 2014. Nowadays, canal culture has become the common language of international communication and the life community of human sustainable development.


Reconstruction of industrial site of steel mill area

Located on the east side of the canal and the northwest corner of the intersection of Qingchi Avenue and Huanghe Road, the steel mill covers an area of about 18 mu(12000 ㎡). It was built in the 1980s and has been shut down at present. Participants can choose to transform the steel mill buildings or improve the overall landscape.

Grand Canal ferry design

The competition selects four ancient ferries recorded in local chronicle of Cangzhou to continue the memory of both sides of the canal. They are Daijiayuan ferry, Baijiakou ferry, Zaoshumiao ferry and Caishikou ferry, which are all located between Yongji road and Huanghe Road. Participants can take the four ancient ferries as a unified topic for overall design, or choose any one of them.

Improvement of the surrounding environment of LYU house

LYU house which built in 1933 is located on the east of the canal and about 100 meters south of Xinhua bridge in Cangzhou City. It is a quadrangle building integrating both Chinese and West style during the period of the Republic of China, covering an area of 714 square meters and a construction area of 452 square meters. In 2009, LYU house has been listed as a major historical and cultural site (4th batch) protected by Cangzhou city. The competition requires participants to transform and improve the surrounding environment of LYU house, and fully consider the relationship between the building and the canal.


Hosts: Hebei Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Hebei Provincial Department of natural resources

Organizer: Cangzhou Municipal People’s Government

Co-organizer: Cangzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau

Executive and Planning Body: Beijing Shanshui Landscape Technology Development Co.,Ltd.

Media Support: Global Design Magazine, chla.com.cn


Deadline for Registration: 24:00 (GMT+8), April 30th, 2022

Deadline for Submission: 18:00 (GMT+8), May 31st, 2022


（一）设计原则   Design principles

Innovation: Create diverse spaces for citizens and tourists and the design must be original by participants.

Regionalism：The design shall be combined with the local history and human culture, natural environment to highlight the regional characteristics;

Sustainability: The sustainability of materials and operation shall be considered in the design;

Feasibility: The feasibility of materials and construction form shall be considered in the design;

（二） 设计内容    Design content

The competition encourages innovation based on ecology and quality of life. Participants can choose sites and topic within the design scope. It is not only limited to the transformation and improvement of urban public space within the design scope, but also includes urban repair functions, intelligent urban furniture, health and sports facilities, public art installations, small structures and architectural transformation (Transformation of facade and interior space of still mill, properly structural reinforcement can be considered), etc.

Participants can submit an independent entry or a series of entries. Multiple entries are accepted. The series entries refer to the series of creations under the same theme, while production-oriented repetitive patchwork is discouraged.

奖项设置  AWARDS

The competition has preliminary review and final review process. In the preliminary review process, about total 20 teams of preliminary winning entries will be selected from the above 3 sites respectively; the final review will select the following awards from the preliminary winning entries:

First Prize (1 team): Certificate + Bonus 100,000CNY (Tax included)

Second Prize (3 teams): Certificate + Bonus 30,000CNY (Tax included)

Third Prize (10 teams): Certificate + Bonus 15,000CNY (Tax included)

Honorable Prize (a certain number): Award Certificate + Global Design magazine

常见问题  Q&A

For questions about the competition, please email: yyb@chla.com.cn or inquiry in the QQ group (786025723).

The team leader shall be responsible for the contact, and the team members shall not contact.