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Evolving ideologies and practices of parks in post-1949 China: a study on Tianjin Water Park

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  • Yiwei Pan
  • Juewei Shi
  • Chunyan Zhang

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Tianjin Water Park (Shuishang Gongyuan 水上公園), established in 1950 during the early years of the People’s Republic of China, reflects the interplay between spatial development, political discourse, and the evolving theories and practices of China’s landscape architecture. As a representative case, this paper examines the park’s transformations through historical documents and archives, revealing its shifting roles in the contemporary history: from addressing urban population growth and green space shortages to adopting Soviet-inspired planning models of ‘Park of Culture and Recreation’, and later becoming a stage for diplomacy and market-oriented developments. This paper positions the park as a complex field shaped by discourse, power, and knowledge, using this case to uncover the convoluted trajectory of large urban parks’ conceptual evolution in post-1949 China.

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  • Yiwei Pan & Juewei Shi & Chunyan Zhang, 2025. "Evolving ideologies and practices of parks in post-1949 China: a study on Tianjin Water Park," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(8), pages 1422-1435, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:50:y:2025:i:8:p:1422-1435
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2025.2489975
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