Driving through the city's concrete forests, gray and dull are common hues of space under some viaducts. But in Beixinjing Street, Changning District, the space under a viaduct has been transformed into a colorful Rock Sports Park: pink flamingos, dark yellow cheetahs, and black and white striped zebras, which make up the main color of the sports park. The bright, stylish and lively style made it a popular sports field quickly. Because of its high appearance and strong practicality, at the recently concluded "2021 Yangtze River Delta and Some Cities in the Most Beautiful Public Cultural Space Competition", The North Xinjing Store of Rock Park won the Most Beautiful Public Cultural Space Award, the Top 100 Public Cultural Space Award, and the Excellent Operation Case Three Awards.
Originating in Shanghai and expanding to the Yangtze River Delta and more regions of the country, the "Yangtze River Delta and Some Cities in the Country's Most Beautiful Public Cultural Space Competition" has been held for four consecutive years so far, aiming to explore and set up a number of model cases for the integrated development of public culture in the country, build a space creation platform for the participation of the whole society, and let the creative design industry empower public culture and a better life. After extensive collection and recommendation in various competition areas across the country, a total of 1292 space cases were contested in 2021, with the active participation of 100 designers, and finally 302 spaces won good results, and the top ten designers stood out.
In such an event, it is no accident that the Rock Park North Xinjing Store stands out. As early as the beginning of last year, the Flamingo basketball court of the North Xinjing Pavilion in Rock Park was opened first, that is, because of its high appearance, it attracted a lot of attention. Some young people play basketball here, and do not forget to take photos and punch cards to send a circle of friends. Under word of mouth, this Internet celebrity sports space also frequently appears on the Little Red Book. In the middle of last year, cheetah-themed indoor and outdoor basketball courts and zebra-themed soccer fields were opened one after another, further enhancing the popularity of Rock Park.
Flamingo area
Cheetah zone
Now, this sports park has 4 5-a-side football fields, 18 basketball half-courts, free of charge from 7 to 9 in the morning, other periods of 16 yuan for 1 hour, 45 yuan cap, quite popular. Dai Fuqi, chairman of Shanghai Luohe Sports Development Co., Ltd., told reporters that since the opening of the Beixinjing store in Luohe Park, the indoor sports venues have been basically full, with an average daily passenger flow of 250-300 people. Compared with the stadiums built in commercial facilities, the bridge is relatively empty, and there will be no complaints about playing at night, as well as Suzhou Creek drainage, online red shooting live broadcast, etc., and soon after opening, it achieved a balance of payments. According to reports, the crew that came here to shoot film and television dramas, advertising films, and propaganda films has been more than ten groups since last year. Because of its appearance, practicality and commercial value, The Rock Park Beixinjing Store won three awards in one fell swoop.
Rock Park's popularity has its own reasons and reflects the growing demand for quality sports and fitness spaces. At the beginning of last year, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government issued the "Opinions on Promoting the National Fitness Project and Strengthening the Construction of Sports Facilities", which put forward the goal of optimizing and improving the 15-minute community living circle. According to this "Opinion", by 2025, the per capita sports area in Shanghai will reach about 2.6 square meters, basically achieving full coverage of community citizens' fitness centers and towns, and full coverage of urban sports centers at the district level. At the same time, a number of demonstration fitness stations will be built in industrial parks, commercial buildings and other places, and strive to realize that the sports facilities of public primary and secondary schools in the city should be opened.
However, at this stage, the supply of sports and fitness venues in downtown Shanghai is not abundant. Affected by the epidemic and other factors, at present, many indoor sports facilities of public primary and secondary schools have not yet been opened to the public, and some commercial sports venues are difficult to book during peak hours, and the prices are not low. The reporter saw on a sports venue booking APP that the indoor badminton court near Pudong Century Park ranged from 80-150 yuan per hour, and the basketball court ranged from 200-400 yuan per hour, and the weekend period basically showed the full status.
Central Basketball Park
It is gratifying that Shanghai is now trying to strengthen the use of space under the bridge and develop more affordable and affordable sports and fitness spaces. In addition to the Rock Park North Xinjing store, the Rock Central Basketball Park, which is also located in the space under the bridge, has also been put into operation. In the 400-meter-long space under the Central Bridge, 16 standard basketball half-courts, 3 futsal fields and 2 standard tennis courts were built, becoming the largest sports venue in the city so far, transformed by urban complex land, and completely built and operated by social forces.
At the same time, the reporter noticed that under the inner ring elevated Longyang Road overpass connecting Longyang Road and Yanggao South Road in Pudong, the original open space is being built into a basketball court, which has begun to take shape. For the surrounding residents, a new option will be added to the sports and fitness venues on the doorstep of the future.