——Funan River
The First Group
Main Contents
1.. History of Funan River
2.The ever "rotten river"
3.The harnessing project of Funan
River
4.Current appearance of Funan River
府南河历史简介
• 成都是座具有二千多年历史的文化名城，
Fuhe River
府河、南河都是环绕成都而过的两条人工
开凿的河流。其中南河是李冰修都江堰时
是从岷江干流上分流出来的一条支流，它
围绕成都西南，向东流去；而府河则是在
都江堰从检江分流出来的一条支流，它围
绕成都北门，然后东下与南河汇合，两河
Hejiang Pavilion
汇合一起故称府南河。府南河不仅给成都
Nanhe River
平原带来了经济繁荣，也孕育了成都两千
年的历史文明。
The Ever “Rotten River”
• Since the 1970s, because of the growing
demand for urban construction and the rapid
increase in population, the two rivers have been
degraded into the city's sewage ditch. Besides,
owing to the perennial disrepair of watercourse,
river water flows in difficulty, the flood disasters
always appearing in annually rainy seasons.
Thus, the river basin is crowded with squatter
settlements, residents of poverty, disease and
the relative concentration of the local security
incidents. This river is situated in the city center,
filled entirely with the people’s attention. It sets
like a noose around the city’s neck, letting
people worried.
How to do?
In 1985, a primary school student wrote a letter to the
Mayor, calling for “Save the Mother River”. The contents of
the letter are primitive and moving, really thoughtprovoking. So, after consideration of the Government of
Chengdu, a positive blueprint planning for remediation to
the mother river began...
Investment of
2.7 billion yuan
Reinforcing
embankment
Embankment
afforestation
Sewage discharge
and clearing up
the river
Three Measures, Six Orientations
• Reinforcing embankment: to desludge watercourse for 16 km, to newly
build and reinforce embankments for 25 km, to newly build and rebuild
18 bridges over the rivers; to double the capacity of flood discharge,
reaching the standards of flood control for 200-year return period.
• Sewage discharge and clearing up the river: lay a total of 25 km long
sewage pipes in the embankments of Funan River, leading effluent to the
city sewage treatment plant and then discharging into the river
downstream, purifying 850 ha urban water area.
• Green landscape, a total of 400 mu green belt, small parks, and small
carnivals have been built on the embankments, as well as architecture
and sculpture of Chengdu characteristics with a history of two thousand
years, and so on.
• Six orientations: flood control, pollution control, housing, afforestation,
cultural and road pipe network.
The beautiful embankments of the Mother
River return
The integrated harnessing project of Chengdu Funan
River, deemed as a masterpiece of fresh water management
projects, won the “Local Pioneering Award” of World
Urban Congress’ 2000, held in Dessau, Germany. More
than 200 cities worldwide participated in the selection of
“Local Pioneering Award”, and Chengdu City was the only
award-winning city in Asia. “Local Pioneering Award”,
established in 1995, aimed to reward local governments’
efforts in protecting and improving the environment.
Modest Proposal
When I lived in Chengdu during the past few years,
though I rarely go to Funan River, I have still heard
the reports of water pollution of Funan River from
time to time. Whether these reports are fabricated
or not, or this was true, I hope the local river
governing offices and visitors can work together to
maintain the ecological environment of Funan
River, so that the mother river can breed a fresh
water world for the beautiful city of Chengdu in its
quiet flow!