Nantou Old Town Preservation and Regeneration

High Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms, URBANUS

China, City development, Community, Heritage, Nantou, Pedestrian realm, Preservation, Project, Quality of Life, Renovation, Resilience, Shenzhen, Transformation, Urban design, Urban dynamics, Urban regeneration, Urban research, Urban strategy, Urbanization

Photography: Zhang Chao, Wu Qingshan and URBANUS

The Nantou Old Town in the city center of Shenzhen, China was founded as a city over 1,700 years ago starting from the Jin Dynasty. In the past century, the ancient town has gradually vanished, as the village was constantly expanding. The exacerbation of urbanization in Shenzhen has resulted in an intertwined layering with a complex pattern: the historical town is embedded in the urban village, which is again encircled by the city –“village in city, city in village”.