CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- There are “new” mountain city footpaths. On April 9, 2024, the reporter learned from the Municipal Housing and Urban-rural Development Commission that this year Chongqing plans to build a total of 30 mountain city footpaths totaling 198.2 kilometers; of which, 25 footpaths totaling 187.7 kilometers are continuously constructed; and Shabin Road Footpath, Tongluoshan Hiking Fitness Footpath are expected to be completed and put into use within this year.

It is reported that the mountain city footpaths continuously constructed in this year include 5 in Yuzhong District, 3 in Shapingba District, 2 in Jiulongpo District, 2 in Banan District, 2 in Beibei District, 1 in Jiangbei District, 2 in Dadukou District, 2 in Chongqing Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, 2 in Nan’an District, 3 in Chongqing Economic Development Zone, and 1 in Yubei District.

For example, Jinyun Jiufeng Balcony and Footpath Project is located in Beibei District, covering Jiufeng Balcony Project and Hiking Footpath Project. As for Jiufeng Balcony Project, it is planned to increase about 8 leisure platforms, repair about 5 platforms, increase 2 children’s sites, newly build about 0.32 kilometers, and renovate about 4.1 kilometers. Hiking Footpath Project, with a length of about 10.5 kilometers, including about 2 kilometers newly built, mainly includes footpath replacement and pavement, landscape greening, and railing installation. At present, Hiking Footpath Project has been basically completed, and Jiufeng Balcony Project is under construction.

Shabin Road Footpath Project (“Two Rivers and Four Riverbanks” Governance Enhancement Jialing River Shoreline Linking Project - Shabin Road Dishuiyan to Ciqikou Section) is about 6.5 kilometers long, including ecological restoration project, public space project, shoreline governance project, water supply and drainage project, intelligent system and so on. Currently, the Project is undergoing greening and upgrading of important nodes, and it is scheduled to be completed and put into use in May.

Tongluoshan Hiking Fitness Footpath Project is located in Banan District, with a total length of 10 kilometers, covering left and right lines constructed. In addition to the Fitness Footpath, the Project will cover comprehensive service nodes, viewing platforms, landscape pavilions, landscape rest corridors, service facilities and so on. On this basis, the Project will also cover the ecological restoration and greening enhancement along the footpath, and include the cliff scenery section, forest green corridor section, countryside and rural section, ridge experience section and other characteristic sections by relying on Jieshi Tongluoshan Forest Fire-fighting Passage, and combining with the distribution of natural scenery along the route. Moreover, the Project is expected to be completed and put into use within the year. (Translated by Liu Hongyan, Fathom Language Limited)